Department of City Planning Awards

Value: $5,500
Deadline: December 5, 2025

The fund will be used to provide one or more scholarships for graduate students who:

• have successfully completed the first year of the Master of City Planning program
• in the next ensuing academic session, are enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, in the second year of the Master of City Planning program
• have achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 3.5 (based on the last 60 credit hours of study)
• are student members in good standing of the Manitoba Professional Planners Institute
• have demonstrated a commitment to the profession of City Planning, including but not limited to, active participation in MPPI programs and initiatives.
• has submitted an application that will consist of (a) a research proposal (maximum 500 words) that describes the theme, scope, and methods of the proposed inquiry and (b) two letters of reference, one from a professor at a post-secondary institution and one from a planning professional. Candidates are invited to also submit a statement (maximum 500 words) that addresses the preference statements set out above.

Preference will be given first to students who are conducting research related to inner city neighbourhood revitalization, housing, Aboriginal and / or social equity issues in planning. Preference may also be given to students who have demonstrated strong connections to, or involvements with, inner city neighbourhoods and community development activities in those neighbourhoods.

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

Deadline: October 1, 2025

One scholarship is available for a full-time graduate student enrolled in either the Master of City Planning program or the Master of Public Administration program and one scholarship is available for an undergraduate student in their third or fourth year of studies in one of the following areas of study: City Planning, Political Studies, Sociology, or Human Resource Management/Industrial Relations.  The application is available in early August each year through Aurora Classic.

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