On behalf of Dr. Wigle, Chair of the RFHS Graduate Studentship, and Dr. Karimi, Vice-Dean Graduate and Post-Doctoral Studies...

Dear graduate students and colleagues,

The 2025/2026 Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Studentship Program is now open for applications.

The RFHS Studentship is a partnered award, where ~60% of the funds come from the RFHS and ~40% comes from the advisor. The value of this year's awards is $20,000 for Master's students and $25,000 for PhD students.

DEADLINE: November 10, 2025

*Students should use the following link to submit their application: https://forms.office.com/r/cVVtCxbKeu

**Advisors, co-advisors, and referees should use the form at the following link to submit their assessment letters and/or CIHR Biosketch CommonCV: https://forms.office.com/r/KPmPUPYV0Y

A complete application package consists of:

* The completed application form with all its required attachments: https://forms.office.com/r/cVVtCxbKeu / https://forms.office.com/r/KPmPUPYV0Y * The advisor and co-advisor's CIHR Biosketch CommonCV submitted through this form: https://forms.office.com/r/KPmPUPYV0Y * Two assessment letters submitted through this form: https://forms.office.com/r/KPmPUPYV0Y

The Terms of Reference (TORs) and FAQ Document are attached to this email, as well as a template for the Project Details Document (the use of the template is optional, but the submission of the document is mandatory).

Soon, information about this opportunity will also be available at this page:

Student experience | Rady Faculty of Health Sciences | University of Manitoba (umanitoba.ca)https://umanitoba.ca/health-sciences/student-experience

* If the applicant doesn't have a UM email address, please email rfhsgraduateawards@umanitoba.camailto:rfhsgraduateawards@umanitoba.ca and we will provide a PDF form.

**If the advisors, co-advisors and referees do not have a UM email address, they can submit the supporting documents to rfhsgraduateawards@umanitoba.camailto:rfhsgraduateawards@umanitoba.ca, as long as they identify in the email who is the student for whom they are submitting the documents.

Don't hesitate to reach out may you have any questions.

James Landicho Administrative Assistant and Project Leader Graduate and Post-Doctoral Studies Rady Faculty of Health Sciences University of Manitoba [cid:image001.jpg@01DC2D77.86F45570]

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