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MEMORANDUM
attention
Senate
FROM
Stephen T. Easton, Chair [
Senate Committee on
Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries
DATE
PAGES
RE:
Annual Report (SPCSAB Reference TBA)
December 19, 2011
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I am pleased to submit the Annual Report of the Senate Policy Committee on Scholarships,
Awards
and Bursaries (SPCSAB) for the fiscal year 2010-2011.
Overview
SPCSAB is the committee charged by Senate with setting policy for the administration of awards,
student scholarships, bursaries and other forms of financial aid at SFU. It should be noted that this
is primarily for internal awards. Three other Senate committees, namely SUAAC (Senate
Undergraduate Awards Adjudication Committee), SGAAC (Senate Graduate Awards
Adjudication Committee) and SCUH (Senate Committee on University Honors) adjudicate
financial awards to students where adjudication is needed. Financial Assistance, a unit within
Student Services, processes bursary applications.
For the 2010-11 fiscal year total financial aid and awards was $71.7 up from $69.2 million in
2009-2010 and $59.1 million in 2008-09. Financial aid and awards managed internally rose from
$12.1 million to $12.8 million, an increase
of 6.1%. Externally supported financial aid for 2010-11
rose 4.2% from $56.6 to $59 million primarily due to an increase in funding from Student Aid
BC. Of the internal funding, year over year undergraduate entrance scholarship funding rose by
8.3% from $4 to $4.3 million as the total number of awards rose to 1,944 from 1,125.
International undergraduate entrance scholarships increased by 79% in number and 31%) in value
although comprising only 21% of the value of all entrance awards. Some 1,840 Open
Undergraduate Scholarships (for which the required cumulative GPA was set at 3.67 (A-)) were
awarded, an increase of less than 1% over 2009-10. Disbursements per recipient were $1,086 up
from $770 per recipient in 2009-2010. The total number of bursaries awarded rose by 25%
between 2009-10 and 2010-11. At the same time the value of all bursaries awarded (including all
of graduate and undergraduate) declined by 10 %. The value of athletic awards rose by 17% year
over year, and Work Study grants to undergraduates increased by 25%.
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
THINKING OF THE WORLD
Total funding for SFU graduate students in 2010-11 from internal and external sources was $15.4
million up from $14.9 million in 2009-10. Total internally funded graduate awards fell 5 percent
from $7.3 million in 2009-10 to just under $7 million in 2010-11. While graduate
scholarships/fellowships provided by faculties and schools at SFU increased by over $108,000, and
various other internally funded awards rose by $313,000. There was a fall of $774,000 in the
Graduate scholarships/fellowships/awards budget most of which was attributed to the elimination
of the (targeted) Special Graduate Entrance Scholarships, and to a lesser extent in the Graduate
Fellowships and
CD. Nelson Scholarships. A portion of this decrease is attributed to the timing of
the Year of Science money. Additionally, this is a fiscal year report whereas Graduate Awards are
distributed on an academic year basis.
The summer 2011 award distribution, increased by more
than $500,000 year over year. As noted in last year'sAnnual Report, support from external
sources was affected by the elimination of the Pacific Century Graduate Scholarship Program, and
Pacific Leaders Scholarships ($-670,000) as well as decreases in
NSERC PGS and MSFHR trainee
program support.
Of the current Graduate SBA funding, 68.6 percent was awarded as Graduate
Fellowships, 20 percent for President's Ph.D. Research Stipends, 3 % for Special Graduate
Entrance Scholarships,
and 4 percent for the CD. Nelson Entrance Scholarships. Travel and other
minor grants made up the remainder (4.3%).
Other Items of Interest
Scholarships and Awards for Entering Undergraduate Students
• The fifty one Ken Caple College Transfer Entrance Scholarship Award had a higher
acceptance rate moving from 53% in Spring 2010 to 68% in Spring 2011.
