As per the UM Faculty of Graduate Studies Institutional Award Holder's Guide (https://umanitoba.ca/graduate-studies/sites/graduate-studies/files/2021-01/u...):

"To hold an award (UMGF), you must:

· Apply for and accept (if offered) national scholarships for which you are eligible, at every possible competition"

An example of this kind of award is the NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship.

[cid:image001.png@01D7B920.A0DFC2F0] Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Department of Plant Science │ Department of Soil Science 226 Agriculture Building University of Manitoba │Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 2N2 204-474-8223