Upcoming Award Deadlines
To: Award Contacts and Graduate Students
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upcoming award deadlines
If you have any questions or concerns about award application requirements, eligibility, or deadlines, please contact the Graduate Awards team at graduate.awards@umanitoba.ca and
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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. Application fee can be waived
Deadline: July 24, 2024
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MASTER’S
AWARD FOR INDIGENOUS STUDENTS
$8,000 Scholarships · For Full-Time Master’s students
Research Field(s): Any
Details: This award is offered to meritorious Canadian Indigenous master’s students who demonstrate significant research ability and scholarly potential.
Deadline: September 4, 2024
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DOCTORAL
AWARD FOR INDIGENOUS STUDENTS
$10,000 Scholarships · For Full-Time PhD students
Research Field(s): Any
Details: The awards are offered to meritorious Canadian Indigenous doctoral students who demonstrate significant research ability and scholarly potential.
Deadline: September 4, 2024
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PRESIDENT’S
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP FOR FIRST NATIONS, INUIT, AND MÉTIS STUDENTS
(1) Scholarship valued at $18,200 · For Full-Time PhD students
Research Field(s): Any
Details: This award will be offered to the highest ranked applicant from the 2024-2025 Doctoral Award for Indigenous Students competition pool. (No application required)
Deadline: September 4, 2024
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VANIER CANADA GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarship valued at $50,000.00 per year for three years · For Ph.D. Students
Research Fields(s): Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and/or Engineering (NSERC), Social Sciences and Humanities (SSHRC)
Details: The Government of Canada launched the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) program in 2008 to strengthen Canada's ability to attract and retain world-class doctoral students
and establish Canada as a global centre of excellence in research and higher learning. Vanier Scholars demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and/or
engineering and health. Canadian citizens, permanent residents and international students are eligible to be nominated for a Vanier Scholarship. Please visit the Vanier website for all relevant details
Deadline: September 9, 2024 (some materials are required by September 3, 2024)
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CANADA
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP–MICHAEL SMITH FOREIGN STUDY SUPPLEMENT (CGS-MSFSS)
Foreign study supplement valued at up to $6,000 · For Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Health, Science, Engineering, Social Sciences, Humanities
Details: Open to Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents who hold an active Canada Graduate Scholarship (including Vanier), are registered at a Canadian Institution and will be temporarily
conducting research outside of Canada
Deadline: September 25, 2024, 4pm CST
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SAVVY NEW CANADIANS FINANCIAL LITERACY SCHOLARSHIP
(2) scholarships valued at $1,000 · For Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Any field of study increasing and improving financial literacy and awareness among students in Canada
Details: Open to Canadian, permanent residents and international students at accredited Canadian universities and colleges
Deadline: September 30, 2024
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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 department/unit.
Deadline: Contact your home
department for deadline and application details
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Other Opportunities
INTERNATIONAL POLICY IDEAS
CHALLENGE HIGHLIGHTS
Winning proposals will receive financial support, recognition, and an opportunity to present their ideas to Government of Canada officials
Eligibility: Master’s, PhD and Postdoctoral applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada
Details: Submissions on a wide range of topics including sustainable development, human rights, and geopolitical stability
Deadline:
SHASTRI INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS,
AWARDS AND PROJECTS
Enhance institutional and scholarly linkages between SICI’s Canadian and Indian Member Institutions
Details: Various deadlines, values, and eligibility
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERISITY (SFU) POSTDOCTORAL
FELLOWS
Fellowship programs, funding, and Postdoctoral opportunities
Details: Various deadlines and values
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WESTERN GRADUATE & POSTDOCTORAL
STUDIES
Fellowship programs, funding, and Postdoctoral opportunities
Details: Postdoctoral opportunities including the CIRCLE, MOUSETRAP, and The
Possibilities for peace in the Twenty-First Century
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GRADUATE
STUDIES · AWARDS FAQ
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