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Resources for Graduate Students

FAQ for Graduate Scholarships

Deadlines

For external graduate scholarship applications, there are often internal SFU deadlines that occur prior to the deadline listed on the funder鈥檚 website. Please ensure that you consult the Awards + Funding webpage, which is managed by the Office of Graduate Studies. The Office of Graduate Studies is responsible for setting and facilitating all internal SFU deadlines for external graduate scholarships.

For questions, please reach out to the Administrative Assistant, Scholarships (edgpadmin@sfu.ca) internal to the Faculty of Education as your first point of contact. If needed, your next point of contact is the Awards + Funding Team (gradawards@sfu.ca) in the central Office of Graduate Studies.

Finding Opportunities

You can explore the various graduate funding opportunities, your eligibility, and correlated timelines through the Awards + Funding webpage, which is managed by the Office of Graduate Studies.

For questions, please reach out to the Administrative Assistant, Scholarships (edgpadmin@sfu.ca) internal to the Faculty of Education as your first point of contact. If needed, your next point of contact is the Awards + Funding Team (gradawards@sfu.ca) in the central Office of Graduate Studies.

Support & Resources for Applying

  • Your Supervisor
    • Your supervisor is an expert in your field as well as with research project conception and articulation. In their role as your supervisor, they are expected to support your scholarship applications. They should act as your #1 advisor for developing your research proposal and providing feedback on your draft(s).
    • Tip: consult with them as early as possible about their capacity, availability, and preferred process, as well as your needs and the deadline
  • Administrative Assistant, Scholarships, Faculty of Education (edgpadmin@sfu.ca)
    • This Faculty of Education staff member is your go-to administrative support within Graduate Programs to support your scholarship journey while a graduate student in our Faculty at SFU.
  • Research Hub in the Faculty of Education
    • Annual Research Hub Workshop for Graduate Scholarships: the Faculty of Education鈥檚 Research Grant Facilitator (edgrants@sfu.ca) offers a multi-part annual workshop during the Summer semester, which includes (but is not limited to):
      • Best Practice Guidance for Writing Research Project Proposals
      • Tips & Tricks from Previous Faculty of Education Awardees of Major Graduate Scholarships
      • Deadline & Eligibility Overview by the central Office of Graduate Studies
      • Brainstorm & Feedback Session(s)
    • Asynchronous Canvas Course
      • Recordings: all presentations from the Annual Workshop are recorded and available to watch
      • Library: examples of successful research proposals are also accessible
      • Enrol here:
    • Writing Retreat for Graduate Students
    • IDEAS Graduate Research Podcast:
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  • Awards + Funding Team in the Office of Graduate Studies (gradawards@sfu.ca)
    • This SFU Central team sets and manages all internal SFU deadlines as well as advising on eligibility criteria and available opportunities
    • Library: this team offers a document library of successful applications through their Graduate Student Portal
    • Additional Resources: under some opportunities on the Awards + Funding webpage, there are downloadable flowcharts and applicant worklists
    • This team offers seasonal drop-in sessions for support (often 3-6 weeks in advance of internal SFU deadlines); please check here for the latest information and schedule

Contacts

Research Hub Writing Retreats & Research Skill Workshops for Grad Students

The Research Hub offers regular writing retreats and research skills workshops for graduate students. Whether you are crafting a paper for class, composing a journal article for publication, or embarking on your thesis writing journey, the Research Hub's Writing Retreats and Research Skill Workshops provide a perfect opportunity to boost your productivity and connect with your peers. You will receive both academic and social support through these events! 

Announcements for upcoming sessions are sent to all graduate students in advance, so please keep an eye out for them and be sure to register if you are interested!  

If you have any questions, please contact Amy Jin (yja108@sfu.ca) or the Research Hub (education_researchhub@sfu.ca). 

Research Hub Online Community

You are invited to join the Research Hub @ the Faculty of Education, a growing online community in Canvas. Stay updated on upcoming events by the Research Hub, be connected with Education faculty and graduate students, and access valuable programs, services and resources provided. Click to join now: . Log in with your SFU computing ID and you will be part of our community.

