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
UM Vanier Scholars
The University of Manitoba congratulates nine PhD students on receiving the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship – the most Vanier Scholars to attend UM in its history.
Vanier Scholars are Canada’s top graduate students, chosen for their academic excellence, research potential, and leadership – united by a passion to create a better world. They will receive $150,000 over three years towards their research.
PhD student Joshua Okyere named Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar
Joshua Okyere, a PhD student in the Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) program, qualified as a finalist for the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship and Engaged Leadership program. After a rigorous selection process and competing with 102 semi-finalists, he has now been named one of this year’s 15 Scholars across Canada.
Nahlah Ayed Prize for Student Leadership and Global Citizenship
2021 recipients of the Nahlah Ayed Prize for student leadership and global citizenship are Anthony Huynh and Ha (Cassie) Dong. They demonstrate strong commitment to leadership through advocacy and continue to impact the world in a positive way through their tireless work.
2022 Distinguished Dissertation Award Winners
University of Manitoba Distinguished Dissertation Awards are given to graduating doctoral students who have been nominated by their faculty/college/school for a dissertation that represents a ground-breaking piece of original work. Each year, one award is offered in each of the following categories: applied sciences, health sciences, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Awardees receive a $3,000 prize.
Wanda Phillips-Beck
For her doctoral dissertation in the UM Faculty of Graduate Studies, Wanda studied the experiences of women who left their homes to give birth away from their communities.
Jose Sanchez
Jose's findings represent a major methodological contribution to the areas of archeology and anthropology which can help us better understand the lives of those who came before us.
Wesley Silva
For his doctoral research, Wesley studied a series of molecules using a specialized technique called microwave spectroscopy to examine the rotation of the molecules for the first time in a laboratory setting.
Anne Lindsay
Anne Lindsay wrote her doctoral thesis for UM’s department of history on how the Canadian fur trade reflected the violence of the French and British empires and was not as passive or innocuous as it is painted in most accounts.
Hongwei Lui
Hongwei has worked with Drs. Pooneh Maghoul, Ahmed Shalaby and others at UM to develop a device that uses ultrasonic waves that can be used in a lab or taken to a remote site to evaluate permafrost without disturbing the permafrost itself and possibly lead to structural problems.
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.
Upcoming award information sessions
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Research funding
Find available research funding for master’s and doctoral students.
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Mitacs
Mitacs is a national research network and funding agency that supports collaborative industrial-academic research projects and the training of highly qualified personnel.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
February 1, 2023 - Mackenzie King Travelling Scholarship
Value: $10,500
For: Master's & PhD students
Details: All required materials including application, certified transcripts and sealed confidential references must be received by the application deadline. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Research field(s): Restricted to graduate students who engage in study in the United States or United Kingdom, of international or industrial relations.
February 1, 2023 - Mackenzie King Open Scholarship
Value: $8,500
For: Master's & PhD students
Details: All required materials including application, certified transcripts and sealed confidential references must be received by the application deadline. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Research field(s): Available to graduate students of Canadian universities in any discipline.
February 3, 2023 - Berkes Graduate Scholarship in Community-Based Research
Value: (1) Award Valued at $10,000
For: Full-time Master's & PhD students
Details: Will provide support towards degree-related field research and an opportunity to engage in outreach training
Research field(s): Including but not limited to, community-based resource, environmental management, conservation and planning
February 10, 2023 - Dr. Richard Douglas Oatway Memorial Fellowship
Value: $29,375
For: Full-time Master's & PhD students
Details: Open to Law, Sociology and Psychology graduate students enrolled in full-time Master’s or Doctoral programs at the University of Manitoba to support the study of adult harassment
Research field(s): Adult harassment (Law, Sociology and Psychology)
February 10, 2023 - Feed Opportunity Fund Scholarship in Food Insecurity
Value: (4) scholarships valued at $15,000 each
For: Master’s & PhD students
Details: Open to students entering their second or third year or preparing to commence their thesis research in 2023-2024 academic year
Research field(s): Conducting thesis research that seeks to fill gaps in knowledge on food insecurity in Canada
February 16, 2023 - Richard C. Goulden Memorial Scholarship
Value: Variable awards/value
For: Master’s & PhD students
Details: Applicants must be conducting research or have proposed to conduct research on wildlife and/or their habitats in Manitoba. They must also be members of The Wildlife Society-Manitoba Chapter Inc.
