Grad student bursary

Often, to supplement a grad student's funding Krista will submit a top-up stipend for them. This bursary is submitted on the Graduate Studies Bursary form (found here).

Updated Jan 2026, email chain approvals are no longer sufficient. The form must have signatures directly embedded. The lab manager will add the student's and Krista's digital signatures directly to the form before sending through the email chain of approvals (you can do this with Photoshop/Adobe Illustrator, or there are online tools where you can upload a photo of a signature and they will create a digital version).

First, send an email to the graduate student asking them to look over the information to ensure it's accurate, and then forward it to Krista stating their approval in the body of the email. Then, Krista will look over the form and send her approval to the Psychology Chair stating her approval. The Chair will finally send their approval to the payroll for processing. You should also CC the chair's assistant ([e-mail]). See an example email below.

Hi [student name],

Attached to this email is your bursary form for $XXXX, paid out between MM-DD-YYYY and MM-DD-YYYY.

Please review the form to make sure all the information is correct and then forward this email with the attachments to Krista (please CC me) with the words "I agree to and sign this bursary" in the email, along with an email signature stating your name and position at Concordia.

Krista, please forward this email with the attachment to [Chair's name] at [e-mail] with "I approve this bursary" in the body once you receive Andrea's email. Please also CC [e-mail] and CC me as well.

[Chair's name], please forward this email with the attachment to Payroll [e-mail] with "I approve this document" in the body once you receive Krista's email. Please CC me if possible. Kindly, [Lab manager]