IDEAS Podcast

 is a series of podcasts created by and for graduate students as a platform to showcase their research practices.  features graduate students from diverse disciplines at different points in their research, sharing their challenges, accomplishments, and experiences. Special thanks to Ms. Shaila Shams, Dr. Poh Tan, and Dr. Kari Gustafson for conducting podcast interviews. Also, we are grateful to our amazing podcast guests. Episodes are released on the last Wednesday of the month.

We would like to respectfully acknowledge that IDEAS podcast series is recorded and launched at SFU located on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the x史m蓹胃kw蓹y虛蓹m (Musqueam), Skwxw煤7mesh (Squamish), S蓹lil虛w蓹ta涩 (Tsleil-Waututh), and Kwikwetlem (k史ik史蓹茮虛蓹m) Nation.

Episode 66 (Preview): Education, Activism, and Meditation: A Conversation with Dr. Derek Rasmussen on Social Justice and Holistic Learning

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect those of the research hub, faculty of education, 91泡芙. 

In Episode 66, Derek Rasmussen, a recent PhD graduate from 91泡芙 and a seasoned anti-war and social justice activist, shares his profound experiences and perspectives on education, activism, and the role of meditation in fostering social justice. Derek discusses his involvement in founding the Alliance for Nonviolent Action and the Canada-wide East Timor Group, his research on Inuit rights, and his co-authorship of the "Science for the People" report. He delves into his PhD thesis on the four immeasurables in Buddhist meditation: loving kindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity, and their application in supporting peace and social justice activists. Derek also critiques the current education system, highlighting its role in creating compliant citizens rather than courageous and moral individuals. Join us as we explore Derek's journey and his vision for a more just and compassionate world.

Speaker Bio

Derek Rasmussen, a recent PhD graduate from the faculty of Education, 91泡芙 an anti-war activist, meditation teacher, and legal researcher. 

In the 1980s, he helped found the Alliance for NonViolent Action (ANVA) and the first Canada-wide East Timor group. He was a member of the Cruise Missile Conversion Project, organizing and participating in several civil disobedience blockades trying to convert Litton's missile factory in Mississauga to peaceful production. He also organized a Toronto-NYC peace walk. During this time, he trained under mentors Ken Hancock, Len Desroches, Claire Culhane, Noam Chomsky, Ivan Illich, and Phil Berrigan.  

He lived in Nunavut for twelve years, researching lawsuits against Canada's violation of Inuit rights, including their right to teach their children in the Inuit language, a right which the public territorial government removed five years ago. Derek has also written about education as a tool to de-Indigenize. 

Derek currently researches and gathers evidence on Canadian companies complicit in the US-Israeli genocide of Palestinians, particularly those making parts for US weapons, or authorizing their export, publishing his research at The Breach Media. 

Most recently, he is one of the co-authors of the Science for the People report 鈥淚t Takes a Village to Kill a Child鈥�, which details Canadian companies making parts for US-Israeli F-35 jets bombing Gaza. This report was submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council at the end of last year, the same week he defended his PhD thesis at SFU. 

His thesis on the Four Immeasurables in Buddhist meditation鈥攖hat is: loving kindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity鈥攃ontrasted how they are taught today with how they were initially taught by the Buddha. The Four Immeasurables鈥攁re considered a 鈥渇oretaste鈥� of Enlightenment, and his dissertation focused mainly on appreciative joy, the least profiled of the four meditations. He also discussed the application of these meditations to support peace and social justice activists. He is one of the Core teachers at the Dharma Centre of Canada. 

Derek has written for a variety of journals and mainstream newspapers, and has chapters in 8 books; his writings are archived at Academia.Edu.

Upcoming Episode

Episode 67 will be released on the last Wedensday of September. Stay tuned! 