Research field(s): Support graduate students whose research contributes to the overall knowledge of wildlife and/or their habitats in Manitoba
February 17, 2023 - Roma Zenovea Hawirko Graduate Scholarship
Value: $12,150
For: PhD students
Details: Recipient is enrolled full-time in the first or second year of any Ph.D. program delivered by a department in the Faculty of Science or the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science. Is conducting a clearly defined and innovative research project in the area of Microbiology and has demonstrated both commitment to their field of study and career potential.
Research field(s): Faculty of Science or the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences (conducting research in the area of Microbiology)
February 22, 2023 - Pawan K. Singal Graduate Student Scholarship in Cardiovascular Sciences
Value: Scholarship may be divided into more than one award total value $15,300
For: Full-time Master’s & PhD students
Details: Have completed Fall 2021 & Winter 2022 in their graduate program and may not hold the award more than once
Research field(s): Enrolled in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the UM delivered by the Max Rady College of Medicine and affiliated with the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences at St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre
February 24, 2023 - D.G. & V.E. Barber Memorial Fellowship in Arctic Research
Value: Master's scholarship valued at $5,000; Doctoral scholarship valued at $10,000
For: Master’s & PhD students
Details: Support graduate students at UM who are conducting research pertaining to the Arctic region
Research field(s): Arctic region including the marine and adjacent coastal environment of both Hudson Bay and James Bay
February 24, 2023 - Aboriginal Issues Press Scholarship Award
Value: Variable awards/value
For: Master's & PhD students
Details: Have demonstrated a commitment to disseminating the results of their research. Students entering their first year of their graduate program will normally not be considered eligible
Research field(s): Aboriginal Issues
February 24, 2023 - Oakes-Riewe Aboriginal-Environmental Studies Research Award
Value: Variable awards, $500 to $5,000
For: Full-time Master's & PhD students
Details: Applicants must be conducting or proposing to conduct interdisciplinary environmental research (integration of physical, biological, and human processes) within an Aboriginal context
Research field(s): Support graduate students conducting environmental research which include Aboriginal people’s perspectives
February 28, 2023 - James Gordon Fletcher PhD Fellowship for Research in Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
Value: (1) award valued at $31,750
For: Full-time PhD students
Details: This award will serve to stimulate, support, and encourage research in Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals by PhD students at the University of Manitoba in Departments associated with the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
Research field(s): Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
February 28, 2023 - University Of Manitoba Distinguished Dissertation Award
Value: $3,000 cash prize plus citation certificate
For: PhD students
Details: This award honours exceptional doctoral dissertations that were defended and submitted during the 2022 calendar year (January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022). Nominations (max. of two) must be submitted by each Faculty/School/College via email to david.foley@umanitoba.ca prior to the deadline
Research field(s): Applied sciences, Health sciences, Humanities, Natural sciences, and Social sciences
February 28, 2023 - University Of Manitoba Distinguished Master’s Thesis Prize
Value: $1,000 cash prize plus citation certificate
For: Master's students
Details: This prize honours exceptional Master’s dissertations that were defended and submitted during the 2022 calendar year (January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022). Nominations (max. of two) must be submitted by each Faculty/School/College via email to david.foley@umanitoba.ca prior to the deadline.
