Research Manitoba
You can apply directly to Research Manitoba, which provides funds for research in the health sciences through a number of grants and awards programs.
Award winners
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship Recipients
Five Vanier Scholars will call UM home in 2020
In 2020, the University of Manitoba is proud to welcome five Vanier Scholarship recipients to its community. The Vanier Scholarships, considered the Canadian equivalent of the United Kingdom’s Rhodes Scholarships, recognize students who demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, and health. Each recipient will receive $150,000 over three years toward their research.
Award opportunities
These are a sampling of the many awards available to UM graduate students.
University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowships (UMGF)
For: Master’s and doctoral students
The UMGF Fellowships are valued for a 12-month period at $14,000 for Master's students and $18,000 for PhD students. Please check with your department for how to be considered for a UM Graduate Fellowship.
Application deadline: Please contact your department.
G. Clarence Elliott Fellowship
For: Master’s and doctoral students
Established in honour of a former Winnipeg vice-president and treasurer of The Great-West Life Assurance Company, the fellowship is awarded to a maximum of $10,000.
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
For: Doctoral students
These scholarships help Canadian institutions attract highly qualified doctoral students. They are valued at $50,000 per year for three years during doctoral studies.
Departmental awards
Many University of Manitoba departments have internal awards based on academic merit, the values of which vary by department. Please check with your department for deadlines and details.
Research funding
Find available research funding for master’s and doctoral students.
-
-
Mitacs
Mitacs is a national research network and funding agency that supports collaborative industrial-academic research projects and the training of highly qualified personnel.
-
Tri-Council awards (federal funding)
Explore the three major government funding bodies that provide funding for scholarly research in Canada.
There are a number of funding opportunities available specifically for Indigenous and international students.
Indigenous graduate student awards
-
Master’s Award for Indigenous Students
In years when funds are available, this merit-based award is open to Indigenous students who are enrolled full-time in a master’s program at the University of Manitoba.
-
Doctoral Award for Indigenous Students
This merit-based award is open to Indigenous students who are enrolled full-time in a PhD program at the University of Manitoba.
International graduate student awards
-
International Graduate Student Entrance Scholarships
These scholarships reward the excellence of incoming international graduate students. The scholarship value is equivalent to the international student differential tuition fee.
-
International Graduate Student Scholarships
These scholarships reward the excellence of international graduate students enrolled full-time in master’s or doctoral programs at UM. Their value is equivalent to the amount of the international differential tuition fee.
Upcoming award deadlines
May 14, 2021 - The University Of Manitoba Institute For The Humanities-Graduate Fellowship
Value: Up to $5,000 (subject to budgetary approval)
For: Master's & PhD students
Research field(s): Conducting research in the field of humanities
May 15, 2021 - The Dr. Forough Khadem Memorial Award
Value: 1,000 each (one Master's and one Doctoral level)
For: Master's & PhD students
Research field(s): Award will be presented at the Research days Award Ceremony to outstanding graduate students who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership, a desire to have an impact on the world through science and who embody a pioneering spirit.
May 24, 2021 - Master's Award for Indigenous Students
Value: Variable – awards up to a maximum of $10,000
For: Master's students
Research field(s): Unrestricted.
May 24, 2021 - Doctoral Award for Indigenous Students
Value: Variable – awards up to a maximum of $10,000
For: PhD students
Research field(s): Unrestricted.
May 24, 2021 - President’s Graduate Scholarship For First Nations, Inuit And Métis Students
May 27, 2021 - Bertram Scholarship-Canadian Foundation for Governance Research
Value: $15,000 (up to three awards)
For: PhD students
Research field(s): The scholarship will support the work of students who are conducting research into organizational governance as part of their doctoral research project. To qualify for the scholarship, the doctoral research project should focus on a topic directly related to organizational governance.
June 11, 2021 - Women’s Health Research Foundation Of Canada Full Time
Value: Two scholarships valued at $3,000
For: Master's & PhD students
Research field(s): The Women’s Health Research Foundation of Canada has offered the Women’s Health Research Foundation of Canada Graduate Scholarship annually since 1992 to graduate students whose research focus is in some area of women’s health.
June 11, 2021 - Women’s Health Research Foundation Of Canada Part Time
Value: One award of $1,500
For: Master's & PhD students
Research field(s): The Women’s Health Research Foundation of Canada has offered the Women’s Health Research Foundation of Canada Graduate Scholarship annually since 1992 to graduate students whose research focus is in some area of women’s health.
