University Fellowships:
An award provided directly by the Faculty of Graduate Studies in a university-wide competition, consisting of an award, currently, of $16,000 per calendar year for study leading to the PhD degree, and $12,000 per calendar year for the MA degree. Provided that the student has maintained high grades and made satisfactory progress in a full-time graduate program, and budget permitting, University Fellowships may be renewed annually through the second year of study in the MA program and through the fourth year of study in the PhD program. (PhD students must have made appropriate applications to the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship Program.) Students beyond the second year in the Master's program or beyond the fourth year in the PhD program are not eligible to apply for or hold a University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship. Applications for these Fellowships will be invited in January of each year.
Please contact the department to obtain a 2010/2011 UMGF Application.
Teaching Assistantships:
Full-time students registered in the PhD program may apply for positions as Lecturers or Seminar Leaders in first-year literature courses. Seminar Leaders are required to register in the non-credit graduate seminar ENGL 7590 Teaching Literature at University for the duration of their teaching appointments. Teaching appointments may be renewable—subject to course availability, progress in program, academic standing, teaching evaluation, and contract regulations. Because all graduate teaching assistants are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, terms of appointment, salaries, and dates of appointment are governed by the union contract.
To view current postings and obtain an application form, students can log onto http://www.umanitoba.ca/admin/human_resources/employment.
Students wishing more information about CUPE should contact the union office in 136 St. John's College, University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , Manitoba , R3T 2N2 , phone (204) 474-8804.
Post-Doctoral Fellowships:
These awards are available from several sources to recipients of a recent doctoral degree in literature. Further information is available from:
Office of Research Services
244 Engineering Building
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg , Manitoba , R3T 5V6
Phone (204)474-8418
http://www.umanitoba.ca/research/ors/
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowships:
Any Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada is eligible to apply for a SSHRC Doctoral or Master's CGS Fellowship. At the present time, the award is $ 20,000. per annum for the Doctoral competition and $17,000 per annum for the Master's CGS competition. Applications generally must be made through the Department of English in October for awards for the following year. Application forms and information is available from the SSHRC website, http://www.sshrc.ca/.
Department Scholarships
With the exception of the Marjorie Hoole Bursary (for which students must apply), there are several Department scholarships, as listed below, for which graduate students in English are nominated.
Caroline Berbrayer Graduate Fellowship: Awarded annually to a graduate student showing outstanding promise.
The Drummond Fellowship: Awarded annually to an outstanding PhD student who is pursuing Canadian Studies in either the Department of English or the Department of History.
Marjorie Hoole Bursary: Awarded to students enrolled in an undergraduate or Pre-Master's program in English.
N.B. In order to be eligible for the Hoole Bursary students must have filed a bursary application with the Office of Financial Aid and Awards. For information on the submission deadline or other financial aid information contact:
Office of Financial Aid and Awards
422 University Centre
The University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2
Phone (204)474-9531
http://www.umanitoba.ca/student/fin_awards/.
Lyla May Guest Hugill Scholarship in English: Awarded annually to an outstanding student beginning full-time study toward the Master of Arts in English.
Aaron Jenkins Perry Memorial Scholarship: Awarded annually to an outstanding graduate student in the MA program, preferably one specializing in Old and Middle English.
Dr. Vernon B. Rhodenizer Scholarship: Awarded annually by the English Department to an outstanding graduate student.
Margaret H. Tyler Award in English: Awarded annually to a student entering the first year of study in the PhD program in English who achieved the highest standing on admission criteria to the PhD program in English.
Professor Sidney Warhaft Memorial Award: Awarded annually for the best scholarly thesis submitted by a student graduating with an MA in English.
Weil Fellowship: Awarded annually to a PhD student in English who shows great promise for teaching and research, demonstrates ability in at least two distinct areas of literature and whose scholarship shows commitment to flexibility and openness.
More Awards Information
Visit the Faculty of Graduate Studies Awards web site for more information regarding the above awards and the following:
- loans offered by Canadian federal, provincial, and territorial governments (Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada only)
- other awards available to students
- awards available for international students
An awards database is available at this site.
E-mail inquiries regarding graduate studies in English may be directed to english@umanitoba.ca.