Information regarding entrance scholarships and bursaries may be obtained by contacting the Director of Financial Aid and Awards, 422 University Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB  R3T 2N2.

Department of English, Film, and Theatre Undergraduate Awards

Outstanding performance in English, Film, and Theatre studies is recognized by a variety of prizes and awards. Stipends attached to these awards range from $40 to $1000. University regulations stipulate that a student must be a full-time student registered at the University of Manitoba for that period to which an award applies.

Awards for which students may apply:

NOTE: In all cases, students are required to submit a piece of work for consideration by the Associate Department Head. Please note that entries must have been originally submitted in a course offered by the Department of English, Film, and Theatre in the academic year that has just concluded (for example, entries submitted in April 2013 must have been originally submitted for a course held during the 2012-2013 regular session or the 2102 summer session to be eligible). All entries are to be suitably typed and must provide the following information: name, student number, address, award category, and the course in which the entry was originally submitted, including the instructor’s name and original date of submission. Entries that fail to provide this information will not be considered.

Entries should be delivered to the Department of English, Film, and Theatre office, 625 Fletcher Argue Bldg. no later than, April 26th, 2013. Students must also send their entry to the Associate Department Head as an email attachment by the same day. Any entries which students wish to have returned must be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope.  All other entries will be destroyed as soon as the selection process has been completed.

Caroline Berbrayer Memorial Award: Awarded to a fourth year Honours or Pre-Master's student who submits the best essay on a topic in English language or literature.
Olafur Bjornson Prize: Awarded to the student who submits the best essay on Shakespeare.
The Chancellor's Prize: Awarded to a student registered in the Bachelor of Arts program who submits the best original narrative, descriptive sketch, familiar essay, short story, or poem.
M. Charles Cohen Prize: Awarded to a student registered in either Film Studies or Theatre who has written the most outstanding original stage or screenplay of the year.
DEFT Undergraduate Theory Prize Awarded to a student who has declared a Major/Minor in English, Film, or Theatre (including pre-MA students) and who submits a paper which best demonstrates excellence in explaining and/or transforming the languages and concepts of critical theory (literary and cultural theory as well as philosophical aesthetics)—minimum DGPA of 3.0..
English-Speaking Union Prize: Awarded on the basis of a submitted essay.
Hirsch Memorial Scholarship: Awarded to a student registered in a full-time continuing program at the University of Manitoba who submits an outstanding piece of creative writing--short story, poem, play, descriptive sketch, or familiar essay–and who has a minimum GPA of 3.5.
Alexander Robert Leonard Scholarship: Awarded to the student in third year Honours English who submits the best essay on a topic in English language or literature.
John Angus Prescott Memorial Book Prize: Awarded to a student who submits the best essay on Victorian literature.

Awards for which students are nominated:

Aikins Scholarship I: Awarded to the student with the highest standing in the ENGL 1200 or ENGL 1300 final examination.
Aikins Scholarship II: Awarded to the student with the highest standing in second year Honours English.
Aikins Scholarship III: Awarded to the student with the highest standing in third year Honours English.
Rosa Brook Scholarship: Awarded to a student with high standing in third year Honours English who goes on to register in a full fourth year Honours English program.
Peter L. Coultry Memorial Book Prize: Awarded to the student with the highest standing in a course on the English novel.
Ieleane Downey Memorial Book Prize: Awarded to the student with the highest standing in fourth year Honours English.
Marjorie Hoole Bursary: Awarded to students registered in an undergraduate or Pre-Master's program in English.
 N.B. In order to be eligible for this award students must have filed a bursary application with the Office of Financial Aid and Awards. For information on the submission deadline or other financial aid information contact the Office of Financial Aid and Awards, 422 University Centre.
Robin Hoople Memorial Book Prize: Awarded to the student with the highest standing in a 3000 or 4000 level course in American studies, or by nomination.
Walter E. Kroeker Memorial Prize in Samuel Johnson: Awarded to the student who submits the best critical paper on Samuel Johnson or on a related eighteenth-century topic.
Walter E Kroeker Memorial Scholarship in Eighteenth-Century Literature: Awarded to the student who achieves the best results in a course offered by English in restoration and the 18th-century literature.
Dorothy I. Jones Memorial Scholarship: Awarded to the student entering fourth year Honours English with high standing and who typifies the ideals of academic excellence in combination with the all-roundedness personified by Dorothy Jones.
Fay Lando Memorial Prize: Awarded to the graduating honours student who submits the best essay on a topic pertaining to Canadian Literature.
Esther Leckie Memorial Prize: Awarded to the student  who attains the highest standing in a course of Canadian literature content.
Ann Matas Prize: Awarded to a student with high standing in first, second or third year English- preferably Honours.
Roscoe R. Miller Scholarship: Awarded to the student with the highest standing in second or third year Honours English.
Ross Robinson Award: Awarded to a full-time/part-time student in Arts, who is pursuing a Major in English and has demonstrated the greatest improvement within a 2000- or 3000-level course.
Nathan Rothstein Prize in Film Studies: Awarded to the graduating student with the highest standing in the courses comprising a Film Studies Major.
Dr. Doris B. Saunders Undergraduate Bursary: Awarded to full-time students with good academic standing in any year of study in the Department of English. 
 N.B. In order to be eligible for this award students must have filed a bursary application with the Office of Financial Aid and Awards. For information on the submission deadline or other financial aid information contact the Office of Financial Aid and Awards, 422 University Centre.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Shack Prize IIH: Awarded to the student with high standing in second year Honours English.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Shack Prize IIIH: Awarded to the student with high standing in third year Honours English.
Dallas Taylor Memorial Prize: Awarded to the student enrolled in ENGL 3500 Creative Writing for distinguished achievement in the course.
Eve Lev Werier Award in English: Awarded to students who are registered as full-time students in the Major, Advanced or Honours Program in English.
 N.B. In order to be eligible for this award students must have filed a bursary application with the Office of Financial Aid and Awards. For information on the submission deadline or other financial aid information contact the Office of Financial Aid and Awards, 422 University Centre.
Kathy Windsor Memorial Scholarship: Awarded to the  Honours student with high standing in Drama; may include participation in dramatic productions.
Andrew Young Scholarship: Awarded to a full-time third year honours or advanced degree student in the Faculty of Arts majoring in English who has achieved high academic standing and has demonstrated passionate intellectual engagement with literature in general.
Nathan B. Zimmerman Scholarship in Drama: Awarded to the student with the highest standing in third year Drama.