Competitions and trainee opportunities
UM undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows have many opportunities to work and learn under the formal supervision of independent researchers. Prospective trainees can enhance their research skills through scholarship in the humanities and social sciences, creative work in music, architecture and art and research in the applied, natural and health sciences.
Additional opportunities
Research supports and services
Faculty, students, post-doctoral fellows and research technicians have access to specialized training, funding and services through close working relationships with various faculties, research organizations, governments and business partners.
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Office of Research Services
Provides support for grant applications, research agreements and funding opportunities as well as training through workshops and presentations.
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Partnerships and Innovation
Oversees the intellectual property of patents and licenses and assists researchers in connecting their expertise with industry needs locally and globally.
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Research Ethics and Compliance
Upholds ethics protocols to ensure the health and welfare of humans, animals and the environment during research, teaching and testing.
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International Centre
UM's hub for all things global. Whether you’re a student looking to explore, a faculty member looking for international partners or a researcher hoping to work with us, we’re here to support you.
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Research Support Fund
This fund assists Canadian post-secondary institutions and affiliated research hospitals/institutes with indirect costs, helping achieve research excellence and maintain world-class research environments.
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Dimensions Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
The Government of Canada’s Dimensions pilot program promotes equity, diversity and inclusion at universities, colleges and polytechnic institutes.
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Office of Research Security
Provides specialized and individual support through training and workshops to Researchers in all things Research Security.
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Ignite Program
Introducing the Ignite Program, a new internal teams grant that will fund bold, forward-thinking research through interdisciplinary inquiry.
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Office of Research EDIA
The Office of Research EDIA in VPRIO supports embedding EDIA throughout research processes at UM to carve a path for underrepresented researchers and works collaboratively across UM to uphold the principles of EDIA for positive change at the institution.
Research tools
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My Research Tools (MRT)
A set of web applications designed for UM researchers that allow you to access to funding opportunities, share your expertise, seek collaborators and manage your project information online. See support documents below.
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SPIN
A comprehensive database containing over 40,000 funding opportunities from more than 10,000 federal, public, non-profit, and private sponsors. See support documents below.
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Upcoming Major Funding Opportunities and Deadlines (UMFOD)
A searchable University database of upcoming major funding competitions from local, provincial, national and international sources that is updated weekly.
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Research Administration System (RAS)
The Research Administration System (RAS) integrates required forms for the Office of Human Research Ethics (OHRE) into a single electronic system.
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iThenticate plagiarism detection software
A plagiarism detection software used by researchers to ensure the originality of written work before publication.
MRT Support documentation
SPIN Support documentation
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Contact us
Office of the Vice-President (Research and International)
Room 410/406 Administration Building
66 Chancellor's Circle
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada