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From: Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies <deanfgps@umanitoba.camailto:deanfgps@umanitoba.ca> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2025 8:36 AM To: Graduate Communications <Graduate.Communications@umanitoba.camailto:Graduate.Communications@umanitoba.ca> Subject: [Gs-dept-grad-chairs] English Language Course - Winter Subsidy Information

[University of Manitoba Faculty of Graduate Studies]https://umanitoba.ca/graduate-studies/ Message from Dr. Kelley Main, Dean, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies To: All Graduate Students CC: Graduate Chairs, Department Heads

Deadline: December 12th, 2025

The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, the Vice-Provost (Students) and the University of Manitoba Graduate Student’s Association (UMGSA) are pleased to offer $100.00 towards the completion of Part-Time Academic English Courses (PTAEC)https://umanitoba.ca/english-language-centre/part-time-academic-english offered by English Language Centre (ELC)http://umanitoba.ca/elc. These courses are delivered in-person and/or remotely.

Students can apply for $100.00 of funding by clicking the application link at the bottom of this message.

If you receive the funding, the $100.00 will be applied directly to the cost of one 30-hour Part-time Academic English Course offered in the Winter 2026 term. Once approved for the funding, students will be responsible for payment of the additional $50.00 of the ELC course fees above and beyond the $100.00 funding.

Please note: The funding is only available for new course registrations and is not available as a refund for students that have already registered and paid for a course. Students already registered for a course are welcome to apply for the funding if interested in registering for an additional course in the Winter 2026 term.

The Part-Time Academic English Courses are: •     30 hours in duration (unless otherwise indicated) •     One 3-hour class per week for 10 weeks •     10-15 students per class provides a considerable amount of one-on-one interaction with your instructor and classmates •     Synchronous and interactive (with modest amounts of asynchronous work) •     Facilitated by highly experienced English for Academic Purposes instructors •     Engaging: Meet other students and practice your English in a supportive environment!

Courses offered in Winter 2026: 1.    Oral English for Graduate Students 2.    Research Writing for Graduate Students 3.    Advanced Graduate Writing Workshop 4.    Effective Academic Writing 5.    Oral Presentations 6.    Conversation & Discussion

View the PTAEC brochurehttps://umanitoba.ca/sites/default/files/2023-11/Part-Time%20Academic%20English%20Courses%20Brochure.pdf. You can find the course outlines, course schedule, videos of remote classes and student video testimonials at umanitoba.ca/elc/parttime.http://umanitoba.ca/english-language-centre/part-time-academic-english

Graduate students seeking to apply for this funding must: •     be a full time Masters or PhD student registered in the Winter 2026 term; •     intend to enroll in a Part-Time Academic English Course offered through the English Language Centre in the Winter 2026 term; •     confirm that English is not your first language; and •     complete the subsidy application and submit it no later than December 12th, 2025.

A total of 100 subsidies will be offered and preference will be given to students who have not previously received this funding.

Subsidy Application link: https://forms.office.com/r/LwqnLzTLgh

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