Upcoming Award Deadlines
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PAWAN
K. SINGAL GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP IN CARDIOVASCULAR SCIENCES
Scholarship may be divided into more than one award; total value $15,300 · For full-time Master’s & PhD Students
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
Details: Have completed Fall 2021 & Winter 2022 in their graduate program and may not hold the award more than once
Deadline: February 22, 2023
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D.G.
& V.E. BARBER MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP IN ARCTIC RESEARCH
Master's scholarship valued at $5,000; Doctoral scholarship valued at $10,000 · For Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Arctic region including the marine and adjacent coastal environment of both Hudson Bay and James Bay.
Details: Support graduate students at UM who are conducting research pertaining to the Arctic region
Deadline: February 24, 2023
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ABORIGINAL
ISSUES PRESS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Variable awards/value · For Master’s & PhD students
Research Fields(s): Aboriginal Issues
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.
Deadline: February 24, 2023
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OAKES-RIEWE
ABORIGINAL-ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES RESEARCH AWARD
Variable awards, $500 to $5,000 · For full-time Master’s & PhD students
Research Fields(s): Support graduate students conducting environmental research which include Aboriginal people’s perspectives
Details: Applicants must be conducting or proposing to conduct interdisciplinary environmental research (integration of physical, biological, and human processes) within an Aboriginal context
Deadline: February 24, 2023
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PAMELA
HARDISTY GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP
Fellowship valued at $21,425 · For Ph.D. Students
Research Fields(s): Unrestricted
Details: Open to students in the first year of any doctoral program who have achieved 3.75 or above in their most recent 60 credit hours; have demonstrated research ability or potential; have
demonstrated strong communication, interpersonal and leadership abilities
Deadline: February 27, 2023
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JAMES
GORDON FLETCHER PH.D. FELLOWSHIP FOR RESEARCH IN FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND NUTRACEUTICALS
(1) Award valued at $31,750 · For full-time PhD students
Research Field(s): Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
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
Deadline: February 28, 2023
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UNIVERSITY
OF MANITOBA DISTINGUISHED DISSERTATION AWARD
$3,000 cash prize plus citation certificate · For PhD students
Research Field(s): Applied sciences, Health sciences, Humanities, Natural sciences, and Social sciences
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.
Deadline: February 28, 2023
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UNIVERSITY
OF MANITOBA DISTINGUISHED MASTER’S THESIS PRIZE
$1,000 cash prize plus citation certificate · For Master’s students
Research Field(s): Applied sciences, Health sciences, Humanities, Natural sciences, and Social sciences
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.
Deadline: February 28, 2023
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ETHICS GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS
(2) Stipends valued at $3,000 · For Master’s & PhD students
Research Fields(s): Ethics
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.
Deadline: February 28, 2023
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YORK UNIVERSITY
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR BLACK AND INDIGENOUS SCHOLARS
(2) Fellowships for scholars identifying as Black and (2) Fellowships for scholars identifying as Indigenous valued at $70,000 · For Postdoctoral scholars
Research Fields(s): Details on Faculties seeking candidates for this program are available on the program
web page.
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.
Deadline: March 1, 2023
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JANICE
FILMON AWARD IN PEACE STUDIES
Scholarship may be divided into more than one award, total value $3,175 · For full-time Master’s & PhD Students
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
Details: Candidate are pursuing research into the process of peace building
Deadline: March 1, 2023
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IRENA
KNYSH GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP IN UKRAINIAN STUDIES
(1) Scholarship valued at $8,550 – For full-time Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Ukrainian Studies
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
Deadline: March 14, 2023
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EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS TRAINEE DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Award valued at a maximum of $500 · For full-time Master’s & PhD students
Research Fields(s): Must be affiliated with CHRIM or be non-CHRIM that have successfully completed the GPD program
Details: Will provide support to professional development. Awardees may be asked to give a presentation on their experiences at a future CHRIM trainee event
Deadline: March 15, 2023 & July 15, 2023
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DEER
LODGE HOSPITAL STAFF ASSOCIATION MEMORIAL FUND AWARD
Variable Travel Awards valued at $1,000 each · For full-time MSc & PhD students
Research Field(s): Medical Health Sciences
Details: To cover costs for attending national and/or international scientific meetings to present the results of their research
Deadline: March 15, 2023
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SENATOR
THOMAS ALEXANDER CRERAR SCHOLARSHIP (COMPOSITE AWARD)
(2) Scholarships valued at $6,500 each · For full-time Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Humanities
Details: Open to graduate students in the first year of any Master of Arts or Doctoral program in the subject area of Humanities
Deadline: March 23, 2023
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HEINZ
FRANK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (COMPOSITE AWARD)
(1) Scholarship valued at $2,450 · For full-time Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Humanities
Details: Open to Master’s and PhD students whose major field of study is in Humanities, preferably in the area of modern languages
Deadline: March 23, 2023
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E.B.
