This message is sent on behalf of Mrs. Jane Lastra, Director, Financial Aid and Awards.

Dear Student:

The 2011/12 University of Manitoba General Bursary application form is now available!

Every year, the University of Manitoba offers a wide-range of bursaries to both new and continuing full and part-time students who are enrolled in school from September to April who have a demonstrated financial need and a minimum academic standing. Bursaries - student funding which does not need to be repaid - range in amounts from $100 to $1,000, with over $3 million awarded annually.

Bursary awards are primarily based upon financial need (as opposed to scholarships which are primarily based upon your academics/marks).

General bursary criteria:

* International students in their first year of post-secondary study in Canada are not eligible to apply to the general bursary program. * All students must complete courses in both fall & winter terms to be eligible. * In most cases, students must register for and complete at least 60 percent of a full course-load per term (i.e., a minimum of 9 credit hours per term). Graduate students do not have to adhere to credit hour minimums but must be registered as full-time students with the Faculty of Graduates Studies. * As always, financial need must be clearly documented on the application. Students who will have 2011-2012 government student loans have an easier way of documenting financial need. Student aid recipients will be required to submit copies of their current "official" government loan assessment (not 'quick assessments') to support their declaration of financial need. * Students must meet minimum G.P.A requirements. Continuing students must have a minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.0. New students (from high school) must have a grade 12 average of 70% or higher.

Results are finalized in mid-December of each year and money is applied to tuition fees for successful students. Please check your tuition account in Student Aurora in mid-December to find out if you have been awarded a bursary.

Apply now...we have moved away from a paper-based bursary application to a fully integrated, ON-LINE application process!

Please visit our site at:

http://umanitoba.ca/student/fin_awards/bursaries/index.html