• The number of scholarships offered and disbursed in Fall 2010 increased by 3% over Fall 2009
• The acceptance rate for the Gordon Shrum BC Secondary School Entrance Scholarship for
Fall 2010 was stable at about 75%.
Scholarships and Awards for Continuing Undergraduate Students
• For the SFU Open Scholarship the cumulative grade point average (CGPA) is set at a fixed
value of 3.67
• The value per unit was increased in the Fall2010 and Spring 2011 terms based on additional
funding that was received from the University in Fall 2010 (approximately $500,000).
Bursary Program for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
• The regulation that domestic students must have government student assistancewas removed
as an eligibility requirement from the Bursary program as of Summer 2010. It had been in
effect since Fall 2007.
• The number of applications received by FinancialAid and Awards for bursary funding
increased by 1,374 or approximately 19%from the previous year. This may in part be
attributed to the removal of the government student assistance requirement which opened up
this opportunity to a much larger group of students.
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
thinking of the world
New Awards by the Vice-President Research
• Funding for Undergraduate Student Research Awards fell by 10, or 11.5%, in 2010-2011
compared to the previous year.
• Funding by the Vice-President Research for 60 Undergraduate Student Research Awards in
Science and 11 Undergraduate Student Research Awards in Social Science and the
Humanities was introduced in 2010-2011.
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
thinking of the world
SFU
SIMON IUASKH UNIVERSITY
THINKING OF THE WORLD
Registrar & Enrollment Services - Financial Aid and Awards
Report to the Senate Policy Committee for Scholarships, Awards, and
Bursaries
Undergraduate Student Scholarships & Awards, Undergraduate and
Graduate Student Bursaries, and Government Student Loan Funding
2010-2011
i
Summary of Disbursements for Fiscal Year 2010-2011
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Items of interest for 2010-11
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SFU
Financial Aidand Awards - Student Services
Disbursement Summary of Funding Administered or Supported through Financial Aid and Awards
Comparative Report: Fiscal Year 2010/2011 vs. 2009/2010
FY 2010/2011
FY 2009/2010
# of Awards Disbursed
TotalDisbursements
# of Awards Disbursed
TotalDisbursements
Typeof Financial Aid Support
INTERNALLY MANAGED FINANCIAL AID AND AWARDS
Entrance
Scholarships
(Undergraduate
-
Domestic
-
University
funded)
Entrance
Scholarships
(Undergraduate
-
International
-
University
funded)
Entrance
Scholarships
(Annual/Endowed)
Subtotal
" ~"
"
Open
Scholarship
(Undergradute)
In-Course
Awards
(University
funded)
In-Course
Awards
(Annual/Endowed)
In-Course
Scholarships
(Annual/Endowed)
Subtotal
Bursary (Open - Undergraduate • Domestic - University funded)c
Bursary (Open - Undergraduate - International - University funded)
Bursary (Open - Graduate - Domestic - University funded)
Bursary (Open - Graduate - International - University funded)
Bursary
(Designated)"
Bursary (Credit Based Graduate Programs)
Bursary
(Annual/Endowed
-
Undergraduate)
Bursary
(Annual/Endowed
-
Graduate)
Subtotal
Athletics
Awards
(University
funded)
Athletics
Awards
(Annual/Endowed)
