Upcoming Award Deadlines
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a full listing of 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
we will be happy to assist remotely via email. Your patience is appreciated, and please rest assured that your email will receive a response as soon as possible based on priorities and time-sensitivity.
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I. BATA MATERIAL CULTURE SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarship valued at up to $7,275 · For Master’s & PhD students
Research Fields(s): Including but not limited to: Anthropology, Environmental Studies, History, Native Studies, Fine Arts, Archival Studies, Engineering, or any of the Natural Sciences as
they relate to artifact preservation (including geochemical characterization and DNA analysis)
Details: Open to Canadian and International students conducting research related to material culture, with “material culture” defined as documenting the meaning, traditions and values revealed
in making, interpreting, preservation, or history (including that in the distant past), of the physical evidence (objects and architecture) of a culture’s heritage; and with “Arctic” defined as including and north of the continuous Permafrost, in Canada and
throughout the Circumpolar region
Deadline: August 23, 2023
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HEART AND STROKE GRANT-IN-AID
Maximum $55,000 · For Postdoctoral students
Research Field(s): Cardiovascular or Cerebrovascular
Details: The Grant-in-Aid (GIA) program provides operating funds to support important, pertinent, novel research in the areas of heart disease and/or stroke. This support may be provided for
a maximum of three years.
Deadline: August 31, 2023 at 4:00pm ET
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NEW PERSONNEL AWARDS FOR INDIGENOUS SCHOLARS
Maximum $50,000 Master’s students; $90,000 Doctoral students · For Master's and PhD students
Research Field(s): Indigenous scholars whose traditional and ancestral territories are in Canada, commitment to working in heart and/or brain research.
Details: Stipends will enable Indigenous trainees to focus on their research studies and engage with mentors as part of their training.
Deadline: September 1, 2023 at 3:00m ET
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VANIER CANADA GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
Maximum $50,000 per year for three years · For PhD students
Research Field(s): Health, Natural Sciences, Engineering, Social Sciences, Humanities (i.e., CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC).
Details: Open to Canadian citizens, permanent residents and international students, the Vanier CGS program is designed to attract and retain world-class doctoral students and provide a significant
financial award to assist in their studies at Canadian universities. Vanier Scholars demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement. Students must submit an application and be nominated by their Department Head to be considered
at the institutional level. Successful applications at the institutional level are then forwarded to Vanier to compete at the national level for a scholarship.
Deadline: September 5, 2023 & September 11, 2023 (Please review application instructions carefully as late or incomplete applications are not considered.)
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HEART AND STROKE NEW INVESTIGATOR
AWARDS
Maximum $60,000 · For Postdoctoral students
Research Field(s): Cardiovascular or Cerebrovascular.
Details: The New Investigator (NI) program is a salary award to support new investigators who have demonstrated excellence in their doctoral and post-doctoral training and wish to establish
their own independent research career.
Deadline: September 7, 2023 at 4:00pm ET
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HEART
AND STROKE DOCTORAL PERSONNEL AWARDS FOR WOMEN'S HEART AND/OR BRAIN HEALTH
Maximum $45,000 · For PhD students
Research Field(s): Devoted specifically to women’s heart and/or brain health.
Details: Stipends will enable Doctoral award recipients to pursue their program of research and engage with mentors as part of their training.
Deadline: September 8, 2023 at 3:00pm ET
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POSTDOCTORAL PERSONNEL AWARDS FOR WOMEN'S HEART AND/OR
BRAIN HEALTH
(1) Maximum $60,000 · For Postdoctoral Students
Research Field(s): Research initiatives addressing heart conditions, stroke and vascular cognitive impairment.
Details: Open to Postdoctoral or Clinical fellow at an eligible Canadian institution.
Deadline: September 8, 2023
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DEAN
OF GRADUATE STUDIES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT PRIZE
Prize valued at $1,000 · For Master’s & PhD students
Research Fields(s): Unrestricted
Details: Open to students enrolled full-time in a Master’s or Doctoral program in the Faculty of Graduate Studies for at least one year at the time of nomination who have displayed intellectual
and academic attainment at a high standard; have a minimum GPA of 3.5 in their current program; have volunteered within and outside their current role as a student; have demonstrated strong leadership abilities and personal integrity; have shown commitment
to improving the quality of life for others; and have shown outstanding performance and service in teaching and/or mentoring. Nominations will be made by the student’s department.
Deadline: September 15, 2023
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BANTING POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
Postdoctoral fellowships valued at $70,000 · For PhD students
Research Field(s): Health research, Natural sciences and/or engineering, Social sciences and/or humanities
Details: Open to Canadian citizens, Permanent Residents of Canada and Foreign Citizens
Deadline: September 20, 2023 at 8:00pm EDT
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CANADA
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP – MICHAEL SMITH FOREIGN STUDY SUPPLEMENT (CGS-MSFSS)
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) and will be conducting research abroad
Deadline: September 25, 2023
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SAVVY NEW CANADIANS FINANCIAL LITERACY SCHOLARSHIP
(4) 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, 2023
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ERIC AND WENDY SCHMIDT AI IN SCIENCE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
$85,000 year · For Postdoctoral students
Research Field(s): Natural Sciences or Engineering
Details: Open to those who aim to pursue a research project that includes the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to their domain
Deadline: October 2, 2023
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Other Opportunities
LAB2MARKET
Up to $155,000 in funding
A 12 month program offered in partnership with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. The program will provide supplementary entrepreneurship support to recipients of NSERC’s I2I Phase 1 grant who are looking to build their idea into
a market-ready product.
Deadline: September 18, 2023 at 8:00pm ET
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