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S.F.U. Graduate Awards
1990/91
1990/91 : GDUATE AWARDS

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For Information

S.91-35

REPORT TO SENATE

SENATE POLICY COMMITTEE ON

SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND BURSARIES

MAY 1991

Dr. Roger Blackman

SPCSAB Chair

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Introductory Comments

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II.

Financial Aid and Awards Budget 1990/91 - Administered

by the Director of Financial Aid and Awards

III.

Undergraduate Awards Statistics

IV.

Graduate Bursaries

Emergency Loans: Undergraduate and Graduate

VI.

Work-Study Program: Undergraduate and Graduate

VII.

Financial Aid and Awards Budget 1990/91 - Administered

by the Dean of Graduate Studies

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VIII.

1990/91 Private Graduate Awards - Administered by the

Dean of Graduate Studies

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I. INTRODUCrORY COMMENTS

This report covers the business and activities of the Senate Policy Committee on

Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries (SPCSAB) for the three semesters, 90-2, 90-3 and

91-1.

Four meetings were held, May 29, 1990, October 24, 1990, November 6, 1990 and

December 4, 1990.

In addition to routine business, the Committee dealt with the following issues:

A. Graduate Programs

The committee approved the values of Graduate Awards for 91/92 as follows:

Name of Award

90/91 Value

Approved

for 91/92

Master's Graduate Fellowship

$ 3,700

$ 3,850

Ph.D. Graduate Fellowship

$ 4,300

$ 4,450

Graduate Stipends

$ 4,300

$ 4,450

C.D. Nelson Memorial Graduate

Scholarship

$15,000

William and Ada Steel

Scholarship

$17,000

With regard to the terms of reference of Graduate Awards, related to

employment income, the Committee revised the terms as follows:

"Graduate Award recipients may receive no employment income during

tenure of this award with the sole exception of part time work which

constitutes the recipient's thesis (or equivalent) research project or

internship, and are expected to devote their full time and energies to their

graduate studies during tenure of the award."

B. Undergraduate Programs

1. The Committee approved the Entrance Scholarship Programs for 91/92

as outlined below:

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a) B.C. Secondary School Entrance Scholarships

Name of Award

90/91 Value

Approved

for 91/92

Simon Fraser

$30,000

Gordon M. Shrum

$17,000

$20,000

William and Ada Steel

$19,000

$20,000

Dean's in Applied Science

$ 8,000 *

$10,000 *

Dean's in Science

$ 8,000 *

$10,000 *

Dean's in Arts

$ 8,000

$10,000

Dean's in Business Admin.

$ 8,000

$10,000

President's

$ 8,000

$10,000

Jack Diamond

$ 8,000

$10,000

Chancellor's

$ 6,100

$ 8,000

Abe Unrau Co-op

Education (added)

$ 7,050

SFU Entrance Prize

$ 1,000

* Plus $8,000 Canada Scholarship

Most of the above scholarships may include an additional $1,000 for

travel allowance (for designated

School Districts in' B.C.)

b) National Entrance Scholarships

Name of Award

90/91 Value

Approved.

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for 91/92

Gordon M. Shrum

$21,000

$221000'

President's (deleted)

$ 9,500

Kenneth Strand (added)

$12,000

Jack Diamond

$ 9,500

$12,000

c) College Transfer Entrance Scholarships

Name of Award

90/91 Value

Approved

fOr 91/92'

Hon. William G. Hamilton

$12,400 *

$15,000 *

President's (deleted)

$ 6,300 *

Ken Caple (added)

$ 7,500

* plus $1,000 travel allowance (for designated College Districts in B.C.)

2 With regard to Fall Convocation, the Committee agreed that the medals

traditionally given at the annual Convocation will be awarded in June, and

that no new medals will be established for the Fall Convocation.

3. The Committee noted with some concern the increasing demand upon the

Open Undergraduate Scholarship Programs, and noted that the demand is

growing more quickly than the budget for that program.

