Funding and awards

Awarded to the five highest ranking students who have been admitted to the Faculty directly from high school with good academic standing and who are now enrolled full-time in his/her first year of study in any baccalaureate degree program offered by the Riddell Faculty.

Awarded to the highest ranking indigenous student who has been admitted to the Faculty directly from high school with good academic standing and who are now enrolled full-time in his/her first year of study in any baccalaureate degree program offered by the Riddell Faculty.

Awarded to the five highest ranking students who have completed a minimum of 24 credit hours and a maximum of 60 credit hours of university level courses with good academic standing and who is now enrolled full-time in his/her second year of study in any baccalaureate degree program offered by the Riddell Faculty.

Awarded to the highest ranking indigenous student who has completed a minimum of 24 credit hours and a maximum of 60 credit hours of university level courses with good academic standing and who is now enrolled full-time in his/her second year of study in any baccalaureate degree program offered by the Riddell Faculty.

Number of Awards and Value:   variable

Application Form (click to download PDF)

Deadline: February 23, 2024

Applicants are required to submit the following in order to be considered for this award:

• Evidence of enrollment in Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Manitoba at either the Masters or Doctoral level
• Evidence of registration in or completed a graduate-level course covering Aboriginal Issues
• Have a research focus on Aboriginal issues
• Proof of having achieved a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 (A current academic transcript(s) - web transcripts accepted for University of Manitoba programs only. Transcripts from external institutions need be official transcripts. (scanned copies are acceptable)
• Have demonstrated a commitment to disseminate the results of research

Submit a one page statement explaining how research relates to Aboriginal issues and how this research will be disseminated in order to be considered for this award
Normally this scholarship is not awarded to a student entering his/her first year of a graduate program. Recipients may receive this award only once.

Completed application packages should be emailed in one single PDF document to Riddell.Advisor@umanitoba.ca

Number of Awards and Value:    one at $10,000

Application Form (Click to download PDF)

Deadline: February 23, 2024

Professor Fikret Berkes, former Tier I Canada Research Chair in Community-Based Resource Management, and Dr. Mina K. Berkes have established the Berkes Graduate Scholarship in Community-Based Research. This annually funded scholarship will provide support towards degree-related field research and related expenses (including travel, food, housing, and to return research findings to the research host community); an opportunity to train in methods for community-based research, including community-based resource and environmental management, conservation and planning; and an opportunity to engage in outreach training, and to translate results into communication to communities, public audiences, and policy-makers through written, visual, oral and/or multimedia means.


Eligibility Criteria:

1. is enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Manitoba, either in a Master’s or a Ph.D. program;
2. is pursuing community-based research in one of the approved areas*
3. has achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 3.5 (or equivalent) on the last 60 credit hours of courses (graduate and undergraduate); and,
4. does not already hold a UMGF, SSHRC or other major award greater than $15,000.

*Approved research areas are: community-based resource (or environmental) management; community-based planning for green options (e.g. solar energy); community-based conservation; Indigenous-led conservation and/or biocultural restoration; Indigenous reconciliation through conservation partnerships (e.g. environmental guardians); land use, food security and gender in northern Indigenous communities; and Indigenous knowledge and science (e.g. reconciling ways of knowing).

Applicants are required to submit the following in order to be considered for this award:

1. A copy of the research proposal (maximum of 2 pages) 

2. A current academic transcript(s) - web transcripts accepted for University of Manitoba programs only. Transcripts from external institutions need be official transcripts 

3. Two letters of reference. One of the letters must be from the graduate advisor, indicating that the applicant does not already hold a major award, and that this scholarship will make a major difference in the applicant’s ability to carry out the proposed research. 

4. A list of all scholarships and awards received since admission to your graduate program (start with the most recent and include name of award(s), period held and monetary value). 

5.  A curriculum vitae

Completed application packages should be emailed in one single PDF document to Riddell.Advisor@umanitoba.ca

Deadline:  February 23, 2024

This endowment fund was established at the University of Manitoba to honour the memory of Dr. David Barber, Distinguished Professor and Founding Director of the Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS). Dr. David Barber also held a Canada Research Chair in Arctic System Science. Through his vision, leadership and endless efforts, Dr. David Barber established the University of Manitoba as a global leader in Arctic research.

For more information on the fellowship, including past recipients, please go to: https://umanitoba.ca/environment-earth-resources/student-experience/dg-ve-barber-memorial-fellowship-arctic-research-remembering-dr-david-g-barber

It was Dr. David Barber’s wish to also honour his father, V.E. Barber, a strong supporter of science and an amateur historian and naturalist, with this combined award. The fund will be used to support graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at the University of Manitoba who are conducting or have conducted research pertaining to the Arctic, and thereby recognizing students and fellows who are contributing to a greater understanding of these regions. For the purpose of this award, we consider the Arctic region to also include the marine and adjacent coastal environment of both Hudson Bay and James Bay.

