Scholarships, bursaries with July 15 deadline

Arthur Uniacke Chipman Entrance Scholarship
To be awarded to the student entering first-year university as a full-time student and member of St John’s College who:

• Best combines academic achievement and leadership ability
• Has a minimum average of 80 per cent in the final year of high school

Where applicants are of roughly equal standing on these criteria, preference will be given first to students who are registered with mature-student status and second to those with significant financial need.
 

Henry Irvine Graham Entrance Scholarship  (Funds for this award are shared with the H. Irvine Graham Undergraduate Scholarship)
Criteria:

• The major criterion will be a demonstration of how the applicant is “well-rounded” and has overcome difficulties in order to realize their full potential
• Must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada
• Must be entering the first year of studies at the UM with a minimum of 18 credit hours
• Register as a member of St John’s College
• Have demonstrated exceptional academic promise, diversity of interests, potential for leadership and community service

this scholarship may not be held concurrently with other scholarships totalling more than $500
 

Laurence Frank Wilmot Entrance Scholarship
Criteria:

• To be awarded to a student entering first year at the U of M and who is a member of St John’s College.
• The recipient shall be registered in a full-time undergraduate program.
• Awarded for proven leadership abilities and demonstrated interest in (a) community and/or the welfare of fellow students, (b) athletics, and/or (c) other activities.

Scholastic ability and academic potential shall be considered however, the award will not necessarily go to the candidate with the highest grades.
 

James F. Blewett Memorial Bursary 

Criteria:

• For a St John’s College member and full-time student in any year of studies
• Must demonstrate financial need
• Have demonstrated ongoing humanitarian qualities (for example, through volunteer work or community service), and a commitment to academics and their school communities

Preference will be given to students who are enrolled in Education or who are majoring in Human Resources Management in the Asper School of Business
 

† Children-of-Clergy Bursaries: several awards, total available 

Criteria:

• Awarded to St John’s College members with a parent who is a clergy member of the Anglican Church of Canada
• Students entering their first or subsequent year of studies at the UM or in the St John’s College Faculty of Theology in the fall are eligible for these bursaries
• The bursaries will be awarded at the discretion of the Bishop of Rupert’s Land

Please email the Awards Clerk at sherry.peters@umanitoba.ca for the application form.

Ivan J. R. Deacon and Phyllis E. Deacon Bursary 

Criteria:
St John’s College members enrolled at the UM or in the College’s Faculty of Theology may apply
The recipient shall be registered in a full-time undergraduate or graduate program
First-year students are eligible to apply
Demonstrated financial need
Community involvement and leadership potential may be considered

Preference will be given to a student who is of Canadian Indigenous ancestry, self-declared (Inuit, Métis, Status or Non-Status)
 

Donnie Eastwood Memorial Bursary 

Criteria:

• Members registered in full-time studies (minimum 18 credit hours) at either the UM or the College’s Faculty of Theology may apply
• Cumulative average of at least a B (3.00 GPA) is required, or, for first-year students, a high school average of no less than 80 per cent in the final year of high school
• Demonstrated financial need

Demonstrated capacity and desire to help others shall be considered
 

William E. Harrison Bursary

Criteria:

• For a full-time student in the Faculty of Theology at St John’s College applicants must have good academic standing, students must provide a letter from the Dean of Theology attesting to this.
• However, if no suitable Theology student applies applications from U of M students registered as St John’s College members will be considered
• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00, and students entering their first year at UM must have a minimum average of 80 per cent in the final year of high school
• Applicants must provide two letters in support of their community involvement
• Must demonstrate financial need

Capacity and desire to help others shall be considered
 

Morgan Scholarship

Criteria:

• Must have a permanent residence in rural Manitoba
• That is, a residence outside Winnipeg and the RMs of Cartier, East St Paul, Headingly, Macdonald, Ritchot, Rockwood, Rosser, Springfield, St Andrews, St Clements, St François-Xavier, Taché, West St Paul
• Must be a full-time undergraduate student with a cumulative average of at least a B (3.00 GPA) or, for first-year students, an average of no less than 80 per cent in the final year of high school
• Must register in full-time studies and as a St John’s College member at the UM in September of the current year
• Must provide three letters of support indicating a demonstrated record of outstanding contributions and commitment to the community

Jack and Eva Rogers Memorial Trust Fund 

Criteria:

• Open to students entering or continuing in full/part-time studies who have declared Religion as a major at the University of Manitoba or open to students entering or continuing in full/part-time studies in the Faculty of Theology at St John’s College
• Demonstrate significant financial need
• Must continue as a member of the College in the fall

St Luke’s Award 

Criteria:

• Entering or continuing full-time studies either in an undergraduate program of UM, or in the College’s Faculty of Theology
• Must be registered as a St John’s College member
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 required for returning students
• Preference will be given to a “recognized participant” in St Luke’s Anglican Church in Winnipeg
• Demonstrated involvement in community and public service
• Financial need will be considered

Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee of the Parish of St Luke