Research field(s): Applied sciences, Health sciences, Humanities, Natural sciences, and Social sciences
February 28, 2023 - Ethics Graduate Fellowships
Value: (2) Stipends valued at $3,000
For: Master’s and PhD students
Details: Open to all University of Manitoba graduate students, at any stage of their program, in all fields. The aim of the fellowship is to support graduate students who do research in the field of ethics, or to encourage students in other fields to consider the ethical implications of their work, to integrate ethics into their research, and to promote understanding of ethics as it relates to their areas of study.
Research Fields(s): Ethics
March 1, 2023 - York University Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Black and Indigenous Scholars
Value: (2) Fellowships for scholars identifying as Black and (2) Fellowships for scholars identifying as Indigenous valued at $70,000
For: Postdoctoral students
Details: Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Black and Indigenous Scholars, as part of our commitment to promoting justice and embracing a variety of scholarly perspectives, backgrounds and lived experiences. The program will offer emerging scholars from a wide range of disciplines access to the financial support, mentorship and career development opportunities needed to build the foundation for a successful professional career.
Research Fields(s): Details on Faculties seeking candidates for this program is available on the program web page.
March 1, 2023 - Janice Filmon Award in Peace Studies
Value: Scholarship may be divided into more than one award, total value $3,175
For: Full-time Master's & PhD students
Details: Candidate are pursuing research into the process of peace building.
Research field(s): Candidates have completed necessary course work and obtained approval for a thesis or dissertation proposal prior to undertaking the research funded by this award.
March 14, 2023 - Irena Knysh Graduate Scholarship in Ukrainian Studies
Value: (1) Scholarship valued at $8,550
For: Full-time Master's & PhD students
Details: Open to Canadian and International students who will write or is writing a thesis in any area of Ukrainian studies. Or for students registered in any Pre-Master’s program who are taking a minimum of 12 credit hours of course work in the area of Ukrainian studies.
Research field(s): Ukrainian Studies
March 15, 2023 & July 15, 2023 - Emergent Biosolutions Trainee Development Award
Value: Award valued at a maximum of $500
For: Full-time Master's & PhD students
Details: Will provide support to professional development. Awardees may be asked to give a presentation on their experiences at a future CHRIM trainee event.
Research field(s): Must be affiliated with CHRIM or be non-CHRIM that have successfully completed the GPD program.
March 30, 2023 - Governor General’s Gold Medal
Value: (1) Gold medal for a Master’s student; (1) Gold medal for a PhD student
For: Master’s and Doctoral students who intend to convocate in May 2023, or who convocated in February 2023 or October 2022 are eligible for this competition.
Details: The Governor-General of Canada offers two annual gold medals called the Governor General’s Gold Medal to recognize the outstanding performance of graduate students. These awards are based on overall academic excellence.
Research field(s): Unrestricted
March 31, 2023 - CSA Group Graduate Scholarship
Value: $10,000 Scholarship
For: Master's students
Details: Open to full-time Master’s students accepted into an accredited Canadian university.
Research field(s): Conducting research in any field which must include standards as a component of research.
March 31, 2023 - Laura Bassi Scholarship
Value: Master’s students $750; Doctoral students $2,500; Junior Academics $500
For: Master's & PhD students
Details: All currently enrolled students are eligible and there are no institutional, departmental or national restrictions.
Research field(s): Open to every discipline conducting research which focuses on neglected topics of study, broadly construed, within their disciplines.
Contact Department - University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship
Value: Master's scholarship valued at $14,000; Doctoral scholarship valued at $18,000
For: Full-time Master's & PhD students
Details: Open to Canadian and International students who have demonstrated superior intellectual ability and academic accomplishment. Applications are submitted to students' home departments.
Research field(s): Research-based program that is eligible for tri-council graduate student awards.
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.
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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.
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Work-study program
The Work–study program at UM provides supplementary financial assistance for students who are currently receiving government student loans.
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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.
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Emergency loans
The University offers short-term loans to students facing unanticipated living costs and unexpected delays in government loans or other award funding.
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U.S. student loans
Learn about financial aid available to U.S. students, including government student loans.
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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.
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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