June 21, 2021 - 2021 National Essay Challenge (NEC) Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Value: $500 towards attendance at an academic conference of your choice
For: Master's & PhD students
Research field(s): All disciplines and welcomes empirical research papers related to IRCC’s mandate, using qualitative or quantitative methodologies.
Application details: The award encourages graduate students to learn more about immigration research and policy, and it raises awareness about the availability of immigration data and supporting resources.
June 23, 2021 - McCrorie-West Family Fellowship For Alzheimer Research
Value: 1 new award and 1 renewal up to a maximum of $5,000 each
For: PhD students
Research field(s): Unrestricted
Application details: For promising Ph.D students in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Manitoba who have an outstanding academic record and have demonstrated an aptitude for conducting research directly related to finding a treatment or cure for Alzheimer disease. Students who apply for this award will also be considered for the Eirikur & Thorbjorg Stephanson Scholarship.
June 23, 2021 - Eirikur & Thorbjorg Stephanson Scholarship
Value: 1 award up to a maximum of $2,850
For: PhD students
Research field(s): Unrestricted
Application details: For a full-time Ph.D. student in good academic standing who has demonstrated an aptitude for conducting research directly related to finding a treatment or cure for Alzheimer's disease, and who is conducting research in the Province of Manitoba in the year in which the award is tenable. Students applying for this award will also be considered for the McCrorie-West Family Fellowship for Alzheimer's Research.
June 25, 2021 - John W. Davies Memorial Award (SNAME)
Value: $3,000
For: Master's & PhD students
Research field(s): The competition is open to any full time graduate student at a recognized University in Canada or the US State of Alaska whose research will assist in providing solutions to problems encountered in the Arctic or in cold ocean environments.
June 30, 2021 - Kathryn Huget Leadership Award
Value: Minimum $1,000
For: Master's & PhD students
Research field(s): Organizational behaviour, business administration, business and commerce, sociology or psychology. Awarded to any individual, with preference given to female students currently in leadership roles, whose focus is to improve the business workplace for women.
September, 2021 - McCall MacBain Foundation
Value: Up to 20 full scholarships and 60 entrance awards of $5,000 or $10,000 each. The scholarship will cover full tuition & fees for a full-time master’s program or a second-entry professional undergraduate program (i.e. dentistry, law, or medicine) at McGill, starting in Fall 2022. It will also provide students with a living stipend of $2,000 per month during academic terms
For: Master's students
Research field(s): These scholarships will be offered to candidates who demonstrate character, community engagement, leadership potential, entrepreneurial spirit, academic strength, and intellectual curiosity. Candidates must have Canadian citizenship, permanent residency, or refugee status and have their bachelor’s degree (or be on track to graduate by August 2022).
Mitacs Globalink Research Award
Value: $6,000
For: Master's, PhD and postdoctoral students
Research field(s): Unrestricted
Recommended to apply 16 weeks in advance of planned start date
NSERC Student Ambassadors
Value: $1,000
For: Master's and PhD students
Research field(s): Science, Engineering
Applications must be submitted at least two months before the start of a proposed outreach activity.
Financial aid
If you're facing financial hardship, or need support to pay your expenses as a student, there are programs available to help you. Apply for a loan, find on-campus employment or use our on-campus food bank.
-
Teaching and research assistantships
Contact your department regarding teaching assistantships, where you help conduct undergraduate classes and laboratories, and research assistantships, where you may be able to use the research undertaken for your thesis.
-
Work-study program
The Work–study program at UM provides supplementary financial assistance for students who are currently receiving government student loans.
-
Government student loans
If you are a full-time Canadian or permanent resident you can apply for student loans from the federal and provincial governments to support your studies.
-
Emergency loans
The University offers short-term loans to students facing unanticipated living costs and unexpected delays in government loans or other award funding.
-
U.S. student loans
Learn about financial aid available to U.S. students, including government student loans.
-
Bursaries
The University of Manitoba offers a wide range of bursaries ranging from $100 to $1,000 to support students with financial need. Complete the University of Manitoba General Bursary application to be considered.
-
UM food bank
Students can use the food bank to help offset the costs of groceries during times of financial distress.
Support
Contact us
Faculty of Graduate Studies
500 University Centre
65 Chancellors Circle
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada
(204) 474-9836
(204) 474-7553