Subject: FGPS Upcoming Awards and Other Opportunities – September 3, 2025
From: Graduate Communications <[email-masked]>
To: Graduate Communications <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2025 13:19:58 +0000

[University of Manitoba Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies logo]<https://umanitoba.ca/graduate-studies/>
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Upcoming Award Deadlines
To: Award Contacts and Graduate Students

Click here for a full listing of upcoming award deadlines<http://umanitoba.ca/graduate-studies/funding-awards-and-financial-aid>

If you have any questions or concerns about award application requirements, eligibility, or deadlines, please contact the Graduate Awards team at [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> and we will be happy to assist 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.

DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT PRIZE<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=3151&letter=D>
Prize valued at $1,000.00 · For Master’s and Ph.D. 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 4, 2025
More Info<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=3151&letter=D>

SONJA I. BATA MATERIAL CULTURE SCHOLARSHIPS<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=3698&letter=S>
Scholarship valued at up to $7,675.00 · For Master’s and Ph.D. 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: September 4, 2025
More Info<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=3698&letter=S>

JANICE FILMON AWARD IN PEACE STUDIES<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=3209&letter=F>
Scholarship may be divided into more than one award total value $3,525.00 · For Full-time Master’s & PhD Students
Research Field(s): Candidates have completed necessary course work towards the degree and obtained approval for a thesis or dissertation proposal prior to undertaking the research funded by this award
Details: Pursing research into the process of peace building
Deadline: September 10, 2025
More Info<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=3209&letter=F>

CARLA THORLAKSON GRADUATE TRAVEL AWARD<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=3671&letter=T>
Master’s and Doctoral scholarship valued at $7025.00 · For Master’s and Ph.D. Students
Research Fields(s): Unrestricted; provides students with the opportunity to travel and to thereby enhance their educational experience or research opportunities
Details: Open to Canadian and International students conducting research abroad
Deadline: September 11, 2025
More Info<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=3671&letter=T>

DONALD VERNON SNIDER MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=2672&letter=D>
(1) Fellowship valued at $12,000 · For first-year, full-time Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Any
Details:  Open to Canadian and International students conducting research in Canada who received their undergraduate degrees from the University of Manitoba within the past five years
Deadline: September 11, 2025
More Info<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=2672&letter=D>

ROMA ZENOVEA HAWIRKO GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=3584&letter=H>
Scholarship valued at $12,675.00 · For Ph.D. Students
Research Fields(s): Faculty of Science or the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences (conducting research in the area of Microbiology)
Details: Recipient is enrolled full-time in the first or second year of any Ph.D. program delivered by a department in the Faculty of Science or the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science. Is conducting a clearly defined and innovative research project in the area of Microbiology and has demonstrated both commitment to their field of study and career potential.
Deadline: September 11, 2025
More Info<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=3584&letter=R>

E.B. KERNAGHAN SCHOLARSHIP<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=2844&letter=E>
Variable Scholarships Total Value $7,550 · For full-time Master’s students
Research Field(s):  Engineering, Business Administration
Details:  Open to graduate students in the first or second year of the Master of Business Administration program who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree from the Price Faculty of Engineering
Deadline: September 18, 2025
More Info<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=2844&letter=E>

CANADA GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP–MICHAEL SMITH FOREIGN STUDY SUPPLEMENT (CGS-MSFSS)<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=3352&letter=C>
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 26, 2025, 4pm CST
More Info<https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/CGSForeignStudy-BESCEtudeEtranger_eng.asp>

CIHR CANADA GRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS – DOCTORAL (CGRS-D)<https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/cgrsd-besrd_eng.asp>
Scholarships valued at $40,000 · For PhD students
Research Field(s): Health Sciences
Details: Open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents – Open to international students, currently enrolled in a doctoral program
Deadline: October 6, 2025
More Info<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=3711&letter=C>

NSERC CANADA RESEARCH GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS – DOCTORAL (CGRS-D)<https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/cgrsd-besrd_eng.asp>
Scholarships valued at $40,000 · For PhD students
Research Field(s): Natural Sciences and Engineering
Details: Open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents – Open to international students, currently enrolled in a doctoral program
Deadline: October 6, 2025
More Info<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=2596&letter=N>