1. applicants must be enrolled in their final year, full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, in a Master’s or doctoral program and are either supervised or co-supervised by a faculty member of CEOS; or who have at least one faculty member of CEOS on their committee; OR

2. applicants have recently completed their Master's or Doctoral program within the past academic year of being eligible for this award and were either supervised or co-supervised by a faculty member of CEOS, or who had at least one faculty member of CEOS on their committee; OR

3. applicants are postdoctoral fellows who are within their first two years of their fellowship and are working collaboratively with a faculty member of CEOS;

4. have achieved a minimum degree grade point average (DGPA) of 3.5 (or equivalent) based on the last 60 credit hours of study if in a Master’s or doctoral program;

5. are undertaking thesis research pertaining to the Arctic if in a Master’s or doctoral program;

6. all applicants must have demonstrated outstanding leadership and/or excellence in Arctic research.

Candidates will be required to submit an application that will consist of:

1. a description of the candidate’s research and their achievements in Arctic research (maximum 500 words);
2. a curriculum vitae;
3. a current academic transcript(s) - web transcripts accepted for University of Manitoba programs only, transcripts from external institutions need be official transcripts;
4. two (2) letters of reference to include at least one letter from a university faculty member

Completed application should be submitted electronically to Awards Secretary, Riddell.Advisor@umanitoba.ca

For a full-time student in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, in the first year of a Masters or Doctoral program delivered by a unit in the Riddell faculty, with high academic standing. Ten awards are offered annually and recipients are determined by a selection committee.

For a student who is enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, in any Master’s or Doctoral program delivered by a unit in the Riddell Faculty, who has demonstrated a commitment to voluntary service that has developed, built upon and/or contributed to a local, regional, national, or international initiative that serves the greater good.

Each year, one prize valued at $1000.00 will be offered to a graduate student who:

1. was enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, in any Master’s or doctoral program delivered by a unit in the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources, in the year in which the award was tenable;
2. has achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 3.00 (or equivalent) over the last 60 credit hours of study;
3. has by his/her significant voluntary service efforts and accomplishments developed, built upon and/or contributed to a local, regional, national, or international initiative that serves the greater good. Such initiatives may target specific populations (e.g. students, youth, the elderly), specific issues (e.g. global warming, poverty, resource exploration, environmental pollution), and/or specific outcomes (e.g. policy development).

Nominations will be invited from faculty and students of the University of Manitoba and members of the community. Nominations must be accompanied by:

1. a cover letter which provides a description and explanation of the initiative, the candidate’s specific roles and responsibilities, and the resulting outcomes with reference to the selection criterion (maximum 500 words);
2. the candidate’s resume or curriculum vitae;
3. a letter of recommendation (maximum 500 words) from a representative of the broader community most impacted by the initiative. The letter should describe how the candidate has met the requirements stout in the criterion (3) above.

For a student who is enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, in any Master’s or Doctoral program delivered by a unit in the Riddell Faculty, with good academic standing who is pursuing studies in natural resources management in Manitoba.

Eligibility Criteria:

1. is enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Manitoba, either in a Master’s or a Ph.D. program delivered by the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources;
2. has achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 3.5 (or equivalent) on the previous 30 credit hours (or equivalent) of study;
3. is pursuing studies in natural resources management in Manitoba;
4. has submitted the highest quality research proposal, in the opinion of the selection committee; and,
5. currently holds, or has been offered, an award valued at $5,000 or more.

Nomination packages including the award application should be submitted in PDF format via email to: Awards Secretary, Riddell.Advisor@umanitoba.ca

The Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources offers an annual prize to the student who has successfully completed all the requirements for a Masters degree program delivered by any unit, including the NRI, with high academic standing and who has completed the best Masters thesis.

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Has successfully completed all of the requirements for a Masters degree program delivered by any unit in the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources;
2. has achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 3.5 (or equivalent) based on the last 60 credit hours of study;
3. has received approval of their thesis, and has submitted the final version to the Faculty of Graduate Studies between September 1 and August 31 of the previous academic year.

Applications must be accompanied by two letters of support, one from the candidate’s thesis advisor and one from a member of the candidate’s examining committee. The letters should describe and explain the strengths, merits, and innovative nature of the thesis and the candidate’s research.  

