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.
Please note, the Faculty of Graduate Studies office will be closed from December 23 through January 3.
SAAVY NEW CANADIANS FINANCIAL LITERACY SCHOLARSHIP 2023
(2) Awards valued at $1,000 each · For full-time Master's & PhD students
Research Fields(s): Open to all fields of study with the purpose of increasing and improving financial literacy and awareness among students in Canada
Details: Open to Canadian, International and Permanent Residents enrolled full-time at an accredited University or College
Deadline: December 23, 2022
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TANAKA FUND GRANT
TO SUPPORT PROMISING JUNIOR JAPANESE STUDIES SCHOLARS 2023
Grants up to a maximum of $10,000 · For Master's Thesis & PhD students doing research towards their dissertation proposal
Research Field(s): Conducting research related to Japan with methods in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Details: Open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents who spend a maximum of three months in Japan
Deadline: January 8, 2023
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SHEU
L. LEE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP IN ONCOLOGY RESEARCH
(1) Scholarship valued at $3,000 · For full or part-time Master’s & PhD students
Research Field(s): Conducting or plan to conduct research consistent with the strategic priority areas set out in the National Strategy for Cancer Control; prevention, diagnosis, treatment,
and end of life care
Details: Candidates must be in College of Nursing Master’s (Oncology focus), College of Nursing Doctoral (Cancer Control) or Department of Psychology or Max Rady College of Medicine
Deadline: January 11, 2023
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PRAIRIE CONSERVATION AWARD & YOUNG PROFESSIONAL STEWARDSHIP GRANT
(3) Grants valued at $2,500 each
Research Field(s): Contributions to native habitat or endangered species conservation
Details: For those who live and/or work in Manitoba, Alberta or Saskatchewan
Deadline: January 11, 2023
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INDIGENOUS
DOCTORAL PROGRAM FELLOWSHIPS
(3) Doctoral scholarships valued at $20,000 each · For PhD students
Research Fields(s): Unrestricted; available to all Indigenous Graduate Students
Details: Open to Canadian Indigenous PhD Students pursuing Doctoral degrees at the University of Manitoba. The purpose of these awards is to reward the academic achievements of Canadian Indigenous
graduate students pursuing Doctoral degrees.
Deadline: January 13, 2023
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MARGARET McNAMARA EDUCATION GRANTS (MMEG)
Grant amounts vary · For Master’s and PhD students
Details: Open to exceptional women from developing countries age 25 or older studying at universities in the United States and Canada whose future work will improve lives of women and children.
Deadline: January 15, 2023
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ROY HYNDMAN OCEAN
OBSERVING AWARD
(2) Awards each $20,000 · For Master’s and PhD students
Research Fields(s): Disciplines spanning engineering, humanities, natural and social sciences
Details: Advance research for students using ocean observing data and/or technology and providing an opportunity to work with leading ocean technologies and experts.
Deadline: January 15, 2023
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CLAUDETTE MACKAY-LASSONDE GRADUATE AWARD
(1) Scholarship valued at $15,000 · For full-time PhD students
Research Fields(s): Enrolled in an accredited Engineering program
Details: Open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents who self-identify as female.
Deadline: January 20, 2023, 11:59 PM EST
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PRESIDENT’S
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP IN HUMAN GENETICS
Scholarship valued at up to $11,000 · For Master’s and PhD students
Research Fields(s): Any area of Human Genetics
Details: Open to Canadian and International students writing a thesis in any area of Human Genetics
Deadline: January 20, 2023
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SONJA
I. BATA MATERIAL CULTURE SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarship valued at up to $7,275 · For Master’s and 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: January 20, 2023
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3MT© AND MT 180©
Cash Prizes · For Master’s and PhD students
Research Fields(s): Thesis-based program
Details: Opportunities for graduate students to significantly develop their communication skills and connection to the wider community by explaining the nature, goals, and significance of
their research in three minutes.
Deadline: January 23, 2023, 12:00 PM CST
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DELANEY
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP FOR INDIGENOUS STUDENTS
Scholarship valued at $9,225 · For Master’s and PhD students
Research Fields(s): Unrestricted
Details: Open to Canadian Indigenous graduate students enrolled in full-time Master’s or Doctoral programs at the University of Manitoba
Deadline: January 24, 2023
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DR.
RICHARD DOUGLAS OATWAY MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP
Fellowship valued at $29,375 · For Master’s & PhD Students
Research Field(s): Adult harassment (Law, Sociology and Psychology)
Details: Open to Law, Sociology and Psychology graduate students enrolled in full-time Master’s or Doctoral programs at the University of Manitoba to support the study of adult harassment
Deadline: January 27, 2023
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LONDON GOODENOUGH ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (LGAC) SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarship in support of graduate study in London, England for 2023-2024 academic year
Research Field(s): Candidates must be full-time students enrolling in an accredited graduate programme in London and are required to reside at Goodenough College for a minimum term of eight
months
Details: Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada
Deadline: January 27, 2023
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JOAN MITCHELL TRAVEL AWARD AT LAURIER
ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Travel Award $1,000 · For Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): For researchers wising to travel to the Laurier Archives and Special Collections to conduct research in any of the archival collections
Details: Applicants are encouraged to contact the Laurier Archives and Special Collections to learn more about the collections when preparing their applications
Applications/Questions: libarch@wlu.ca
Deadline: January 30, 2023
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VISUAL AND AUTOMATED DISEASE ANALYTICS (VADA) PROGRAM INTERNSHIP
$19,000 Master’s, $23,000 Doctoral · For Master’s and PhD students
Research Fields(s): Departments of Biochemistry, Medical Genetics, Community Health Sciences, Computer Science, Mathematics, Medical Microbiology and Psychology
Details: Thesis project focused on data visualization, advanced analytics, machine learning, network analysis for chronic or infectious diseases.
