SCI5
What is the Sci5 fee?
SCI5 is a 5 dollar Faculty Association Membership Fee (FAMF) that undergraduate science students pay each semester. It helps fund many of the services provided by ISSS, to undergraduate science students, such as subsidized locker rentals, microwave services, handbooks, scholarships, grants, graduation, ISSS Rewards, Mini Study Groups (MSG), Instructor Appreciation Night, Science Week events, among others. It also helps provide funding for COSSA groups.
Every four years, students get to vote on whether they want to keep the SCI 5 fee.
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After the UASU 2026-2027 General Election Plebiscite, the SCI 5 fee will now be the SCI 7 fee for the next four years.
Why is it important?
Although it is only $5 per semester, the SCI5 fee is extremely important. More than 97%* of all funding collected through the fee is returned to science students through the services mentioned above. The remaining 2 to 3%* is allocated for administrative expenses such as office and website maintenance. Without the fee, all of the services mentioned above would not be possible.
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We are eager to hear student perspectives on FAMF and its renewal. Please fill out this survey to indicate your current understanding of FAMF as a science student, and to provide informed insight into any changes to the fee this year
*These numbers may change slightly from year to year
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have any other questions or concerns, please email vp.adminfinance@isss.ca