APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE

The Centre on Aging has several funding opportunities that are meant to encourage the furthering of studies in aging and gerontology. These awards/fellowships have been made available through gifts and donations made to the Centre on Aging.

For more information on the eligibility and requirements for a specific award or fellowship, please review the document About the Centre on Aging awards (PDF).

Centre on Aging awards

The following awards are available through the Centre on Aging:

• Barbara Jean Payne Memorial Award in Social Gerontology ($1,000)
• Centre on Aging Betty Havens Memorial Graduate Fellowship ($4,000)
• Jack MacDonell Scholarship for Research on Aging ($4,000)
• Esther and Samuel Milmot Scholarship ($500)

Awards and research fellowships are open to graduate and undergraduate (Esther and Samuel Milmot Scholarship ONLY) students. For more information on the eligibility and requirements for a specific award or fellowship, please review the document About the Centre on Aging awards (PDF).

How to apply for the awards

1. Download the application form: Fillable Centre on Aging PDF form 
2. Before applying for the awards, students should review both the Student award application guidelines and the Adjudication criteria for student awards. 
3. Submit your completed applications as outlined above by MARCH 21, 2014.

Congratulations to the 2013–2014 award recipients!

• Jeremy Hamm—Centre on Aging Betty Havens Memorial Graduate Fellowship
• Shenghua Zhu—Jack MacDonell Scholarship for Research in Aging
• Maia Kredentser—Esther and Samuel Milmot Scholarship
• Julie Erickson—Barbara Jean Payne Memorial Award in Social Gerontology (First award recipient) 

From left to right: Centre Director, Dr. Verena Menec, Jeremy Hamm, Shenghua Zhu, Julie Erickson, Maia Kredentser

2012–2013 award recipients

• Kristin Reynolds—Centre on Aging Betty Havens Memorial Graduate Fellowship
• Catherine Marshall—Jack MacDonell Scholarship for Research in Aging
• Maia Kredentser—Esther and Samuel Milmot Scholarship
• Jennifer McArthur—Barbara Jean Payne Memorial Award in Social Gerontology (First award recipient) 

Alzheimer Society of Manitoba Fellowships

The Alzheimer Society offers two Fellowships of $4,000 (each).

Purpose of the fellowships

• To enhance knowledge about the cause, treatment, cure and effects of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in the biomedical and psychosocial domains.
• To increase knowledge about the care of people with dementia by formal and informal caregivers.
• To encourage graduate student interest in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
• To stimulate graduate student research activity in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

Eligibility for the fellowships

The Alzheimer Society Graduate Student Fellowships are available to full-time Master's, post-graduate medical program (medical residents electing to take a year off from residency to pursue full-time research) and Ph.D. students, attending universities in Manitoba.

How to apply for the fellowship

1. Download the application form: Fillable Centre on Aging PDF form 
2. Before applying for the fellowship, students should review both the Student award application guidelines and the Adjudication criteria for student awards. 
3. Submit your completed applications as outlined above by MARCH 21, 2014.

For more information about the Alzheimer Society's Fellowships, visit their Web site.

Note: The Centre on Aging adjudicates the Alzheimer Society Graduate Student Fellowships

Congratulations to the 2013–2014 award recipients!

• Sheila Novek
• Bethany Craig

From left to right: Centre Director, Dr. Verena Menec; Alzheimer Society of Manitoba CEO, Wendy Schettler; Sheila Novek; Bethany Craig

Conditions for all applicants

• Applications and references must be received no later than March 21, 2014.
• Fillable application forms must be used; handwritten applications will not be accepted.
• Applications must include a description of the proposed research including a statement of its relevance to aging.
• Applications must include all University transcripts. Two references from faculty familiar with the applicant's work are to be forwarded by the referee directly to the Centre on Aging, on appropriate forms.
• The awards will be payable in installments during the period September 1, 2014 to May 1, 2015.
• All recipients will be required to submit a progress report by May 1, 2015. Any resulting publications must also acknowledge financial support.
• These awards may not be held more than once during a specific degree program.

Additional conditions for graduate students

• In addition to the two references noted above, a supporting letter must be forwarded by the applicant’s faculty advisor.
• An electronic copy of the recipient’s thesis/dissertation, when complete, must be submitted to the Centre on Aging. Financial support from the Centre on Aging or Alzheimer’s Society must be acknowledged.