C. General

1. The Committee approved amended criteria regarding specified eligibility

requirements in the terms of reference of scholarships, bursaries,

awards, medals and prizes, as follows:

"The Senate Policy Committee on Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries

(SPCSAB) is charged with the responsibility of ensuring that all

scholarships, awards and bursaries administered by the University, or listed

in its Calendar, are in the best interests of the University as an academic

institution. The terms of reference for scholarships, awards, bursaries,

medals and prizes should not include restrictive criteria that are intrinsically

unrelated to academic merit or financial need such as race, creed, colour,

sex, or national origin, when these criteria are determined by the Committee

to be improper or irrelevant."

2. The Committee also approved procedures to be followed when determining

the acceptability of terms of reference for awards, as follows:

S"When developing or negotiating terms of reference for scholarships,

awards, bursaries, medals and prizes, University administrators should be

alert to proposed specified eligibility requirements that might contravene this

policy.

Administrators seeking advice as to the acceptability of a proposed eligibility

requirement should make early contact with the Chair of SPCSAB. In

general, and whenever possible, questionable eligibility requirements

should be eliminated.

If it is not possible to eliminate a specified eligibility requirement that might

be in contravention of University policy, the administrator shall inform the

Chair of SPCSAB, in writing, of the terms of the proposed scholarship,

award or bursary, providing any additional information or argument

relevant to its acceptability.

After due consideration, the Chair of SPCSAB shall decide either to:

refuse approval of the questionable requirement, and so inform

the administrator; or

approve the questionable requirement, and so inform the

administrator; or

circulate the relevant materials to SPCSAB members asking them

whether they wish to deny the request, approve the request, or

convene a meeting.

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At least once each semester, the Chair of SPCSAB shall, advise Committee

members of the actions taken under (a) and (b) above."

3. The Committee expressed concern on several occasions regarding the need

to maintain the value of the Awards Budget for both Graduate and

Undergraduate Programs as enrolment increases.

There was discussion of the University's proposed'.new

investment policy

for Endowments established for student awards. Capitalizing a,higher

percentage of accrued interest than in the past is sound,business practice, as

it ensures that the value of the Endowment is secure overtime. However, it

doesreduce the amount of investment revenue for awards, and hence the

number of awards which can be issued fromEndowment Funds.

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AWARDS BUDGET - 1990/91

SUPERVISED BY THE DIRECTOR,

FINANCIAL AID AND AWARDS

1990/91

GRADUATE

Bursaries

A. Open

19,000

B. Daycare

3,000

2. Emergency Loans

600

(Non-recover:,')

Graduate Sub-total:

22,600

II.

UNDERGRADUATE

1. Open Scholarships

621,570

Entrance Scholarships

A. B.C. Secondary

611,878

B. National

14,000

College

36,000

D. International

Sub-total: (H)

1,283,448

3. Bursaries

A. Open

250,000

B. Daycare

13,000

4. Awards

108,000

5. Work Study

20,000

6. Emergency Loans

3,000

(Non-recovery)

Sub-total:(II-3 - 11-6)

394,000

TOTAL: (I & II))

1,700,048

III.

INTERNATIONAL

268,122

GRAND TOTAL:(I & II & III)

1,968,170

IV.

NON-RECURRING BURSARIES

285,000

iii.. UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS STATISTICS 1990/94

SFU OPERATING AWARDS BUDGET (Number of Awards

90-2

90-3

91-1

TOTAL

1., Scholarships

Open

307

462

447

i2.16.

Entrance

391

266

698

International

Sub Total:.

1,952

2. Awards

Athletic

2 1.

Recreation

1-6

University Arts

andService

39'

105

185

3. Bursaries

Open

239

443

* 14

696

Daycare

International

75.

18..

136

Sub Total:

868

4. Honour Roll

126.

130:

306

Note: Students may receive up to three honour roll designations per year..

* Expenditures were transferred from Open Award funds to Private funds.

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PRIVATE SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES AND AWARDS (Number of Awards)

(Awards are made to eligible students from privately donated funds which have

general or specific Terms of Reference, as listed in the SFU Calendar.)

