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Graduate Visiting Research Student
Graduate Visiting Research Students (VRS) are admitted as a full-time student to ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV to foster the exchange of ideas, receive specialized training and participate in research collaboration. Graduate students enrolled as a VRS at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV are eligible to undertake research and receive specialized training under the supervision of an ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Faculty Supervisor. VRS have access to University resources and services including ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV libraries, labs, email services and International Services for Students (ISS). However, VRS are not eligible for the U-Pass and will not have access to recreation facilities.
VRS may not take classes. If you wish to take classes, please apply as a non-degree student.
If the applicant is not eligible for a VRS, they might find that applying as a Visiting Scholar might be more appropriate.
Eligibility
English language qualification
While there is no requirement for VRS to submit English language proficiency scores, the ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Faculty Supervisor and department are responsible for determining the student’s level of English is sufficient for the proposed research at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV.
How to Apply
Establish a research arrangement |
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Applicants should start by getting in contact with an ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Faculty Member and/or Department to create a relationship. Once an ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Faculty Supervisor agrees to work with you as your host Supervisor, they will need to draft the invitation letter. The letter will be reviewed for final signatures at Step 3. |
Submission of ApplicationDepartments will gather and submit the following documents to gpsreg@sfu.ca as soon as possible to avoid delays; |
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The application will be processed only after all required documents are received. If admission is approved, Graduate Studies will issue an offer of admission.
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Apply for The Appropriate Immigration Document |
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For International applicants, an advisor from International Services for Students will be in touch with you after your admission letter is issued. |
Registration in GRAD 800 |
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Visiting Research Students are admitted to the university with full-time student status for the period of their research studies. VRS will be registered in GRAD 800, a full-time, non-credit course by Graduate Studies for each term during their period of research. You can receive your library/ID card 24 hours after you have been enrolled in the course. |
Fees & Getting Started
Visiting Research Students pay a one-time application fee of $500 but will not be charged tuition or ancillary fees. VRS are expected to pay for their own living expenses during their stay at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV. Getting Started provides general information for all new Graduate students at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV.
Please notify our office if you are not able to arrive on the intended start date. Any changes to the start and/or end dates of your visit must be agreed to with your supervisor. Once new dates are established, we will require a revised supervisor Invitation letter to issue a revised admission letter. Please send the revised Invitation letter to gpsreg@sfu.ca.