The following list describes some but not all available scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students in Biological Sciences. For further details you may contact the chair of the awards committee Dr. Jennifer McLeese or the Financial Aids and Awards Office, at the University of Manitoba

NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships

Value: MSc $17,300, PhD $21,000

Deadline: Early October

Details: NSERC Website

University of Manitoba Graduate fellowships

Value: MSc $12,000, PhD: $16,000

Deadline: January

Details: U of M awards site

Major G.E.H Barrett-Hamilton Memorial Scholarship

Value: $12,500

Deadline: January

Details: For academically excellent students in their 1st or 2nd year of graduate studies

Harold E. Welch Memorial Scholarship

Value: $5,000

Deadline: September

Details: For students entering, or in 1st year graduate study in zoology who does not hold a major scholarship, or similar support valued at $4,000 or more

G.A. Lubinsky Memorial Scholarship

Value: $4,000 to $5,000

Deadline: September

Details: For breadth and depth of scholarship and research beyond the 1st year of the graduate program

Dr. Ken Stewart Scholarship in Aquatic Biology and Conservation Sponsored by Fish Futures Inc.

Value: $2,500/1 year

Deadline: March 1st

Details: To provide assistance and support to those individuals interested in pursuing aquatic research projects

Roger Evans Memorial scholarship

Value: Approximately $1,500

Deadline: April

Details: Awarded to a graduate student with a minimum GPA of 3.5, who is working in the fields of animal behaviour or ecology and intends to present his/her research at a national or international conference

Manitoba Association of Plant Biologists Award

Value: Variable

Deadline: TBA

Details: Scholarship and bursaries available

Department of Botany Graduate Fellowship

Value: $2,000

Deadline: TBA

Josefine C. Rauch Memorial Prize for Teaching Assistants

Value: Bookstore voucher, value varies depending on number of applicants

Deadline: April

Details: Recognises outstanding undergraduate teaching by graduate students. One of four awards annually.

Freshwater Institute Silver Anniversary Funds

Value: Determined by selection committee

Deadline: None

Details: Awarded to university of Manitoba graduate students, who have supervisors at the Freshwater Institute, to attend conferences or to travel to other facilities for training.

Ileen Stewart Memorial Award

Value: TBA

Deadline: At the deadline for U of M bursary applications

Details: Awarded to any full time graduate student with a minimum GPA of 3.5 and demonstrated financial need based on standard U of M bursary application form.

Dr. Michael Bruser Memorial bursary

Value: $600

Deadline: October 1st

Details: Available to students currently registered in 4th year of higher in Botany or Zoology, active in Biological or ecological studies with an interest in preservation and conservation of flora and fauna.

Manitoba Naturalists Society Scholarship

Value: $500

Deadline: Early October

Details: Awarded to a student who has graduated from a university in Manitoba and who, in the following September either enters or continues with a graduate program in Biological Sciences.

Oakes-Riewe Aboriginal Environmental; Studies Research Award

Value: $500 to $5000

Deadline: March 30th

Details: Awarded to a graduate student who is conducting interdisciplinary environmental research (integration of physical, biological, and human processes) within an aboriginal context. Application available in the C.H. Ridell Faculty of Environment.

Manitoba Horticulturists Graduate Scholarship

Value: Approximately $1,000

Deadline: March

Details: For a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who has completed one year of a master's or PhD program, is continuing into second year, and has demonstrated achievement in horticulture research applicable to the Canadian prairies (applications through Plant Science)

Leon Provancher Prize in Systematic Zoology

Value: TBA

Deadline: April

Details: For a collection or essay done by an undergraduate in an area of systematic zoology

H. E. Welch Award

Value: $750

Deadline: April

Details: For a student completing a BSc honours of major in Zoology or Biological Sciences with highest standing in the core courses

Botany Department Prize

Value: $200

Deadline: April

Details: For highest standing in Botany Honours or major, fourth year Science

Jennifer M. Shay Bursary

Value: $500

Deadline:

Details: Awarded to a student in good standing in Biological Sciences honours or major, with demonstrated financial needs based on a standard U of M bursary application form.

David Ian MacKenzie medal

Value: $200

Deadline: April

Details: For highest standing in Honours Zoology

J.C. Rauch Award

Value: $200

Deadline: April

Details: For highest standing in BIOL 2410 and BIOL 2420 taken in regular session in the same academic year