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Awards Information


Campus Address/General Office: 500 University Centre
Telephone: (204) 474-9377
Fax: (204) 474-7553
Email Address: graduate.awards@umanitoba.ca

Graduate students seeking information on scholarships, bursaries, prizes and loans should consult with the Awards Office in the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Graduate Award Programs

The following awards are offered through the Faculty of Graduate Studies, which lists the value and deadline to submit applications.  A complete listing of awards is on the FGS website; please see our Funding, Awards and Financial Aid page, or searchable Awards Database

Please note that awards information is subject to change. The most up-to-date information can be found on our website.

(CIHR) Canadian Institutes of Health Research

$ 17,500 CGS Master’s, per annum for duration of award

Deadline: December 1. Application can be found on CGSM website.

(NSERC) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

Amounts are per annum for duration of award.

Postgraduate Scholarship (PGS)

$21,000 Ph.D. (PGSD) - FGS Internal Deadline: Beginning of October. Application can be found on the NSERC Research Portal.

Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS)

$17,500 Masters (CGSM) - Deadline: December 1. Application can be found on NSERC website.

$35,000 Doctoral (CGSD) - FGS Internal Deadline: Beginning of October. Application can be found on the NSERC Research Portal.

(SSHRC) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Amounts are per annum for duration of award.

$17,500 Master’s - Deadline: December 1. Application can be found on SSHRC website.

$20,000 Ph.D. - Consult department/unit for their specific deadline in October.

$35,000 CGS Doctoral - Consult department/unit for their specific deadline in October.

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

$50,000 Ph.D., per annum for duration of award

Deadline to be determined. Please check with Awards Office for details.

University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (UMGF)

$14,000 for Master's

$18,000 for Ph.D.

Consult home department/unit in January for application procedure and specific deadline.