Athletics
Awards
(Fund-Raised)
Recreation Awards (Leadership Awards and Promotion Awards)
Subtotal
Work-Study
Program
(Undergraduate)
Work-Study
Program
(Graduate)
Emergency
Loans
(Undergraduate/Graduate)'
Subtotal
TOTAL INTERNALLY MANAGED FINANCIAL AID AND AWARDS
StudentAid
BC
(Undergraduate
-
Full-time)'
StudentAid BC (Graduate - Full-time)
StudentAid
BC
(Undergraduate-Part-Time
Studies)
StudentAid BC (Canada Study Grants for High Need Part-Time Students)
StudentAid BC (Canada Student Grant for Part-Time Students)
StudentAid BC (Canada Study Grants for Female Doctoral Students)
StudentAid BC (Canada Access Grants for Students with Permanent Disabilities)
jjtudentAid BC (Canada Student Grants for Persons with Permanent Disabilities)
Subtotal
Out of Province Student Loan Awards (Undergraduate)
Out of Province Student Loan Awards (Graduate)
U.S. Loan Awards (Undergraduate)
U.S. Loan Awards (Graduate)
Subtotal
Non-SFU
Administered
Scholarships
(Undergraduate)5
Non-SFU
Administered
Scholarships
(Graduate)9
Non-SFU
Adrninstered
Awards
(Undergraduate)9
Non-SFU
Administered
Awards
(Graduate)3
Non-SFU
Administered
Bursaries
(Undergraduate)3
jjon-SFU
Administered
Bursaries
(Graduate)'
Subtotal
Athletics Awards (B.C. Athletic Assistance Program)
1557"
326
61
293
205
346
3,035
722
278
527
147
47
710
72
5,538
104
352
0
172
481
55
42
29,565
1,088
124
0
197
0
0
3
30,977
1,160
228
238
203
1,829
237
2
9
0
56
6
310
66
3,279,125.00
916,500.00
142,500.00
4,338,125.00
1,998,290.00
194,044.00
177,655.00
297,564,00
2,667,553.00
1,977,282.00
566,184.00
235,419.00
438,342.00
351,269.00
32,593.00
599,215.00
69,034.00
4,269,338.00
117,010.00
465,109.00
187,940.00
770,059.00
596,043.00
74,181.00
48,871.00
719,095.00
49,994,436.00
2,480,256.00
122.053.00
332,379.00
4,000.00
52,933,124.00
3,188,980.00
956,196.00
659,018.00
671,419.00
5,475,613.00
450,964.00
1,750.00
12,331.00
42,471.00
4,500.00
61,526.00
897"
182
46
1,125
1,822
282
208
326
2,638
2,218
644
216
500
121
26
660
43
4,428
76
356
1
601
420
60
41
521
26,981
1,126
85
94
118
2
28
2
28,436
1,329
254
92
134
217
8
46
6
52
330
55
3,172,625.00
700,750.00
130,300.00
4,003,675.00
1,404,480.00
215,710,00
177,075.00
288,559.00
2,085,824.00
2,238,965.00
607,327.00
256,474.00
641,820.00
262,637.00
30,631.00
616,760.00
49,598.00
4.704,212.00
64,000.00
400,085.00
1,200.00
192,353.00
657,638.00
475,280.00
70,970.00
32,175.00
578,425.00
47,737,141.00
2,476,500.00
88,147.00
109,476.00
222,032.00
2,330.00
46,981.00
4,000.00
50,686,607.00
3,230,063.00
1,332,130.00
234,350,00
411,639.00
5,208,182.00
420,011.00
10,497.00
136,238.00
16,692.00
43,793.00
1,000.00
628,231.00
66,276.00
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Items of Interest
Report to the Senate Policy Committee on Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries
2010-2011 (Summer 2010 to Spring 2011)
Scholarships and Awards for Entering Undergraduate Students
•
The Ken Caple College Transfer Entrance Scholarship Award had a higher acceptance rate moving
from 53% in Spring 2010 to 68% in Spring 2011.
•
The number of scholarships offered and disbursed in Fall 2010 increasedby 3% over Fall 2009; the
acceptance rate (offers to disbursed) was steady at about 29%.
•
The acceptance rate for the Gordon Shrum BC Secondary School Entrance Scholarship for Fall
2010 was stable at about 75% as compared the previous year.