Past Episodes

Episode 65 - Digital Ethnography and AI in Education: A Conversation with Tsoghik Grigoryan - Tsoghik Grigoryan -

Episode 64 - 鈥淩ethinking and Unthinking Academic Publications鈥� - Chunhong Liu Shares His Expertise and Insights about Knowledge Production System in Western Academia and Where to Go From Here - Chunhong Liu -

Episode 63: Decolonizing Vocational Education: A Journey from Practice to Policy - Sabrina Ngo -

Episode 62: Rethinking Kinship through Picturebooks in Children鈥檚 Literature: Dr. Kathleen Forrester Shares her Research about Changing the Story - Dr. Kathleen Forrester -

Episode 61: Standard English in Canadian Postsecondary: Education student Ngoc Le shares her research about Vietnamese students' language experiences - Ngoc Le -

Episode 60: A Journey of 鈥済atherings with members of an Inuit community- Kuujjuaq鈥� in Nunavik: Natacha Roudeix Reflects on her Journey from Being a Visitor to a Become-Guest and Shares the Stories of Plurilingual Practices, Language, Culture and Identity from the Community - Dr. Natacha Roudeix -

Episode 59: 鈥淟inguistically Responsive Classrooms鈥�- An Instructor Series Designed to Facilitate Accessible and Inclusive Teaching Practices at SFU - Amanda Wallace and Eilidh Singh -

Episode 58: Tri-agency scholarship series discussion with Shaghayegh Bahrami- a Vanier scholar and doctoral student in the faculty of education - Shaghayegh Bahrami -

Episode 57: Tri-agency scholarship series discussion with Katie Lysakowski - a counselling psychology MA student and SSHRC winner - Katie Lysakowski -

Episode 56: Tri-agency scholarship series discussion with Olessya Akimenko - an education PhD candidate and SSHRC winner - Olessya Akimenko -

Episode 55: Tri-agency scholarship series discussion with Sabrina Ngo - an education PhD candidate and SSHRC winner - Sabrina Ngo -

Episode 54: Acknowledging students鈥� plurilingual repertoire in learning and meaning making: Dr. Brent Amburgey shares his experiences and insights - Dr. Brent Amburgey -

Episode 53: Navigating the graduate journey and building a career in academia: Dr. Amir Michalovich shares his experiences and insights - Dr. Amir Michalovich -

Episode 52: Racialized International Students Who Speak English as an Additional Language: What Influences Their Academic and Social Trajectories in Canadian Postsecondary Institutions? - Pedro dos Santos -

Episode 51: Muslims and Their Acculturation in the West: A Conversation on the Similarities, Differences, and Adopting an Imaginal Approach to Reconcile - Dr. Kazem Zabihollahi -

Episode 50: Re-imagining Second Language Writing in Canadian Post-Secondary Education: Understanding History for Future Directions - Dr. Joel Heng Hartse, Dr. Bong-gi Sohn, and Pedro dos Santos -

Episode 49: Trust and friendship in Ethnography: A Researcher鈥檚 Reflections - Fatima Jalali -

Episode 48: Practicing Relational Feminism and Posthumanism: What It Means and How It Shapes Us - Drs. Jacky Barreiro, Magali Forte, and Tanya Behrisch -

Episode 47: Making Sense of Data - Drs. Connie Lam James, Kari Gustafson, and Magali Forte -

Episode 46: Re-imagining an Alternative to Knowledge-based Inquiry - Monica Bhattacharjee -

Episode 45: A Researcher's Dilemma in Navigating Western and Eastern Epistemologies and their Manifestation in Coconstructing Data in Rural China - Yujuan Wu -

Episode 44: Shifting Research Focus, Adopting the Lens of Phenomenology, and Embracing COVID-19 Challenges - Michael Maser -

Episode 43: The Journey of the Reading, Thinking and Doing (RTD) Club - Jacky Barreiro, Magali Forte, and Tanya Behrisch -

Episode 42: Postdoc Series Discussion with Dr. Canan G眉ne艧 - Canan G眉ne艧 -

Episode 41: Postdoc Series Discussion with Dr. Gloria (Yu-ting) Lin - Gloria (Yu-ting) Lin -

Episode 40: Postdoc Series Discussion with Dr. Amber Moore - Amber Moore - 

Episode 39: Postdoc Series Discussion with Dr. Qinghua Chen - Qinghua Chen -

Episode 38: A Researcher鈥檚 Journey of Negotiation with Self - Connie Lam James -

Episode 37: Community Engaged Research and Environmental Education: Part 2 - Jacquie Kowk, Maria Cristina Albuquerque, and Poh Tan - 

Episode 36: Community Engaged Research and Environmental Education: Part 1 - Chantal Martin, Poh Tan, and David Zandvliet -

