Application deadlines
Work-study, bursaries, scholarships and awards
Spring 2025
| Award Type | Application Period |
Notification/Payment |
|---|---|---|
| Work-study | Oct 28 to Nov 8, 2024 | Week of Nov 18, 2024 |
| Bursary | Dec 23, 2024 to Jan 17, 2025 | Week of Feb 24, 2025 |
| Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards | Dec 23, 2024 to Jan 17, 2025 | Week of Feb 24, 2025 |
| Entrance Scholarships and Awards | N/A - Fall term only | Notification: varies Payment: Week of Jan 13, 2025 |
| 2025 Service Awards | April 7 to April 28, 2025 | Week of June 9, 2025 |
Summer 2025
| Award Type | Application Period |
Notification/Payment |
|---|---|---|
| Work-study | March 3 to March 14, 2025 | Week of March 24, 2025 |
| Bursary | May 5 to May 23, 2025 | Week of June 30, 2025 |
| Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards | May 5 to May 23, 2025 | Week of June 30, 2025 |
| Entrance Scholarships and Awards | N/A - Fall term only | Notification: varies Payment: Week of May 19, 2025 |
Fall 2025
| Award Type | Application Period |
Notification/Payment |
|---|---|---|
| Work-study | July 7 to July 18, 2025 | Week of July 28, 2025 |
| Bursary | Aug 25 to Sept 12, 2025 | Week of Oct 20, 2025 |
| Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards | Aug 25 to Sept 12, 2025 | Week of Oct 20, 2025 |
| Entrance Scholarships and Awards | varies | Notification: varies Payment: Week of Sept 8, 2025 |
Student loans and grants
As a trimester school, students can apply for funding on a term-by-term basis. Confirmed government student aid is disbursed to students starting the first official day of each term. SFU considers your study period end date as the last day of the month in your final month of school each term. This date is different than the official last day of exams each term.
| Term | Study Period Start Date | Study Period End Date | When to Apply | StudentAid BC Application Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | January 6, 2025 | April 30, 2025 | Early December | March 15, 2025 |
| Summer 2025 | May 12, 2025 | August 31, 2025 | Early April | July 15, 2025 |
| Fall 2025 | September 3, 2025 | December 31, 2025 | Late July | November 15, 2025 |
If you are applying for funding from a province other than BC, or US Federal Direct Loans, you are recommended to start the application process as early as possible. The application deadlines are approximate, and provided as a guideline of when is the last possible day to apply for StudentAid BC funding each term.
When enrollment for your government student aid is provided, if you have current, outstanding tuition and fees, SFU will request that the amount of your outstanding fees be sent directly to SFU to reduce your outstanding amount (up to the deduction amount allowed by your government student aid office). Any remaining funding will be sent to you, to the bank account provided by the student to NSLSC. If you do not have outstanding tuition and fees when confirmation of enrolment is provided, SFU will not request any funding to be sent to SFU and you will receive the entire amount of funding for which you have been approved.