•
Students receive scholarships/awards ranging from $7,000 to $40,000, disbursed in four to eight
installments while at SFU. The average renewal rate for these students was 93% for the Spring 2011
term. These students need to achieve a 3.50 or higher
CGPA and be registered in 12 units;
Scholarships and Awards for Continuing Undergraduate Students
Open Scholarships
•
Cumulative grade point average (CGPA) is set at a fixed value of 3.67
•
Overall number
of awards given out to students increased very slighdy by 1% over the previous
year
•
The value per unit was increased in the Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 terms based on additional
funding that was received from the University in Fall 2010 (approximately $500,000).
Private Scholarships and Awards (Endowed and Annual)
•
Two new annual awards and one new annual scholarship established this year
•
Undergraduate in-course scholarships and awards are available to international students, unless
otherwise specified in the terms of reference. In 2010/11, international students were awarded
$50,890 in endowed/annual scholarships, $10,950 in endowed/annual awards and $17,750 in
University funded awards.
Bursary Program for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
•
The regulation that domestic students must have government student assistance was removed as an
eligibility requirement from the Bursary program as
of Summer 2010. It had been in effect since
Fall 2007.
•
The number of applications received by Financial Aid and Awards for bursary funding increased by
1,374 or approximately 19% from the previous year. This may be attributed to the removal of the
government student assistance requirement which opened up this opportunity to a much larger
group of students.
b
SFU
Financial Aid and Awards
The total calculated financial need increased by $4,411,616 or approximately 66% from the
previous year. In addition to a greater number of students applying, more students were eligible
than would have been previously with the student loan requirement.
Individual student bursaries for domestic and grandfathered international students were awarded at
an annual average of 43% of assessed need, which was approximately 23% lower than the previous
year. To accommodate for available budget and support of all those that did qualify for bursary
funding, the percentage of assessed need used was lowered.
The budget for international fee schedule A students was $725,000. Fee schedule A international
students were awarded at an annual average of 25%, which was 6% lower than the previous year.
University designated bursaries to encourage internationalization in the form of exchanges for
undergraduate students showed a 40% increase in bursary funding awarded over the previous year.
University designated bursaries to support aboriginal students (both graduate and undergraduate) in
high financial need again showed a 5.5% increase in bursary funding awarded, over the previous
year. Awareness and communication campaigns for students through a Financial Aid and Awards
partnership with the First Nations Office have continued to keep students engaged in applying for
this opportunity. Aboriginal students also received bursaries from donors and these numbers were
included under the undergraduate student Annual/Endowed bursaries portion of the table below. It
is a priority to use donor funded bursaries before accessing funds through University funded
bursaries.
There was approximately an 8% decrease in bursary funding awarded for domestic graduate
students from the SFU
Open Graduate Bursary compared to the previous year. There was an
approximately 32% decrease in bursary funding awarded, for international graduate students from
the SFU Open Graduate Bursary over the previous year.
Work-Study Program for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
•
There was an approximately 15% increase in undergraduate students and 8% decrease in graduate
students that accepted a Work-study position. Due to budget limitations, the number of graduate
students was capped for the Spring 2011 term.
StudentAid BC Program - Full-Time Student Loan Funding for BC Undergraduate and
Graduate Students
•
According to the government's statistics Simon Fraser remained the 2nd largest user of the
assistance programs for the 9th year in a row.
•
At Simon Fraser University approximately 20% of all undergraduate students received their primary
funding through StudentAid BC government student assistance.
•
The federal government shifted funding to some new undergraduate student grants for persons
from low-income and middle-income families. Students were automatically identified for these
grants based on the information provided in their student loan application. For the low-income
grant, a student could receive $250 for each month
of study and for the middle-income grant a
student could receive $100 for each month of study. The grants included in the overall BC/Federal
grant information show a 29% increase in funding disbursements over the previous year.
