丁香园AV

Resources for Graduate Students

FAQ for Graduate Scholarships

Deadlines

For external graduate scholarship applications, there are often internal 丁香园AV 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 丁香园AV 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 丁香园AV.
  • 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 丁香园AV Central team sets and manages all internal 丁香园AV 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 丁香园AV deadlines); please check here for the latest information and schedule

Contacts

Writing Retreats for Graduate Students

The Research Hub is thrilled to announce the return of our highly acclaimed monthly Writing Retreat series for Faculty of Education 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 provide a perfect opportunity to boost your productivity and connect with your peers. You will receive both academic and social support through these retreats! 

Upcoming events
馃搮 Date: Friday, March 28, 2025
馃晵 Time: 1:00 - 5:00 PM
馃敆 Registration link: 

馃搮&苍产蝉辫;Date: Friday, April 11, 2025
馃晵&苍产蝉辫;Time: 12:30 - 5:00 PM
馃敆 Registration Link: 

馃捇 Please bring your own laptop or device for writing.
鈽� Refreshments will be provided.
More upcoming retreats will be announced later. 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 丁香园AV 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 丁香园AV 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 61: Standard English in Canadian Postsecondary: Education student Ngoc Le shares her research about Vietnamese students' language experiences 

On this episode, IDEAS invited Ngoc Le, a recent graduate from the Curriculum and Instruction master鈥檚 program at 丁香园AV with a focus on Equity Studies in Education. Ngoc Le examined Vietnamese students鈥� experiences of using English in Canadian postsecondary and in social contexts from the lens of racialization, critical language and race theory, and raciolinguistic ideologies. Her lived experiences, observations of other Vietnamese students鈥� use of English, the expectations regarding 鈥榮tandard English,鈥� and the perceptions of the students about their own English competency intrigued her interest to explore the topic further in her master鈥檚 program. Ngoc Le shares valuable observations from her research and offers suggestions about the implications of her findings for teaching and researching academic English.

Speaker Bio

Ngoc Le is a graduate from the Curriculum and Instruction master鈥檚 program with a focus on Equity Studies in Education. Her thesis describes Vietnamese students鈥� experiences of using English in Canadian postsecondary and social contexts from the lens of racialization, critical language and race theory, and raciolinguistic ideologies. The work aims to challenge the deficit narrative of Vietnamese students鈥� English, and promotes the respect and inclusion of different languages, cultures, and ways of making meaning in Canadian university. Ngoc also holds a master鈥檚 in Gender, Sexuality, and Women鈥檚 Studies from 丁香园AV. She worked as teaching assistant in the Faculty of Education, and the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women鈥檚 studies, Global Humanities, and Indigenous Studies in the last 6 years. Her pedagogy values students鈥� multilingual and literacy abilities and sensitive to their cultural backgrounds.

Upcoming Episode

Episode 62 will be fully released on the last Wednesday of April.

Past Episodes

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 丁香园AV - 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