SSHRC CANADA GRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS – DOCTORAL (CGRS-D)<https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/cgrsd-besrd_eng.asp>
Scholarships and Fellowships valued at $40,000 · For PhD students
Research Field(s): Social Sciences and Humanities
Details: Open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents – Open to international students, currently enrolled in a doctoral program
Deadline: October 6, 2025
More Info<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=2673&letter=S>

CANADA GRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS – MASTER’S (CGRS-M)<https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/cgrsm-besrm_eng.asp>
Scholarships valued at $27,000 · For Full-Time Master’s students
Research Field(s): Health, Science, Engineering, Social Sciences, Humanities
Details: The Canada Graduate Research Scholarships – Master’s program (CGRS-M) aims to helps develop research skills and assist in training of highly qualified personnel by supporting graduate students who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies. Open to Canadian Citizens, Permanent Residents or Protected Persons who are enrolled full-time in research-based programs
Deadline: December 1, 2025 at 7:59pm EST
More Info<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=browse&keywords=&criteria=any&category=0&citizen=0&range=0-1000000&tenable=0&byResearch=on&byAward=on&byEligibility=on&id=3650&letter=C>

Other Opportunities

NSERC CANADA RESEARCH GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIP INFORMATION SESSIONS<https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/index_eng.asp>
Research Field(s): Natural Sciences and Engineering
Details: Virtual NSERC Scholarships and Fellowships information sessions will serve to provide details and guidance to students and postdoctoral researchers planning to apply to NSERC programs. ONLY the doctoral and postdoctoral programs will be discussed at these sessions. Registration is not required, choose the session that works best for you!
Dates: Live MS Teams Sessions

 Information Sessions Dates:

  *   Wednesday September 3, 2025 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm EST (French) - Click here to join the session<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NWE5OGY1MmQtMWYyOS00ODE2LTgwNmUtNzUzZGQwMDA0NzA5%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22fbef0798-20e3-4be7-bdc8-372032610f65%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22c42bec6f-e941-4b0d-b526-726aeb04a110%22%7d>
  *   Friday September 5, 2025 @ 10:00am – 12:00pm EST (English) - Click here to join the session<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZTAyZGJlMTktYjkyZi00YTg2LWE3YWMtZjdjMDFmZGYyMzZm%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22fbef0798-20e3-4be7-bdc8-372032610f65%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22c42bec6f-e941-4b0d-b526-726aeb04a110%22%7d>
  *   Monday September 8, 2025 @ 10:00am – 12:00pm EST (English) - Click here to join the session<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZjUwNGJhOWEtMWIzZi00ZjRkLWI2N2QtNmUxM2Y0ZjkwY2Rk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22fbef0798-20e3-4be7-bdc8-372032610f65%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22c42bec6f-e941-4b0d-b526-726aeb04a110%22%7d>
  *   Wednesday September 10, 2025 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm EST (English) - Click here to join the session<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODBlMGM3Y2EtZjU3Ni00NWQ4LTlkY2QtZGEyMDllMDI5OTdm%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22fbef0798-20e3-4be7-bdc8-372032610f65%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22c42bec6f-e941-4b0d-b526-726aeb04a110%22%7d>

SAVVY NEW CANADIANS FINANCIAL LITERACY SCHOLARSHIP 2025<https://www.savvynewcanadians.com/scholarship/>
Two $1,000 scholarships for Fall Term · For all Full-Time Master’s or PhD students
Research Field(s): Be enrolled any year and in any field of study
Details:  Full-time Master’s or PhD students
Deadline: September 22, 2025
More Info<https://www.savvynewcanadians.com/scholarship/>

JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY IN KRAKOW, POLAND – EUROPEAN UNION SHORT TERM ACADEMIC EXCHANGE DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarship funding – Doctoral short-term exchange scholarships which covers travel expenses, living costs and, if applicable, conference fees or participation costs for summer and winter schools
Details:  Doctoral students to undertake short-term trips lasting from 3 to 5 days (excluding travel days) to participate in educational activities, including courses, workshops, professional internships, study visits, conferences, and summer or winter schools organized by the Jagiellonian University. For full details, including eligibility criteria and required documents, please contact [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>.
Deadline: Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis until available funds are exhausted, and all visits must be completed by the end of September 2025

