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Mechatronic Systems Engineering Graduates

Mechatronic Systems Engineering students integrates cyber and physical realms, turning theory into practice with hands-on experiences to create technology for social good.

Financial Support

There are different options for receiving financial support for your time at School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering, including scholarships, awards, fellowships, as well as TA/TM employment.

Entrance Scholarship Competition

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV has a very limited number of major entrance scholarships for exceptional students. We encourage applicants with excellent credentials to apply for entrance scholarships. If you wish to be nominated for an entrance scholarship, you are strongly encouraged to submit your application for admission to your department of intended enrolment by January 15. Failure to submit your application for admission by this deadline will decrease your chances for consideration in the annual Entrance Scholarship Competition to be held in February.

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External Scholarship Holders

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV has the Provost Prize of Distinction (PPD) award which is only available to PhD students with Canadian Tri-Council funding initiating their PhD program at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV.

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV awards the Provost International Fellowship to outstanding international students who are initiating their graduate program at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV and have received a scholarship from their home country to study abroad.

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Tuition Fee

International students pay the same fees as domestic students for graduate programs. Fees are subject to change, subject to provincial legislation, and subject to board of governor’s approval. Normal degree completion times for MASc and Ph.D. are 2-3 years, and 3-5 years, respectively.

Individual faculty members support students as research assistants, paid from research grants. Intending applicants may contact potential supervisors to ascertain the possibility of such support.

There is a limited amount of funding through teaching assistantship positions, scholarships, and graduate fellowships. However, these are based on competition and not guaranteed.

Tuition and Fees

MSE GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS (GF)

GFs are the most common type of merit-based financial award at graduate level. Students will be notified by email every time a GF competition opens. Applicaitons are submitted through the  (GA3). Below are the requirements for MSE's GF competitions.

The eligibility criteria outlined below indicate the minimum requirements to be considered for GFs. Graduate Fellowships are competitive and meeting the minium requirements does not guarantee an award. Students are ranked based on their academic and research performance. 

Eligibility Criteria

Students must meet the eligibility requirements below to be qualified for GFs:

  • Successfully completed two (2) graduate courses graded on standard grading basis (A to F)
  • Have minimum of 3.50 CGPA

  • Be within the GF term limit for your program
    • MASc students: be within the first 9 terms (9th term inclusive) of your program
    • PhD students: be within the first 15 terms (inclusive) of your program
       
  • Be enrolled full-time in the term in which you are submitting the GF application (as an MSE MASc or PhD student, if you are enrolled in at least one class, you are considered a full-time student)

  • Be enrolled full-time in the term your award will be disbursed (if you are selected)
  • Do not have any DE grades on your transcript
    If you have a grade change request, please email msedept@sfu.ca before the GF deadline.

  • Have your supervisory committee declared within 2 terms of admission.
    If you have recently declared and your form is currently being processed, you will still be eligible for GFs. Please refer to the Supervisory Committees page for details.
  • PhD students beyond 6 terms of admission/transfer into the program must have passed their Qualifying Exam.

  • Will not have defended your thesis before your disbursement.

Required Documents

Students must attach these documents to their application.

  • CV
    Please include publications if you have any. Clearly indicate which ones are for journals and which ones are for conferences.

 Submit it through  and GA3. 

  • Graduate Progress Report (GPR)
    If you have received a GPR invite via go¶¡ÏãÔ°AV, make sure the status of your report is complete, and your overall progress is a minimum of Satisfactory. Please see the Progress Reports page for instructions.

    Students who are in their first 2 terms are exempt from submitting progress reports.

Make sure to submit the above documents to the locations specified and note that documents from previous GA3 applications cannot be transferred to a current application.

SUPERVISORY STATEMENTS

FAS GF applications require a letter from supervisors agreeing to match the award amount for students who are not on RAships  (i.e. if you are being awarded $3,500 from FAS, your supervisor will also provide you the same amount, making your total award $7,000)

Supervisory statements are only required for FAS GFs, and should not be submitted for the Main GF competition.

MSE Travel and Research Awards (TARA)

Travel Awards are intended to support the travel component of the scholarly activity of graduate students related to their research. MSE TARA awards are for students who will be presenting their original research at a scientific conference.

Travel awards are for a maximum of $500 and will be paid to students after the travel is completed. Award value will not exceed the cost of conference travel or registration (proof of travel expenses must be provided). The MSE travel award is not expected to cover the full cost of conference travel. Students are encouraged to apply for conference awards, other external travel awards and request support from their research supervisor.

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AWARDS + FUNDING

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