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Expense Summary of Graduate Award Funds Administered by Dean of Graduate Studies
Three-Year Overview: Fiscal Years 2008/2009 through 2010/2011
FY2010/2011
FY2009/2010
FY2008/2009
Name and Type of Award
Value per
Award
($)
Number of
Award
Recipients
Total
Expenses ($)
Value per
Award ($)
Number
of
Award
Recipie
nts
Total Expenses
($)
Value per
Award ($)
Number
of
Award
Recipie
nts
Total Expenses ($)
INTERNALLY-FUNDED GRADUATE AWARDS
Graduate
scholarships/fellowships/awards
funded
by Graduate SBA
budget
CD. Nelson Scholarships
m
<2>
78,000
29
235,000.00 18,000-19,000
32
277,665.30
19,000
35
325,334.00
Graduate Fellowships <2>
3,125 or 6,250
671
3,828,125.00 3,125 or 6,250
650
3,876,875.00
6,250
600
3,750,000.00
President's PhD Research Stipends
6,250
178
1,112,500.00
6,250
177
1,106,250.00
6,250
132
825,000.00
Special Graduate Entrance Scholarships - General (3>
2000-7000
35
138,583.00
750-9,000
70
229,452.00
1,000-10,000
63
377,081.00
Special Graduate Entrance Scholarships - Targeted '"'
2000-7000
7
27,000.00
9,000
81
699,750.00
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
Provost Scholarship
5,000
24
75,200.00
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
Travel&MinorResearch Awards ,5>
vanes (avg 500)
355
163,973.13 Varies
(avg.
$450)
362
164,128.80
Varies (avg. $550)
389
215,526.89
Graduate scholarships/fellowships/awards funded by Graduate SBA budget
1,299
5,580,381.13
1,372
6,354,121.10
1,219
5,492,941.89
Graduate scholarships/fellowships
funded by
Faculties/Schools
Faculty of Applied Sciences Graduate Fellowships
3,125
14
46,875.00
3,125
13
40,625.00
3,125-3,250
30
94,000.00
Faculty of Business Administration Graduate Scholarships
5,000
16
82,667.00
5,000
4
20,000.00
5,000
8
40,000.00
Faculty of Communication, Art&Technology Graduate Fellowships
3,125
9
28,125.00
3,125
8
25,000.00
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
Faculty of Education Graduate Scholarships
3000-6250
6
24,750.00
3,000-6,250
6
24,750.00
6,000
4
24,000.00
Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Scholarships
1250-6250
18
56,750.00
1,400-3,250
6
11,000.00
1,000-9,000
15
72,500.00
School of Computing Science Graduate Fellowships/Scholarships
_
0
0.00
3,000
1
3,000.00
3,000
12
36,000.00
School of InteractiveArtsand Technology Graduate Fellowships
_
0
0.00
6,250
1
6,250.00
6,125
2
12,250.00
Graduate scholarships/fellowships funded by Faculties/Schools
63
239,167.00
39
130,625.00
71
278,750.00
Other internally-funded
awards
GraduateInternational Research TravelAwards <6>
1000-6000
25
113,004.00
1,250-6,875
23
96,500.00
6,250
25
156,250.00
Additional President's PhD Research Stipends
_
0
0.00
6,250
8
50,000.00
(n/a)
0
0.00
Private Awards (supported byendowments)
410-8700
193
623,117.00
230-16,000
196
627,345.36
225-17,500
212
688,499.00
CTEF Graduate Fellowships (supported by Community Trust Endowment Fund)
6,250
15
93,750.00
6,250
7
43,750.00
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
VPR-Climate Justice Project Graduate Fellowships (funded byvpResearch)
-
0
0.00
3,125
2
6,250.00
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
VPR- USRA Science m
4,500
60
267,468.70
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
VPR-USRA Social Science and Humanities m
2250-4500
11
39,262.50
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
Other internally-funded awards
304
1,136,602.20
236
823,845.36
237
844,749.00
TOTAL INTERNALLY-FUNDED GRADUATE AWARDS
1,666
6,956,150.33
1,647
7,308,591.46
1,527
6,616,440.89
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Expense Summary of Graduate Award Funds Administered by Dean of Graduate Studies
Three-Year Overview: Fiscal Years 2008/2009 through 2010/2011
