Undergraduate Awards

Name of Award Award Value Deadline Additional Information
Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG) CAG Membership Determined yearly Nominated by Department
Canadian Meteorological  & Oceanographic Society (CMOS) $500 to $1500 March 15 Student Applies
Class of Arts and Science ’30 Prize in Geography
Highest standing in Geography courses of third year
Award Value - $50.00 Determined yearly Nominated by Department
Undergraduate Admissions Scholarships $1000 Determined yearly Nominated by Department
S.W. Golden Prize in Geography
Highest average in second year Geography Major
Annual income Determined yearly Nominated by Department
Undergraduate Initiative Prize     $1000 April Student Applies
Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP) Range from $500 to $3000 October (see award information) Student Applies
NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Award Minimum value of $5,625 December (see award information) Student Applies
Roscoe R. Miller Scholarship
Highest standing in second or third year Honours Geography
Available annual income Determined yearly Nominated by Department

Tire Stewardship Manitoba Scholarship in Environmental Studies

$3000

Determined yearly

Nominated by Department

Undergraduate Thesis Prize $1000 May Nominated by Department

Joseph Wolinsky Scholarship For outstanding merit in second year Geography

$700

Determined yearly

Nominated by Department

Graduate Awards

Name of Award Award Value Deadline Additional Information
Aboriginal Issues Press Scholarship (Faculty award) $500 to $1500 February Student Applies
V.E. Barber Memorial Fellowship in Arctic Research (Faculty award) Available annual income October    Student Applies
B.A. Baryla Graduate Student Travel Award (Department award) Available annual income January Student Applies
Berkes Graduate Scholarship in Community - Based Research (Faculty award)

$10,000

February Student Applies
Canada Graduate Scholarships Masters Awards (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR) $17,500 December 1st Student Applies
U of M. Distinguished Dissertation Award Citation Certificate & cash prize February 26 Nominated by Department
Governor General’s Gold Medal Gold Medal March 18 Nominated by Department
Graduate Entrance Scholarships (Faculty award) $5000 Determined Yearly Nominated by Department
Graduate Initiative Prize (Faculty award) $1000 April Student Applies
Graduate Students Association Awards Masters $12,000 Doctoral $16,000, various others See award information Student Applies
Graduate Student Travel Award (Department Award) $750 Must be approved before travel Student Applies
Graduate Student Travel Award (FGS) $750 for conference travel in N.A.; $1000 for international Up to one month after conference Student Applies
Henley Graduate Scholarship in Natural Resources Development and Stewardship in Manitoba (Faculty Award) $2100 October Student Applies
Masters Thesis Prize (Faculty award) $1000 October Nominated by Department
North America Caribou Workshop Graduate Fellowship in Wildlife Management Award (Faculty Award) $1600 October Student Applies
Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP) Range from $500 to $3000 October Student Applies
Oakes-Riewe Aboriginal (Faculty award) $500 to $5000 February Student Applies
P.h.D. Thesis Prize (Faculty award) $1000 October Nominated by Department
Richard C. Goulden Memorial Award $500 January Student Applies

Tri-Council:

All Masters
NSERC - Ph.D.
SSHRC - Ph.D.

CIHR - Ph.D.

See award information

Masters: December

Ph.D.: October

Student Applies
Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship $40,000/yr. up to 4 yrs. & $20,000 annually for research related travel January Student Applies

University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (UMGF) - FGS rules

Application documents (Department allocation)

Ph.D. $18,000
Masters $14,000   
April-May Student Applies
Weir Award (Department Award) Available annual income End of August Nominated by Department