1990/91

90-2

90-3

91-1

TOTAL

1. Scholarships

127

238

2. Bursaries

167

* 503

726

3. Awards, Medals and Prizes

Total:

1,087

* Expenditures were transferred from Open Award funds to Private funds

IV.

GRADUATE BURSARIES

90-2

90-3

91-1

TOTAL

1. Open Bursaries

2. International

3. Daycare

Total:

152

V. EMERGENCY LOANS: UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE

short term, interest-free loans are available to students who require interim emergency

funding while awaiting funds from other sources.

Value: Normally $300 - $500

During 1990/91, 1,144 loans were issued totalling $531,375

VI.

WORK-STUDY PROGRAM: UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE

The SFU Work-Study Program provides part time employment Which is intended

to be mutually beneficial to students and the University. Every effort is made to

provide career-related job experience, whichis primarily of a research nature. The

Work-Study program is intended normally to supplement Provincial and Federal

student loan programs, as per policy requirements of the government funded

programs. However, Work-Study funded through SFU requires only that students

demonstrate financial need to qualify. All students must meet a financial needs 'test,

must be registered in, and maintain 9 credit hours or more in undergraduate studies,

or be registered in a Graduate Program for Graduates, and must be in satifacory

academic standing.

Work-Study

20.2

20-3

21.1

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Undergraduates

employed

139

248

256

643

Graduates

employed

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S.F.U. Graduate Awards

1990/91

Graduate Fellowship $1,308,100 75.4%

Ph.D. Research Stipend $211,200 12.2%

C.D. Nelson

Entrance Scholarship $187,000 1

Special Entrance Scholarship $22,300 1.3%

Total Expenditures: $ 11728,600

Merit-based awards administered by the Dean of Graduate Studies

from the S.F.U. Scholarships and Awards budget.

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1990/91

GDUATE AWARDS

Administered by the Dean of Graduate Studies

Disbursement by Award Category

Graduate Fellowships

President's Ph.D. Research Stipends

C.D. Nelson Memorial Graduate Scholarships

Special Graduate Entrance Scholarships

1,308,100

211,200

187,000

22,300

TOTAL EXPENDITURES

$ 1,7281600

Disbursement by Semester & Award Category

Name

90-2

90-3

91-1

TOtal

18 @ $3500

90 @ $3700

.62@$3700

48 @ $4100

55 @ $4300

@$4300

$259,800

$569,500

$478,800

$1,308,100

Stipend

19 @ $4100

18 @ $4300

13 @ $4300

$ 77

900

$ 77,400

55,900

211,200

Nelson

10 @

$4200

16 @ $5000

13 @ $5000

$ 42,000

$ 80,000

$ 65,000

187,000

'Special

1 @ $1100

1 @

$2500

2 @ $2000

3 @ $1000

1 @ $2000

1 @

$1850

1 @

$1850

@'$150

2@$1500

$ 4,100

$ 9,350

8,850

22,300

TOTAL

$383,800

$736,250

$608,550

41,728,600

99 awards

184 awards

151 awards

434 awards

May 1991

Office of Dean of Graduate Studies

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1990/91 PRIVATE GRADUATE AWARDS

Administered by the Dean of Graduate Studies

These awards are made from privately donated funds which have specific terms of reference as

listed in the graduate section of the SFU calendar.

Disbursement by Semester & Award Category

90-2

90-3

91-1

1 @ $6000

1 @ $7000

1 @ $4200

3 @ $5000

1 @ $6000

1 @ $3333

1 @ $4200

2 @ $5000

4 @ $3084

1 @ $4500

1 @ $ 250

2 @

$2567

1 @ $4200

2 @ $2500

3 @ $4000

1 @ $2317

1 @ $3700

2 @ $2000

3 @ $3084

3 @ $1500

3 @ $3000

2 @ $1000

4 @ $2500

1@$900

1@$2317

2@$700

1@$2300

1@$450

1@$2000

2@$300

1@$1600

1 @ $1200

8 @ $1000

I @ $ 700

3 @ $ 500

TOTAL

$ 26,119

$ 63,837

95,269

$185,225

8 awards

27 awards

37 awards

72 awards

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May 199

Office of Dean of Graduate Studies

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