Faculty of Graduate Studies

University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (UMGF)

Each year, more than $2 million dollars in university graduate fellowships are offered to full-time master’s and PhD students to recognize and support academic excellence. The fellowships are offered to students who have demonstrated superior intellectual ability and academic accomplishment.

Students must be recommended by their department or unit to the Faculty of Graduate Studies for a UMGF.

2021-2022 Overview

Value	UMGF master’s: $14,000 per year UMGF doctoral: $18,000 per year
Duration	UMGF master’s: 12 or 24 months UMGF doctoral: 12, 24, 36 or 48 months
Application deadline	Please contact your department
Application process	Please contact your department

Value and duration

UMGF master’s awards are valued at $14,000 per year for 12 or 24 months, for up to a total of $28,000.

UMGF doctoral awards are valued at $18,000 per year for 12, 24, 36 or 48 months, for up to a total of $72,000.

Departments/units determine the value and duration of an award and must meet the eligibility criteria as outlined in the eligibility table.

Total maximum UMGF support for any individual graduate student is five years (60 months). This means that a student who has received a UMGF for two years in their master’s program will only be eligible for three years of UMGF funding at the doctoral level.

Period of support available

Here are the number of months of UMGF funding a student can receive, based on the number of months they have completed in their program.

Master’s students
Number of months completed as a master’s student	Number of months eligible to receive the UMGF
0-4 months	Up to 24 months of funding
5-16 months	Up to 12 months of funding
More than 16 months	Not eligible

Doctoral students
Number of months completed as a PhD student	Number of months eligible to receive the UMGF
0-4	Up to 48 months of funding
5-16 months	Up to 36 months of funding
17-28 months	Up to 24 months of funding
29-40 months	Up to 12 months of funding
More than 40 months	Not eligible

Applicants who are successful in the current competition must take up their awards in May 2021, September 2021 or January 2022. Students who are unable to accept their award within this academic year must decline the award.

Eligibility

Students must have a minimum admission GPA of 3.0 to be considered for this award. Please contact your department as they may have a higher GPA requirement.

To hold an award:
Students must have been admitted as a full-time student without provision or have cleared provisional admission as a master’s or PhD student in a graduate program at the University of Manitoba.

The UMGF is tenable in the department or unit in which it was offered at the University of Manitoba.

Please refer to the University of Manitoba Faculty of Graduate Studies Institutional Award Holder’s Guide for details.

Application and process

Please consult your department or unit for the UMGF application process and deadline. Once the department/unit determines their selection, students are recommended to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. FGS will notify the award recipients with an official letter via email.