FY2010/2011
FY2009/2010
FY2008/2009
Name and Type of Award
Value per
Award ($)
Number of
Award
Recipients
Total
Expenses ($)
Value per
Award ($)
Number
of
Award
Recipie
nts
Total Expenses ($)
Value per
Award ($)
Number
of
Award
Recipie
nts
Total Expenses ($)
EXTERNALLY-FUNDED GRADUATE AWARDS
National scholarships funded by Federal funding agencies
NSERC Graduate Scholarships
17,300-50,000
159
2,444,638.81
17,300-50,000
162
2,282,083.11
17,300-35,000
150
2,211,206.43
NSERC IndustrialPost-Grad Scholarships (excludes industrial portion)
15,000
8
80,000.00
15,000
9
100,000.00
15,000
16
190,000.00
SSHRC Graduate Scholarships
17,500-50,000
210
3,361,899.04
17,500-50,000
180
2,609,137.47
17,500-35,000
156
2,268,972.28
CIHR Graduate Scholarships
17,500-50,000
46
688,592.92
17,500-50,000
35
579,928.98
17,500-50,000
22
383,018.38
Canada Graduate Scholarships-M. Smith Foreign Study Supplements
Up to 6,000
14
77,621.00
Up to 6,000
5
26,265.00
6,000
1
6,000.00
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards
4.500
77
346,257.96
4,500
87
384,989.32
4,500
123
534,852.52
National scholarships funded by Federal funding agencies
514
6,999,009.73
478
5,982,403.88
468
5,594,049.61
Major scholarships funded by Provincial funding agencies
MSFHR Graduate Trainee Awards
7,000-20,000
17
128,918.00
7,000-20,000
36
337,750.00
7,000-20,000
46
411,254.00
Pacific Century Graduate Scholarships
10,000
46
435,000.00
10,000
79
601,684.00
10,000
61
481,649.00
Pacific Leaders Graduate Student Fellowships
20,000
1
6,666.00
20,000
3
33,334.00
20,000
5
86,667.00
Pacific Institute Climate Solutions Graduate Fellowships
12000-18000
7
93,999.00
5,750-18,000
5
55,085.00
10,000
2
13,332.00
Year of Science Scholarships
3125-6125
42
237,500.00
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
Majorscholarships
funded by Provincial funding agencies
113
902,083.00
123
1,027,85300
114
992,902.00
Other externally-funded awards and grants
NSERC IPGS Industrial Sponsorships (contributed by industrial partners)
6,000-7,500
6
29,942.38
6,000-7,500
10
45,875.19
6,000-7,500
17
85,269.02
Private Awards (supported byannualdonations)
278-10000
39
123,866.00
495-20,000
45
153,771.00
250-6,000
41
126,650.00
Donor-Designated Awards
800-12500
34
311,378.91
1,000-25,000
26
300,132.96
2,500-27,000
19
235,248.35
NorthernScientific Training Program Grants
varies
12
36,239.03
1,600-3,600
12
32,081.84
870-3,150
15
26,617.59
CIHR HealthProfessional StudentAwards m
4,251
6
25,506.00
(n/a)
0
0.00
4,251
6
25,506.00
StudentLedResearch Grants (9>
_
0
0.00
1,500
7
10,500.00
1,500
26
39,000.00
Other externally-funded awards
97
526,932.32
100
542,360.99
124
538,290.96
TOTAL EXTERNALLY-FUNDED GRADUATE AWARDS
724
8,428,025.05
701
7,552,617.87
706
7,125,242.57
TOTAL GRADUATE AWARD FUNDS EXPENSED BY FISCAL YEAR
2,390
15,384,175.38
2,348
14,861,209.33
2,233
13,741,683.46
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MEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Expense Summary of Graduate Award Funds Administered by Dean of Graduate Studies
Three-Year Overview: Fiscal Years 2008/2009 through 2010/2011
NOTES
(1)
CD. Nelson Scholarships are paid over three terms, normally starting in the Fall term. The figures reported include academic year 2009/2010 award winners (receiving their last award installment corresponding to Summer 2010) and
academic year 2010/2011 award winners (receiving their first two award installments corresponding to Fall 2010and Spring 2011). The total number of award recipients per term reflects the number of students thatwere paid at least one
installment of their CD. Nelson Scholarship in that term. In FY2010/2011, a total of 29 students were paid their scholarship in installments over several terms.