Completed applications must be submitted electronically to Awards Secretary, Riddell.Advisor@umanitoba.ca

The North American Caribou Workshop Graduate Fellowship in Wildlife Management is geared towards graduate students with a demonstrated interest in aspects of caribou research, monitoring or management and who considers different disciplines or subdisciplines such as ecology, economy, governance, resource management and land use planning.
 

One fellowship will be offered to a graduate student who:

1. was enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, in any Master’s or doctoral program delivered by a unit in the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources, in the year in which the award was tenable;
2. has achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 3.50 (or equivalent) over the last 60 credit hours of study;
3. demonstrates an interest in aspects of caribou research, monitoring or management and who considers different disciplines or sub-disciplines such as ecology, economy, governance, resource management and land use planning.

Applications must be accompanied by:

1. a short essay (500 words maximum) explaining how different disciplines contribute to caribou research, monitoring as well as management as well as listing any relevant project(s) and /or experience in wildlife management in Manitoba and Canada;            
2. an official transcript and curriculum vitae;
3. two letters of recommendation

Completed applications must be submitted electronically to Awards Secretary, Riddell.Advisor@umanitoba.ca

Number of Awards and Value:   variable

Application Form (click to download PDF)

Deadline: February 24, 2023

Applicants are required to submit the following in order to be considered for this award:

• Evidence stating whether or not all required course work for the particular degree has been completed and why (this confirmation is to come in writing from the Graduate Program Chair of the student’s home department).
• A two-page (single-spaced) research proposal including the purpose, objectives, and methods of the project.
• A statement signed by the student’s thesis advisor which states that the research proposal has been approved by the Thesis Advisory Committee.
• A signed (by the Chair of the Research Ethics Board of the University of Manitoba) statement that the research is approved by the Research Ethics Board (and Animal Care Committee if applicable) of the University of Manitoba.
• Letters of approval and/or copies of research licenses signed by the appropriate authority from the Aboriginal Community or Research Authority which will participate in, be influenced by, or benefit from the research.
• A statement from the applicant indicating how she/he plans to familiarize her/himself with the protocols practiced by the Aboriginal community in which the research will be conducted.
• A budget detailing how the outlined costs relate to particular aspects of the project, list funds received and/or requested from other sources.
• Award amount requested
• A statement that the applicant, if successful, will present his/her research findings at an interdisciplinary seminar with an environmental focus such as the Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources Seminar at the University of Manitoba upon completion of the project and will submit the findings for publication in the Aboriginal Issues Press (or in an equivalent refereed publication).
• Expected date of Graduation

Recipients may hold this award only once.

Completed application packages should be emailed in one single PDF document to Riddell.Advisor@umanitoba.ca

For a student who has successfully completed all the requirements for a Doctoral degree program delivered by any unit in the Riddell faculty, including NRI, with high academic standing and who has completed the best Doctoral thesis.

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Has successfully completed all of the requirements for a Doctoral degree program delivered by any unit in the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
2. has achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 3.5 (or equivalent) based on the last 60 credit hours of study;
3. has received approval of their thesis, and has submitted the final version to the Faculty of Graduate Studies between September 1 and August 31 of the previous academic year.

 Applications must be accompanied by the external examiner's report, two letters of support, one from the candidate’s thesis advisor and one from a member of the candidate’s examining committee. The letters should describe and explain the strengths, merits, and innovative nature of the thesis and the candidate’s research.

Completed applications must be submitted electronically to Awards Secretary, Riddell.Advisor@umanitoba.ca

Number of Awards and Value: one at $1000

Application Form

Deadline: November 29, 2024

The Seven Oaks Game and Fish Association, through its endowment fund at The Winnipeg Foundation, is pleased to offer a scholarship to support graduate students pursuing studies in environmental and resource management at the University of Manitoba. 

One scholarship will be awarded to a graduate student who meets the following criteria: 

• Is entering or currently enrolled full-time in a master’s or doctoral program through the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources 
• Has achieved a minimum GPA of 3.5 based on the last 60 credit hours (or equivalent) of study 
• Demonstrates research excellence in terrestrial and freshwater aquatic science, such as environmental science, wildlife management, aquatic resource management, fisheries, habitat management, water resources management, or limnology within Manitoba 
• Shows a commitment to environmental engagement/outreach in a public or professional capacity 

Preference will be given to students whose research promotes the conservation and protection of Manitoba’s natural resources, including soils, minerals, forests, water, wildlife, and fish habitats. 

To apply, candidates must submit: 

• A brief description of their research (maximum 500 words) 
• A letter of recommendation from a supervisor or faculty member 
• A current curriculum vitae 

Completed applications must be submitted in PDF format via email to Riddell.Advisor@umanitoba.ca.