KERNAGHAN SCHOLARSHIP (COMPOSITE AWARD)
(1) Scholarship valued at $6,675 · For full-time Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Engineering, Business Administration
Details: Intended to assist and encourage Engineering graduates of the University of Manitoba to undertake postgraduate work in an approved school of Business Administration, or its equivalent,
for the purpose of entering the fields of investment, or engineering management in basic Canadian industrial enterprises
Deadline: March 23, 2023
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ADALSTEINN
KRISTJANSSON TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIP (COMPOSITE AWARD)
(1) Scholarship valued at $28,325 · For full-time Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Science and Arts
Details: The purpose of the fund is to reward academic achievements of students who have completed an undergraduate degree from the University of Manitoba and have chosen to pursue graduate
studies at an accredited university in Europe, the United States of America, or Canada (NOT including the University of Manitoba or any of its affiliated colleges)
Deadline: March 23, 2023
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UNIVERSITY
WOMEN’S CLUB OF WINNIPEG SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP (COMPOSITE AWARD)
(1) Scholarship valued at $3,000 · For full-time Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Arts
Details: To support outstanding students who have completed an undergraduate degree from either the University of Manitoba or the University of Winnipeg and have chosen to pursue studies in
a Master’s or PhD program at any university recognized by Graduate Women International
Deadline: March 23, 2023
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DONALD
VERNON SNIDER MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP (COMPOSITE AWARD)
(1) Scholarship valued at $12,000 · For full-time Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Unrestricted
Details: Open to graduate students in the first year of any Master’s or Doctoral program at the University of Manitoba and has received their first undergraduate degree from the University
of Manitoba or any of its affiliated colleges within the past five years
Deadline: March 23, 2023
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GOVERNOR
GENERAL’S GOLD MEDAL
(1) Gold medal for a Master’s student; (1) Gold medal for a PhD student · For Master's & PhD students
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
Details: 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.
Deadline: March 30, 2023
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LAURA BASSI SCHOLARSHIP
Master’s students $750; Doctoral students $2,500; Junior Academics $500
Research Field(s): Open to every discipline conducting research which focuses on neglected topics of study, broadly construed, within their disciplines
Details: All currently enrolled students are eligible and there are no institutional, departmental or national restrictions.
Deadline: March 31, 2023; July 25, 2023
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CSA GROUP GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
$10,000 Scholarship · For Master’s students
Research Fields(s): Conducting research in any field which must include standards as a component of research
Details: Open to full-time Master’s students accepted into an accredited Canadian university
Deadline: March 31, 2023
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POSTDOCTORAL
FELLOWSHIPS FOR BLACK SCHOLARS
(4) Fellowships valued at $70,000/year plus benefits · For PhD graduates (completion of PhD or PhD-equivalent within the last three years prior to the application deadline, or PhD expected by the planned start date of the fellowship)
Research Field(s): Robust scholarly, research and creative activity (SRC) with demonstrated contributions to societal development, and demonstrated capacity for leadership in the subject domain
as defined by the sphere of influence achieved to date by the applicant
Details: Canadian and International students who self-identify as Black (of African descent; for example, Africans and African heritage people from the Caribbean, Americas, Europe).
Deadline: April 1, 2023
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UNIVERSITY
OF MANITOBA GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP (UMGF)
Master's scholarship valued at $14,000; Doctoral scholarship valued at $18,000 · For full-Time Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Research-based program that is eligible for tri-council graduate student awards
Details: Open to Canadian and International students who have demonstrated superior intellectual ability and academic accomplishment. Applications are submitted to students home departments.
Deadline: Contact your home department for deadline and application details
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