Episode 35: Community Engaged Research: The Importance of Relationship Building - Akiko Ohta -

Re-introduction of IDEAS in 2023 - Shaila Shams -

Episode 34: A PDP graduate's reflections on learning and teaching - Daniel Cooper -

Episode 33: Mathematics Education and learning through technology - Canan G眉ne艧 -

Episode 32: Writing is Research. Research is Writing. Why Research and Writing is like building with LEGO bricks - Albert Fung -

Episode 31: Equity and Inclusiveness in K-12 education - Amrit Cojocaru -

Episode 30: A Researcher's journey into exploring and accepting "unconventional" methodology - Denise Findlay -

Re-Introduction to the Podcast - Dr. Poh Tan & Ms. Shaila Shams -

Episode 29: Faculty Writing Talk Part 4: Imagination as soil: Engaging and connecting through your writing practice - Dr. Gillian Judson -

Episode 28: Faculty Writing Talk Part 3: Finding your voice in academic spaces - Dr. Robyn Ilten-Gee -

Episode 27: Faculty Writing Talk Part 2: Writing as public thinking - Dr. Yumiko Murai -

Episode 26: Mentorship conversations - The mentors we've never met - Hollman Lozano -

Episode 25: Breathing in and breathing out with your writing practice - Dr. Cher Hill & Kari Gustafson -

Episode 24: Conversations in the spaces in between Part IV: Supervisor / Supervisee Relationships - Tania Bakas & Dr. Masahiro Minami -

Episode 23: Shattering Ceilings and Breaking Moulds Toward Graduate Research Success - Dr. Susan O'Neill -

Episode 22: Conversations in the spaces in between Part III: Mentorship of the More-than-human World - Tanya Behrisch -

Episode 21: Conversations in the spaces in between Part II: Supervisor/Supervisee Relationships - Dr. Ann Chinnery & Kristy Dellebuur O'Connor -

Episode 20: Conversations in the spaces in between Part I: Supervisor/Supervisee Relationships - Dr. Celeste Snowber & Carolina Bergonzoni -

IDEAS Introduction to A New Host - Kari Gustafson - 

Episode 19: Successful Writing Practices from an EAL Perspective - Aisha Ravindran -

Episode 18: Arts, Intergenerational Education, and Interdisciplinary Research - Caroline Pacheco -

Episode 17: Music and Mathematics: The Role of Creativity in Pedagogy - Srividhya Balaji -

Episode 16: Reflections from IDEAS Co-hosts - Sharing What We've Learned with Other Podcasters 鈥� Poh Tan & Shaila Shams -

Episode 15: Confessions of a PhD Candidate: Navigating Challenges and Dealing with Anxiety during Research - Michael Maser -

Episode 14: Negotiating Learning Differences within Culturally Diverse Context - An International Student's Perspective - Chukwudi Nwobodo -

Episode 13: Navigating Controversy within Educational Research - Steven Zhao  - 

Episode 12: Being Comfortable with Discomfort in Educational Research: A Phenomenological Approach - Lori Driussi  - 

Episode 11: Publishing in Grad School - How to Overcome Challenges and Issues - Magali Forte - 

Episode 10: Educational Research From a Social Justice Perspective - Jade Ho - 

Episode 9: Indigenous Methodologies - Working together through respect, reciprocity, and relationality.- Kau'i Keliipio - 

Episode 8: International Research Collaborations - A partnership between two graduate students - Mr. Eduardo Gluck & Dr. Poh Tan  

Episode 7: Research During COVID-19 Times - Ms. Livia Poljak  

Episode 6: Formulating a Research Question - Mr. Liang Cao  

Episode 5: Managing Your Time for Research and Writing - Ms. Kari Gustafson  

Episode 4: Importance of Critical Reading for Research - Jacky Barreiro   

Episode 3: Writing Comprehensive Examinations under Time Constraints - Ms. Livia Poljak   

Episode 2: Building towards a Conceptual Framework for Research - Ms. Shaila Shams   

Episode 1: Research and the Graduate Process - Dr. Poh Tan   

An introduction: Dr. Poh Tan and Ms. Shaila Shams