Upcoming Awards
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February 20, 2013 · Commonwealth Scholarship Plan - India
Award includes return economy class airfare, personal living allowance, accommodation expenses, and other study and medical allowances · For Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Open to all disciplines including natural sciences, engineering, humanities, social sciences and the arts
March 22, 2013 · Manitoba RDC Graduate Student Award
$5,000 · For Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Research, based on Confidential Statistics Canada microdata
April 2, 2013 · Alumni Association Inc. Graduate Student Award
$7,500 (approximately) · For Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Unrestricted; demonstrates leadership and/or commitment to voluntarism during the course of academic career
April 2, 2013 · Hawirko, Roma Zenovea Graduate Scholarship
Amount to be determined · For PhD students
Research Field(s): Microbiology; Faculties of Science or Agricultural and Food Sciences
Contact department for internal deadlines. (Departments are to submit completed applications to the Faculty of Graduate Studies no later than April 15, 2013) · Women's Health Research Foundation of Canada
$3,000 · For Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Women’s health
April 15, 2013 · U of M Composite, Kernaghan, E.B. Scholarship
valued at $3,375 for 12-13 · For Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Business, Engineering
April 15, 2013 · U of M Composite - University Women's Club of Winnipeg Graduate Scholarship
$3,000 · For Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Arts, women
April 15, 2013 · U of M Composite - Snider, Donald Vernon Memorial Fellowship
valued at $8,000 in 12-13 · For Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Arts, Science
April 15, 2013 · U of M Composite - Kristjansson, Adalsteinn Travelling Scholarship
TBD · For Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Unrestricted
April 15, 2013 · U of M Composite - Frank, Heinz Memorial Scholarship
valued at $1,450 in 12-13 · For Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Humanities
April 15, 2013 · U of M Composite - Crerar, Thomas Alexander
valued at 2 @ $8,500 in 12-13 · For Master's students
Research Field(s): Humanities
Other Opportunities
Job Opportunity
The Council on Post Secondary Education (COPSE), Advanced Education and Literacy (AEL) and Immigration and Multiculturalism (IAM) are undertaking an initiative titled: Foreign Qualification Recognition of Internationally Educated Professionals and Tradespeople in Manitoba. The funder of this initiative is the Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) Program - Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC). The initiative is focused on: a) improved client service capacities for qualifications recognition; b) bridge programming in post-secondary institutions for internationally educated professionals/tradespeople and; c) skilled immigrants’ labour market integration.
The initiative is in need of a Project Coordinator for International Educated Professionals in Bridge Programming who has:
- Experience working with Immigrant populations, especially working with skilled immigrants;
- Project Management experience including working on complex projects, performance reporting, identification of success measures, and experience developing and evaluating projects and;
- Experience working with Post-Secondary Institutions similar to Manitoba.
The position term is from April 2013 to April 2015 (inclusive) with a salary of $4,000.00 per month for approximately 20 hours per week for the period of the term.
Interested proponents will be required to apply through the MERX system (see Tender Notification Bridge Program Coordinator for details), and will be required to submit a letter of introduction, resume, qualifications, and experience.