[University of Manitoba Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies logo]https://umanitoba.ca/graduate-studies/ Upcoming Award Deadlines ________________________________ To: Award Contacts and Graduate Students
Click here for a full listing of upcoming award deadlineshttp://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 graduate.awards@umanitoba.camailto:graduate.awards@umanitoba.ca 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.
2026 SSHRC INFORMATION SESSIONS FOR CPRA AND CGRS-D APPLICANTShttps://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/dc4574f9-8c97-49bb-808f-22351fcc37bc@fbef0798-20e3-4be7-bdc8-372032610f65 Research Field(s): Social Sciences and Humanities Details: Virtual SSHRC information sessions to support prospective applicants to the Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) and the Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral (CGRS-D) programs. Dates: Live MS Teams Sessions – Interested applicants are encouraged to register herehttps://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/dc4574f9-8c97-49bb-808f-22351fcc37bc@fbef0798-20e3-4be7-bdc8-372032610f65
Information Sessions Dates:
* Monday August 10, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm EST (French) – Link for Sessionhttps://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/46c16063-e439-4ce2-bd21-229bf9b87034@fbef0798-20e3-4be7-bdc8-372032610f65 * Wednesday August 12, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm EST (English) – Link for Sessionhttps://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/dc4574f9-8c97-49bb-808f-22351fcc37bc@fbef0798-20e3-4be7-bdc8-372032610f65
HEINZ FRANK MEMORIAL 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=2406&letter=H Scholarship valued at $2,600 · For first-year, full-time Master's & PhD students Research Field(s): Humanities Details: Open to Canadian and International students conducting research in Canada whose major field of study is in Humanities Deadline: August 12, 2026 More Infohttp://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=2406&letter=H
INDIGENOUS DOCTORAL PROGRAM FELLOWSHIPShttp://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=3720&letter=I (3) Doctoral scholarships valued at $30,000 each · For PhD Students Research Fields(s): Unrestricted; available to all Indigenous Graduate Students Details: Open to Canadian Indigenous Ph.D. 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: August 12, 2026 More Infohttp://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=3720&letter=I
SENATOR THOMAS ALEXANDER CRERAR 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=2359&letter=S (2) Scholarships valued at $6,500 each · For first-year, full-time Master's & PhD students Research Field(s): Humanities Details: Open to Canadian and International students conducting research in Canada who received their undergraduate degrees from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Manitoba within the past 12 months Deadline: August 12, 2026 More Infohttp://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=2359&letter=S
ROMA ZENOVEA HAWIRKO GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPhttp://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 $18,675 · 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: August 13, 2026 More Infohttp://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
JAMES GORDON FLETCHER Ph.D. FELLOWSHIP FOR RESEARCH IN INDIGENOUS ISSUEShttp://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=2775&letter=J Variable scholarships, variable value · For full-time PhD students Research Fields(s): Conducting research in a field pertaining to Indigenous communities and persons Details: Open to Canadian and International students enrolled in full-time Doctoral program at the University of Manitoba conducting research in a field pertaining to Indigenous communities and persons Deadline: August 17, 2026 More Infohttp://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=2775&letter=J
SONJA I. BATA MATERIAL CULTURE SCHOLARSHIPShttp://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 $7,975 · 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 27, 2026 More Infohttp://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
2026 NSERC SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS INFORMATION SESSIONShttps://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/cgrsd-besrd_eng.asp Research Field(s): Natural Sciences and Engineering Details: Virtual NSERC Scholarships and Fellowships Q&A 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:
* Tuesday August 25, 2026 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm EST (English) - Click here to join the sessionhttps://teams.microsoft.com/meet/25635013773709?p=uiHpqurHdcCknlOssa * Thursday August 27, 2026 @ 10:00am -12:00pm EST (French) - Click here to join the sessionhttps://teams.microsoft.com/meet/293132705977540?p=NFtZHm7DNzKoYG2qf8 * Wednesday September 2, 2026 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm EST (French) - Click here to join the sessionhttps://teams.microsoft.com/meet/267303436250947?p=6Sv7mAQg2fRuv4eIRB * Thursday September 3, 2026 @ 10:00am – 12:00pm EST (English) - Click here to join the sessionhttps://teams.microsoft.com/meet/28008038859796?p=pYTD0pHy0QozUidhU7 * Tuesday September 8, 2026 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm EST (English) - Click here to join the sessionhttps://teams.microsoft.com/meet/260088976446674?p=3kvgvNTq3oZS9FRfQ0 * Thursday September 10, 2026 @ 10:00am – 12:00pm EST (English) - Click here to join the sessionhttps://teams.microsoft.com/meet/257391808606633?p=7pDO1y0BIjVOIPHozf
E.B. KERNAGHAN SCHOLARSHIPhttp://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 $7,650 · For part-time or 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 15, 2026 More Infohttp://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
CIHR CANADA GRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS – DOCTORAL (CGRS-D)https://nserc-crsng.canada.ca/en/funding-opportunity/canada-graduate-research-scholarship-doctoral-program 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 (Registered in the Fall 2026 term) Deadline: September 22, 2026, at 4:00pm CST (late applications are automatically deemed ineligible) More Infohttp://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)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 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 (Registered in the Fall 2026 term) Deadline: September 22, 2026, at 4:00pm CST (late applications are automatically deemed ineligible) More Infohttp://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)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 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 (Registered in the Fall 2026 term) Deadline: September 22, 2026, at 4:00pm CST (late applications are automatically deemed ineligible) More Infohttp://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
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP (UMGF)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=2698&letter=U 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 departmenthttps://umanitoba.ca/graduate-studies/graduate-studies-contacts for deadline and application details More Infohttps://umanitoba.ca/graduate-studies/funding-awards-and-financial-aid/university-manitoba-graduate-fellowship-umgf
Other Opportunities
MCCALL MACBAIN SCHOLARSHIPS<uture.mcgill.ca/register/F27_MMSM_Jun> 30 full scholarships and 100 entrance awards $5,000 to $20,000 · For Master's & PhD students Criteria: Character, community engagement, leadership potential, entrepreneurial spirit, academic strength, and intellectual curiosity Details: Open to Canadian students, Permanent Residents, and International students Online Information Session: June 15, 2026, 12:00pm EST RSVP: future.mcgill.ca/register/F27_MMSM_Junhttps://future.mcgill.ca/register/F27_MMSM_Jun Deadline: September 23, 2026, 4:00pm EST More Infohttps://apply.mccallmacbainscholars.org/apply/
WINNA TECH LEADERS OF TOMORROW ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPhttps://help.winna.com/en/articles/15626365-winna-tech-leaders-of-tomorrow-annual-scholarship Scholarship valued at $1,500 USD Research Field(s): Science, technology, engineering, math, business, finance, and related fields Details: Designed for students who can identify a real problem in academia and think through a practical solution Deadline: January 30, 2027 More Infohttps://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/Aboriginal-Autochtones_eng.asp
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 Infohttps://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/Aboriginal-Autochtones_eng.asp
[Instagram]https://www.instagram.com/umanitoba/ [Facebook] https://www.facebook.com/umanitoba [Twitter] https://twitter.com/umgradstudies Graduate and Postdoctoral Studieshttps://umanitoba.ca/graduate-studies/ · Awards Supporthttp://umanitoba.ca/graduate-studies/funding-awards-and-financial-aid/award-application-support
This message is available in alternate formats upon request to Graduate.Studies@umanitoba.camailto:graduate.studies@umanitoba.ca