Biological Sciences financial aid and awards

Value 2024: $8,025
Eligibility: Awarded to a graduate student enrolled full-time, with a minimum GPA of 3.5, conducting research with a focus on plant or fungal biology.

Value 2024: 2 awards, each $1,250
Eligibility:  for those students who are enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Masters or PhD program, achieved a minimum grade point average of 3.5 based on the last 60 credit hours (or equivalent) of study, and conduct research with a focus on genetics.

Not available in 2024

Eligibility: Awarded to a full-time graduate student with a minimum GPA of 3.5, who is undertaking or has proposed to undertake thesis research in the field of ecology.

Value 2024: $19,225
Eligibility: Awarded to a full-time graduate student with a minimum GPA of 3.5, who is undertaking or has proposed to undertake thesis research with a focus in botany or fungi.

Value 2024: $6,100
Eligibility: For breadth and depth of scholarship and research beyond the 1st year of the graduate program with a focus on animal biology. A minimum GPA of 3.5 is required for this award.

Value 2024: $5000.00
Eligibility: For students entering or in 1st year of graduate study in zoology who do not hold a major scholarship or similar support valued at $10,000 or more.

Value 2024: $10,050
Eligibility: For a full-time MSc or PhD student in any program offered through the Department of Biological Sciences with good academic standing and demonstrated exemplary in the area of field Botany or field Ecology.

Value 2024: $650
Eligibility: Recognizes outstanding undergraduate teaching by graduate students. One of four awards annually.

Value 2024: $10,475
Eligibility: For academically excellent students in their 1st or 2nd year of full-time graduate studies in the area of animal biology who demonstrate research potential based on reference letters, and demonstrate scholarship based on project reports, publications, conference presentations, or related accomplishments. A minimum GPA of 3.5 is required for this award.

Value 2024: $1550
Details: Scholarship and bursaries available.

Value 2024: 2 awards, each $9,100
Eligibility: Awarded to a graduate student with a minimum GPA of 3.5, who is conducting research in any area of biology and is supervised by a faculty member in the Department of Biological Sciences.

Value 2024: $5125
Eligibility: Awarded to a full-time graduate student with a minimum GPA of 3.5, who is working in the fields of animal behaviour or ecology and intends to present their research at a national or international conference.  In order to be considered for this scholarship, eligible students will be asked to submit a brief summary of their research and to provide details on when and where they intend to present this research at a suitable meeting.

Value 2024: $1,700
Eligibility: Awarded to a student who has graduated from a University in Manitoba and who, in the following September either enters or continues with a graduate program in Biological Sciences.

Value: TBA
Deadline: Same deadline for the University of Manitoba bursary applications.
Eligibility: Available to any full-time graduate student with a minimum GPA of 3.5 and demonstrated financial need based on the standard University of Manitoba bursary application form.

Value: TBD
Deadline: Same deadline for the University of Manitoba bursary applications.
Eligibility: Available to any full-time graduate student in a Master’s or Doctoral program offered by the Faculty of Science, with a minimum degree grade point average of 3.0, who is undertaking or proposes to undertake research in the natural history of the boreal forest. The student must also be able to demonstrate financial needs based on the standard University of Manitoba bursary application.

Value: TBA
Deadline: Same deadline for the University of Manitoba bursary applications.
Eligibility: Available to any full-time graduate student with a minimum GPA of 3.5 who has shown great potential for research, as judged by the selection committee, and who has demonstrated financial need based on the standard University of Manitoba bursary application form.

Value: TBA
Deadline: Same deadline for the University of Manitoba bursary applications.
Eligibility: Available to any full-time 4th year Biological Sciences undergraduate student or Biological Sciences graduate student (any year) who has been active in biological and axiological studies and is interested in the preservation and conservation of flora and fauna, as judged by the selection committee, and who has demonstrated financial need based on the standard University of Manitoba bursary application form.

Value: TBA
Deadline: Same deadline for the University of Manitoba bursary applications.
Eligibility: Available to any full-time 4th year Honours Biological Sciences student who has a minimum GPA of 3.0 and has demonstrated financial need based on the standard University of Manitoba bursary application form.

Value: TBA
Deadline: Same deadline for the University of Manitoba bursary applications.
Eligibility: Available to any full-time 3rd year Biological Sciences student who has a minimum GPA of 2.5 and has demonstrated financial need based on the standard University of Manitoba bursary application form.

Value: $600
Deadline: TBA
Eligibility: Available to students currently registered in 4th year or higher in Botany or Zoology, active in Biological or ecological studies with an interest in the preservation and conservation of flora and fauna.

Value: TBA
Deadline: TBA
Eligibility: For a collection or essay done by an undergraduate in an area of systematic zoology.

Value: $750
Deadline: TBA
Eligibility: For a student completing a BSc honors of major in Zoology or Biological Sciences with the highest standing in the core courses.

Value: $500
Deadline: Same deadline for the University of Manitoba bursary applications.
Eligibility: Awarded to a student in good standing in Biological Sciences honors or major, with demonstrated financial needs based on a standard University of Manitoba bursary application form.

Value: $200
Deadline: TBA
Eligibility: For highest standing in Honours Zoology.

Value: $200
Deadline: TBA
Eligibility: For highest standing in BIOL 2410 and BIOL 2420 taken in regular session in the same academic year.

Value: TBD
Deadline: Same deadline for the University of Manitoba bursary applications.
Eligibility: Available to a student in the third year of a BSc. The program is delivered by the Department of Biological Sciences with a minimum degree point average of 2.5 and has demonstrated financial need on the university bursary application form.

Value: TBD
Eligibility: Awarded to a student who has completed the third year of a BSc. (Honours) degree in any area of study offered by the Department of Biological Sciences has achieved a minimum degree point average of 3.0 and has submitted a strong research proposal for Honour’s thesis project.

Value: TBD
Deadline: TBA
Eligibility: Awarded to a student who has successfully completed the requirements for a BSc (Honours) degree in any theme of study offered by the Department of Biological Sciences has achieved a minimum degree point average of 3.5 and has submitted the top Honours thesis, as determined by the selection committee, with a minimum grade of 4.5.

Value: TBD
Deadline: TBA
Eligibility: Awarded to an undergraduate student who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada who has achieved the highest degree grade point average with a minimum of 3.5 in an Honours or Major degree program specializing in Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology.

Value: TBD
Deadline: Same deadline for the University of Manitoba bursary applications.
Eligibility: Available to full-time undergraduate students you have completed a minimum of 30 credit hours of course with a minimum degree point average of 2.0. This bursary is available to students who have declared an Honours or Major in one of the following: Astronomy, Biological Sciences, Anthropology, Geological Sciences, or Physical Geography. Students must be able to demonstrate financial need on the standard University of Manitoba bursary application form.

Value: $100.00
Details: Awarded to a student who attains the highest combined standing in BIOL 1020 and BIOL 1030 respectively.

Value: TBD
Deadline: At the deadline for the U of M bursary application
Eligibility: Available to undergraduate students who have completed the third year of student in a BSc (Honours) in Biological Sciences with a minimum degree grade point average of 3.0, and demonstrate financial need on the standard UManitoba bursary application form.