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GOVERNOR
GENERAL’S GOLD MEDAL
(1) Gold Medal for a Master’s student – (1) Gold Medal for a Doctoral student
Research Field(s): Unrestricted
Details: The Governor General of Canada offers two annual gold medals to recognize the outstanding performance of graduate students. These awards are based on overall academic excellence. Open to Master’s and Doctoral students who intend to convocate
in May 2025, who convocated in February 2025 or convocated in October 2024 are eligible for this competition. Nominations (max. of two) must be submitted by each Faculty/School/College via email to
graduate.awards@umanitoba.ca Attention:
Allison Aubin prior to the deadline
Deadline: March 28, 2025
FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES-EXCELLENCE IN GRADUATE STUDENT MENTORING AWARDS
(3) Awards to recognize the outstanding mentorship of graduate students
Details: Those holding academic membership in the Faculty of Graduate Studies as well as those who have a track-record of supervising graduate students at the UM will be eligible.
Application Information: The nominator will be required to submit a nomination letter, collect, and upload all letters of support to the application portal.
Deadline Extended: April 2, 2025, 11:59 CST.
Contact: Please reach out to graduate.awards@umanitoba.ca with
any questions
FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES-OUTSTANDING ADMINISTRATOR AWARD
(1) Award to recognize an academic staff member providing exceptional administrative service with respect to graduate studies
Details: Those employed full-time as an academic staff member at the UM will be eligible.
Application Information: The nominator will be required to submit a nomination letter collect, and upload all letters of support to the application portal.
Deadline Extended: April 2, 2025, 11:59 CST.
Contact: Please reach out to graduate.awards@umanitoba.ca with
any questions
FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES-OUTSTANDING SUPPORT STAFF AWARD
(1) Award to recognize a support staff member providing exceptional support to graduate students
Details: Those employed full-time as a support staff member at the UM in a unit offering a graduate program will be eligible.
Application Information: The nominator will be required to submit a nomination letter, collect, and upload all letters of support to the application portal.
Deadline Extended: April 2, 2025, 11:59 CST.
Contact: Please reach out to graduate.awards@umanitoba.ca with
any questions
INDIGENOUS
STUDENT SUMMER SCHOLARSHIP
$1,000 scholarship · For Part-Time or Full-time Master’s & PhD students
Research Field(s): Any
Details: To support Canadian Indigenous graduate students enrolled part-time or full-time in the summer term of any master’s or doctoral program.
Deadline: April 16, 2025
C.D.
HOWE MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIPS IN CREATIVE WRITING AND ORAL CULTURE
$10,000 Fellowships · For Full-Time Master’s & PhD students
Research Field(s): Conducting thesis research in creative writing (producing an original work of literature) or on the critical study of oral cultures
Details: Must be a Full-Time Master’s or PhD student (Students with lived experience of Indigenous and other oral cultures are particularly encouraged to apply)
Send applications or any questions to: CCWOC@umanitoba.ca
Deadline: June 1, 2025 - No late submissions will be accepted
LOIS
M. BROCKMAN GRADUATE STUDENT THESIS RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN THE AREA OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Variable Fellowships – Total Value $15,350 · For Master's & PhD students
Research Field(s): Child Development
Details: The fellowship provides financial assistance to graduate students for master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation research that pertains to the development of the child (birth to 12 years).
Deadline: June 3, 2025
UNIVERSITY
OF MANITOBA GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP (UMGF)
Master's scholarship $20,000; Doctoral scholarship $25,000 · 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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CANADIAN
JAPANESE MENNONITE SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarship is $3,000 - PhD students and Post-Docs
Research Field(s): Engaged in research that will assist the protection of minority or human rights in Canada
Details: Students studying at a Canadian university in Canada enrolled in a graduate degree program
Deadline: April 1, 2025
MINDS
DEFENCE AND SECURITY RESEARCH FUNDING
Targeted Engagement Grants (TEG) up to $50,000 grant and Young MINDS $10,000 grants to be awarded
Research Field(s): Canadian Masters students interested in defence and security through the Young MINDS Initiative
Details: Canadian Masters students eligible for Young MINDS scholarship
Email questions to: MINDS@forces.gc.ca
Deadline: April 3, 2025 by 11:59pm PDT
KAPPA
KAPPA GAMMA FOUNDATION OF CANADA
Two $10,000 scholarships to be awarded · For Female PhD students
Research Field(s): Any
Details: Any female Canadian citizen currently enrolled in and pursuing a Ph.D. program is eligible
Email questions to: scholarship@kkgfoundationofcanada.org
Deadline: April 15, 2025
THE
AGES FOUNDATION RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP & BURSARIES
Variable awards, variable values with $15,000 awarded annually
Research Field(s): Research must be environment focused and should use
rare (Charitable Research Reserve) as a field site, case study or another form of partnership; Research or project must occur between May 2025 and April 2026
Details: For Graduate students enrolled in a Canadian or International Institution
Deadline: May 30, 2025
11TH EDITION
OF THE WHITE ROSE SCHOLARSHIPS: EXPANDING THE COMPETITION’S IMPACT
$50,000 scholarships · For Master’s or PhD students in engineering
Research Field(s): Leadership development – Recipients will have the opportunity to strengthen their skills and confidence, empowering the to become changemakers in engineering and beyond.
Details: Enrolled, or in the process of enrolling, in a graduate studies program in engineering (Master’s or PhD) to begin the year after receiving your bachelor’s degree (bachelor’s degree to be completed Dec. 2024, or in process of completing in May
or August 2025.
Contact: For submission of applications or questions, please email Vanessa Cabet, Communications Advisor for the Order of the White Rose, at
ordreroseblanche@polymtl.ca
Deadline: June 30, 2025
KATHRYN
HUGET LEADERSHIP AWARD
Up to $1,000 applied directly to tuition · For Master’s & PhD students
Research Field(s): Preferably studying in the areas of organizational behaviour, business administration, business and commerce, sociology or psychology
Details: Must be a Canadian or permanent resident or Canadian student visa holder, studying Master’s or PhD (Preference given to women currently in leadership roles)
Deadline: June 30, 2025 at midnight
SAVVY
NEW CANADIANS FINANCIAL LITERACY SCHOLARSHIP 2025
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
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
Anna.Polonyi@umanitoba.ca.
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
NSERC
INDIGENOUS STUDENT AMBASSADORS GRANT (NISA)
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
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