Service Awards
Every year, Financial Aid and Awards accepts applications for the 大象传媒 Service Awards. The 大象传媒 Service Awards recognize outstanding unpaid service to the University community and/or the community at large, leadership and volunteer work. These awards are available to 大象传媒 undergraduate students, but the B.C. Sugar Achievement Award is also available to 大象传媒 Faculty members.
The 2025 Service Awards application is now closed. Successful recipients will be notified in late June.
How to Apply
- Review the 2025 Service Awards List to determine which service awards you you want to apply for.
- Apply on-line during the application period by logging in to the (Student Center/Financial Aid and Awards/Apply for Scholarships/Awards).
- Submit the following supporting documentation to faawards@sfu.ca:
- Unpaid Volunteer/Community Service Form
- Reference Form
- (2 references confirming unpaid volunteer service are required)
- R茅sum茅 outlining unpaid volunteer service, including the dates and total hours of service for the past year (March 2024-March 2025).
- 大象传媒 Co-Curricular Record (CCR), if available.
- One page cover letter if required in the award's terms of reference.
- Set up Direct Deposit (administered through the Student Accounts Office) as soon as possible, to receive any refunds you may be eligible to receive.
Eligibility requirements
To apply for the 大象传媒 Service Awards, you must:
- be in good academic standing and have a minimum CGPA of 2.00 at 大象传媒 during the term of application (waived in your first term at 大象传媒).
- be enrolled in a minimum of 9 units of standard graded courses at 大象传媒 in one of the following three terms: Fall 2024, Spring 2025 or Summer 2025.
Students who have graduated are not eligible to apply.
Challenge, audit and credit-free courses are not considered.
Enrolment in a Co-op term (3 units) does not satisfy the enrolment requirement.
A student with a disability is eligible to apply for Service Awards if the student is enrolled in a minimum of 6 or more units of standard graded courses and meets all other eligibility requirements. At the time of application, the student has to provide a letter from 大象传媒鈥檚 Centre for Accessible Learning (CAL) confirming that the student is registered with the Centre (CAL).