Department of Architecture Awards

Value: $8,500
Deadline: January 9, 2026 

This fund has been established with two objectives in mind:

• to provide students of Architecture at the University of Manitoba with the freedom to explore architecture or architectural practice anywhere in the world; and
• to provide recognition and support to exceptional graduate students in the Department of Architecture at the University of Manitoba who are conducting research into areas of lighting, acoustics, or the causes of building defects and what can be done to avoid such defects.

Each scholarship will be offered to a graduate student who:

• is enrolled full-time in the graduate program in the Department of Architecture at the University
• has completed one graduate studio and at least 6 credit hours of 7000 level core courses with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5
• has demonstrated excellence and significant growth in the completion of the graduate design studios with particular emphasis on the comprehensiveness of the design process
• has demonstrated a particular research interest in the building sciences
• has submitted an application including a portfolio of the applicant’s work, a 1,000 word proposal stating the theme and the scope of the proposed research topic, a time-line of how the study will proceed and two letters of reference, one an academic reference and the second a character reference (cannot be submitted by a family member).

Application form

Value: $8,500
Deadline: January 9, 2026 

This fund has been established with two objectives in mind:

• to provide students of Architecture at the University of Manitoba with the freedom to explore architecture or architectural practice anywhere in the world; and
• to provide recognition and support to exceptional graduate students in the Department of Architecture at the University of Manitoba who are conducting research into areas of lighting, acoustics, or the causes of building defects and what can be done to avoid such defects.

Each scholarship will be offered to a graduate student who:

• is enrolled full-time in the graduate program in the Department of Architecture at the University
• has completed one graduate studio and at least 6 credit hours of 7000 level core courses with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5
• has demonstrated excellence and significant growth in the completion of the graduate design studios with particular emphasis on the comprehensiveness of the design process
• has demonstrated a particular research interest in the building sciences.
• has submitted an application including a portfolio of the applicant’s work, a 1,000 word proposal stating the theme and the scope of the proposed research topic, a time-line of how the study will proceed and two letters of reference, one an academic reference and the second a character reference(cannot be submitted by a family member). This scholarship will provide support for, among other things, travel and accommodation expenses involved in the research which the recipient undertakes. Travel must commence within 10 months of receipt of the award.

Application form

Deadline: To be determined

This award is administered by the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

The G. Clarence Elliott Fellowship is an endowment fund that provides an annual graduate fellowship to a full-time University of Manitoba graduate student in either a master's or doctoral program.

Application form

Value: $1000
Deadline: January 9, 2026 

The available annual income from the fund will be used to offer one scholarship to a graduate student who:

• is enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, in the Master of Architecture program offered through the Faculty of Architecture;
• has achieved a minimum grade point average of 3.5 based on the previous 60 credit hours (or equivalent) of study;
• is developing a research project, studio project, or thesis project focused on issues relevant to Northern Canada and/or Indigenous culture(s).

Application form

Value: $2,500
Deadline: October 1, 2025

The award will be offered to a student who:

• is a resident of Canada or the United States
• is enrolled as a full-time graduate student in the second year of the Masters program in the Department of Architecture
• has achieved a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.2 (or equivalent) on all courses completed in an undergraduate programme with a focus in architecture
• is of good character and has enriched the life of the Faculty of Architecture and the community of the University of Manitoba through leadership and participation (examples: student government, faculty committees, events, and activities, and mentoring/advising)
• has demonstrated financial need on the standard University of Manitoba bursary application form
• has submitted three letters of reference, one from a long-time adult personal friend, one from an employer of longer than six months, and one from an academic member of the Faculty of Architecture (none of whom can be a relative of the applicant). The applicant must also include a brief personal statement of goals and objectives in the study of Architecture.

Application form

Value: $5,000
Deadline: October 1, 2026 

The bursaries will be offered to graduate students who:

• have completed the first year of full-time study and continue to be enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, in the Master of Architecture program
• have achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 3.0 (or equivalent) on the last 60 credit hours of full-time study
• intend to become practicing architects
• have demonstrated financial need on the standard University of Manitoba bursary application form.
• has submitted a declaration that they intend to become a practicing architect and a copy of their curriculum vitae together with the standard University of Manitoba bursary application form

Application form

Value: $1,000
Deadline: October 1, 2025

The Shanski Bursary will be awarded to a graduate student who:

• is enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, in the second year of the Master of Architecture program
• has demonstrated inventiveness, innovation, promise, and leadership in design
• demonstrates financial need on the standard University of Manitoba bursary application form
• has submitted a portfolio of the work produced during their first year in the Master’s program