Deadline: January 30, 2023, 11:59 PM CST
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MACKENZIE KING OPEN SCHOLARSHIP
$8,500 · For Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Available to graduate students of Canadian universities in any discipline.
Details: All required materials including application, certified
transcripts and sealed confidential references must be received by the application deadline. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Deadline: February 1, 2023
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MACKENZIE
KING TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIP
$10,500 · For Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Restricted to graduate students who engage in study in the United States or United Kingdom, of international or industrial relations.
Details: All required materials including application, certified
transcripts and sealed confidential references must be received by the application deadline. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Deadline: February 1, 2023
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BERKES
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP IN COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH
(1) Award valued at $10,000 · For full-time Master’s and PhD students
Research Fields(s): Including but not limited to, community-based resource, environmental management, conservation and planning
Details: Will provide support towards degree-related field research and an opportunity to engage in outreach training
Deadline: February 3, 2023
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ABORIGINAL
ISSUES PRESS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Variable awards/value · For Master’s and PhD students
Research Fields(s): Aboriginal Issues
Details: Have demonstrated a commitment to disseminating the results of their research. Students entering their first year of their graduate program will normally not be considered eligible.
Deadline: February 24, 2023
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OAKES-RIEWE
ABORIGINAL-ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES RESEARCH AWARD
Variable awards, $500 to $5,000 · For full-time Master’s and PhD students
Research Fields(s): Support graduate students conducting environmental research which include Aboriginal people’s perspectives
Details: Applicants must be conducting or proposing to conduct interdisciplinary environmental research (integration of physical, biological, and human processes) within an Aboriginal context
Deadline: February 24, 2023
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UNIVERSITY
OF MANITOBA DISTINGUISHED DISSERTATION AWARD
$3,000 cash prize plus citation certificate · For PhD students
Research Field(s): Applied sciences, Health sciences, Humanities, Natural sciences, and Social sciences
Details: This award honours exceptional doctoral dissertations that were defended and submitted during the 2022 calendar year (January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022). Nominations (max. of two)
must be submitted by each Faculty/School/College via email to david.foley@umanitoba.ca prior to the deadline.
Deadline: February 28, 2023
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UNIVERSITY
OF MANITOBA DISTINGUISHED MASTER’S THESIS PRIZE
$1,000 cash prize plus citation certificate · For Master’s students
Research Field(s): Applied sciences, Health sciences, Humanities, Natural sciences, and Social sciences
Details: This prize honours exceptional Master’s dissertations that were defended and submitted during the 2022 calendar year (January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022). Nominations (max. of two)
must be submitted by each Faculty/School/College via email to david.foley@umanitoba.ca prior to the deadline.
Deadline: February 28, 2023
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ETHICS GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS
(2) Stipends valued at $3,000 · For Master’s and PhD students
Research Fields(s): Ethics
Details: Open to all University of Manitoba graduate students, at any stage of their program, in all fields. The aim of the fellowship is to support graduate students who do research in the
field of ethics, or to encourage students in other fields to consider the ethical implications of their work, to integrate ethics into their research, and to promote understanding of ethics as it relates to their areas of study.
Deadline: February 28, 2023
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YORK UNIVERSITY
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR BLACK AND INDIGENOUS SCHOLARS
(2) Fellowships for scholars identifying as Black and (2) Fellowships for scholars identifying as Indigenous valued at $70,000 · For Postdoctoral students
Research Fields(s): Details on Faculties seeking candidates for this program is available on the program
web page.
Details: Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Black and Indigenous Scholars, as part of our commitment to promoting justice and embracing a variety of scholarly perspectives, backgrounds and
lived experiences. The program will offer emerging scholars from a wide range of disciplines access to the financial support, mentorship and career development opportunities needed to build the foundation for a successful professional career.
Deadline: March 1, 2023
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GOVERNOR
GENERAL’S GOLD MEDAL
(1) Gold medal for a Master’s student; (1) Gold medal for a PhD student · For Master's & PhD students
The Governor-General of Canada offers two annual gold medals called the Governor General’s Gold Medal to recognize the outstanding performance of graduate students. These awards are based on overall academic excellence.
Research Field(s): Unrestricted
Details: Master’s and Doctoral students who intend to convocate in May 2023, or who convocated in February 2023 or October 2022 are eligible for this competition.
Deadline: March 30, 2023
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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.
Deadline: March 31, 2023; July 25, 2023
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CSA GROUP GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
$10,000 Scholarship · For Master’s students
Research Fields(s): Conducting research in any field which must include standards as a component of research
Details: Open to full-time Master’s students accepted into an accredited Canadian university
Deadline: March 31, 2023
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