(2) CD. Nelson Scholarships and Graduate Fellowships may be granted at less than full value in orderto keep within the annual maximum scholarship funds allowed per student. CD. Nelson Scholarships and Graduate Fellowships may
also be reduced to less than full value due to student's withdrawal from graduate program.
(3)
Special Graduate Entrance Scholarships-General may be granted as one of the following types of award:
a) As stand-alone entrance scholarships - paid over one or two terms;
b) as top-up funding to major entrance scholarships - paid over three terms; or
c)
as the second year of funding to provincial awards - paid over three terms.
The total number of award recipients reported each fiscal year reflects the number of students that were paid at least one installmentof their Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship-Generalduringthat fi seal year.
(4) Special Graduate Entrance Scholarships-Targeted were paid over two terms. The total number of award recipients reflects the number of students that were paid at least one installment of their Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship-
Targeted during the fiscal year.
(5) Funds for the Travel & Minor Research Awards program were assigned to graduate programs for allocation to students at the discretion ofeach individual academic unit. The number of award recipients is an approximate figure, and is
based on documentation submitted by graduate programs for travel/research funding requests made to the Dean of Graduate Studies.
(6) Formerly called Graduate International Scholarships. Name was changed to Graduate International Research Travel Awards effective May 2008.
(7) The Vice President's Undergraduate Research Student Awards (VPR-USRA) for Science and Humanities were offered starting in FY 2010-2011
(8) CIHR Health Professional Student Awards were reported under the "CIHR Graduate Scholarships" category in FY2007/2008. However, these awards are not national scholarships and should be treated as other external funding. As a
result, the CIHR Health Professional Student Awards are reported under the "Other externally-funded awards and grants" category starting in FY2008/2009.
(9) Formerly called Cross Government Research, Policy and Practice (CGRPP) Branch Awards until August 2008. Name was changed to Student Led Research Grants by the CGRPP Branch ofthe Ministry of Labour and Citizens'
Services (the funding party) effective September 2008. No awards were given out in the Fall 2010 term.
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DEAN 01; CJRADUATE STUDIES
SIMON FIIASER UNIVERSITY
Financial Summary of Graduate Scholarships/Bursaries/Awards (SBA) Budget
Fiscal Year 2010/2011
BUDGET
Budget Allocation for FY2010/2011
Carryforward Balance from FY2009/2010
Year of Science funding
Total SBA Budget for FY2010/2011
EXPENSES
(by academic term)
6,772,236
759,529
240,000
7,771,765
Summer 2010
Fall 2010
Spring 2011
Total for FY2010/2011
Name of Award
Value of Award
Number of
Award
Recipients
Expensed in
Term ($)
Number of
Award
Recipients
Expensed in
Term
($)
Number of
Award
Recipients
Expensed in Term
($)
Number of
Award
Recipients
Total Expensed in
FY09/10($)
CD. Nelson Scholarships
(D. (2)
18,000.00
14
77,333.00
13
78,000.00
14
79,667.00
29
235,000.00
Graduate Fellowships (3)
33,125 or
$6,250
(per term)
209
1,178,125.00
319
1,850,000.00
185
1,037,500.00
713
4,065,625.00
President's PhD Research
Stipends
$6,250
(per term)
43
268,750.00
57
356,250.00
78
487,500.00
178
1,112,500.00
Special Graduate Entrance
Scholarships - General (3)
$2,000 to
$7,000
3
3,332.00
33
132,251.00
3
3,000.00
35
138,583.00
Special Graduate Entrance
Scholarships - Targeted (4)
$2,000 to
$7,000
0
-
6
22,500.00
1
4,500.00
7
27,000.00
Provost Scholarship (5)
5,000.00
0
-
23