ERIC AND WENDY SCHMIDT AI IN SCIENCE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM <https://schmidtfellows.utoronto.ca/>
$85,000 CDN/year in salary, plus $11,000 CDN/year for benefits, for 2 years
Research Field(s): Existing and prospective natural sciences/engineering postdocs who have a desire to learn new AI methodologies that stand to accelerate discoveries in their domain
Details:  Open to postdocs – questions can be sent to [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
Deadline: October 8, 2025, 5:00 PM EST
Register Online<https://forms.office.com/r/695ZQxJt9G>

2025 JOHN W. DAVIES MEMORIAL AWARD FROM THE SOCIETY OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS AND MARINE ENGINEERS – ARCTIC SECTION<https://schmidtfellows.utoronto.ca/>
One Scholarship of $3,000 · For Full-Time Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Research assists in providing solutions to problems specifically encountered in marine cold regions (such as in the Arctic, subarctic, Antarctic, Polar, subpolar, or other cold ocean/sea environments)
Details: Open to full-time Master’s and Ph.D. students at a recognized University in Canada
Questions and Applications go to:  [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
Deadline: November 1, 2025, 12:00am MST
More Info<https://communities.sname.org/arcticsection/scholarshipinfo/new-item>

GERMAN ACADEMIC EXCHANGE SERVICE<https://www.daad.de/en/studying-in-germany/scholarships/>
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) provides funding for research and study in Germany.
DAAD fall deadlines for programs supporting graduate level study and research in Germany.
More details are available from the links below:

    ●    September 24, 2025 - Study Scholarship - Graduate studies in the field of Architecture<https://rdir.inxmail.com/daad/d?p00esqs000rnhk00d00000000000000000kmhrd0ftfvton0koejrrsi0000dq000000numf56q>
    ●    September 25, 2025 - Study Scholarship - Graduate studies in the field of Music<https://rdir.inxmail.com/daad/d?p00esqsi00rnhk00d00000000000000000kmhrd0ftfvton0koejrrsi0000dq000000bllvkhq>
    ●    October 31, 2025 - Study Scholarship - Master's Studies in All Academic Disciplines<https://rdir.inxmail.com/daad/d?p00esqsq00rnhk00d00000000000000000kmhrd0ftfvton0koejrrsi0000dq000000j47mueu>
    ●    October 31, 2025 - Research Grants in Germany (PhD candidates, Postdocs)<https://rdir.inxmail.com/daad/d?p00esqsy00rnhk00d00000000000000000kmhrd0ftfvton0koejrrsi0000dq000000fdy4d5u>
    ●    November 10, 2025 - Study Scholarship - Graduate studies in the fields of Fine Art, Design, Visual Communication and Film<https://rdir.inxmail.com/daad/d?p00esqt000rnhk00d00000000000000000kmhrd0ftfvton0koejrrsi0000dq000000ffkxoky>
    ●    November 10, 2025 - Study Scholarship - Graduate studies in the field of the Performing Arts<https://rdir.inxmail.com/daad/d?p00esqti00rnhk00d00000000000000000kmhrd0ftfvton0koejrrsi0000dq000000j2nhzty>
More Info<https://www.daad.de/en/studying-in-germany/scholarships/>

PIERRE ELLIOTT TRUDEAU FOUNDATION – ANNUAL DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION<https://www.trudeaufoundation.ca/scholarship>
For PhD students in their 1st or 2nd year of studies as of September 2025
Contact:  Stéphanie Maurice for details at [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
                   Virtual 60-minute information sessions for award officers will be held on September 18, 2025, in French and English:

* French: September 18, 2024, at 11:00 AM EST Register here!<https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qnlQ1g76TYaQgARXHdn36w>
* English: September 18, 2024, at 2:00 PM EST Register here!<https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/GI0oaRJoRY6NFwU1fIaXfQ>
Competition opens: September 9, 2025
Deadline: November 17, 2025 at 4:00 P.M. EST

NSERC INDIGENOUS STUDENT AMBASSADORS GRANT (NISA)<https://www.trudeaufoundation.ca/scholarship>
Up to $5,000 · For Indigenous undergraduate/graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
Research Field(s):  Natural Sciences and Engineering
Details:  The grant provides funding to students and postdoctoral researchers to develop and implement outreach activities aimed at promoting Indigenous participation and engagement in the natural sciences and engineering fields.
Deadline: Between two and six months before start of activity
More Info<https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/Aboriginal-Autochtones_eng.asp>

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