36,800.00
24
38,400.00
24
75,200.00
Travel & Minor Research
Awards (6)
varies
(average $500)
0
-
0
-
355
163,973.13
355
163,973.13
Totals
269
1,527,540
451
2,475,801
660
1,814,540
1,341
5,817,881
Total Expenses in FY2010/2011
BALANCE
Net Balance at Fiscal Year End (March 31,2011)
Expenditures for Summer 2011
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1,953,884
2,000,000
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DEAN OF CKADUATE STUDIES
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Financial Summary of Graduate Scholarships/Bursaries/Awards (SBA) Budget
Fiscal Year 2010/2011
NOTES
(1)C.D. Nelson Scholarships are paid over three terms, normally starting in the Fall term. The figures reported include academic year 2009/2010 award
winners (receiving their last award installment corresponding to Summer 2010) and academic year 2010/2011 award winners (receiving their first two award
installments corresponding to Fall 2010 and Spring 2011). The total number of award recipients per term reflects the number of students that were paid at
least one installment of their CD. Nelson Scholarship in that term. In FY2010/2011, a total of 29 students were paid their scholarship in installments over
several terms.
(2) These figures include a reversal of the CD Nelson Scholarship for one student.
(3) Special Graduate Entrance Scholarships-General were granted as one of the following types of award:
a) As stand-alone entrance scholarships - paid over one or two terms;
b) as top-up funding to major entrance scholarships - paid over three terms; or
c)
as the second year of funding to provincial awards - paid over three terms.
General in FY2009/2010.
(4) Special Graduate Entrance Scholarships-Targeted were paid over two terms
(5) The Provost Scholarship is top-up awards for national scholarship recipients from one of the tri-councils. These awards are paid over 3 terms starting in the
Fall 2010 term. The total number of award recipients per term reflects the number of students that were paid at least one installment of their Provots
Scholarship in that term. In FY2010/2011, a total of 24 students were paid their scholarship in installments over several terms.
(6) Funds for the Travel &Minor Research Awards program were assigned to graduate programs for allocation to students at the discretion of each individual
academic unit. The number of award recipients is an approximate figure, and is based on documentation submitted by graduate programs for travel/research
funding requests made to the Dean of Graduate Studies.
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DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Summary of Graduate Scholarships/Bursaries/Awards (SBA) Base Budget Allocations
Five-Year Overview: Fiscal Years 2007/2008 through 2011/2012
FY2007/2008 Base Budget - approved by BoG
Adjustments for FY2008/2009:
Remove: Base cut (2.57% of FY2007/2008 Grad SBA budget + PCGS budget)
Fiscal Year Graduate Students Unique headcount (based on IRP data)
FY2008/2009 Base Budget - approved by BoG
Adjustments for FY2009/2010:
Add: New funding allocation per New Funding Priority Request by W. Parkhouse
Remove: Base cut (3.39% of FY2008/2009 Grad SBA budget)
Fiscal Year Graduate Students Unique headcount (based on IRP data)
FY2009/2010 Base Budget - approved by BoG
Adjustments for FY2010/2011:
None
Fiscal Year Graduate Students Unique headcount (based on IRP data)
FY2010/2011 Base Budget - approved by BoG
Adjustments for FY2011/2012:
Year of Science funding
Fiscal Year Graduate Students Unique headcount (based on IRP data)
FY2011/2012 Base Budget - approved by BoG
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5,635,723
(157,958)
5,241
5,477,765
1,480,000
(185,529)
5,461
6,772,236
5,685
6,772,236
240,000
5,507
6,772,236
