The Department awards scholarships and bursaries each year at all levels of study. At the undergraduate level two bursaries and over twenty awards, ranging from a hundred to over a thousand dollars are given to students who perform well in individual courses. Preference is given to major or minor students. Students are also eligible for university fellowships and national awards. The Department also offers several scholarships and awards to support graduate students.

AWARDS IN GERMAN STUDIES

Ambassador of Switzerland Book Prize: for high achievement in German.

German Literature and Culture Award for Excellence (awarded by the German Scholarship Funds / German Canadian Business & Professional Association of Manitoba): for excellence in undergraduate coursework.

Dr. Karl Schilling Prize (St. Paul's College): for excellence in any German course, by a student member of St. Paul's College with high academic standing, or, should no member of St. Paul's qualify, to any student taking a course in German at the College.

Das Bunte Fenster Book Prize:  awarded for outstanding achievements in the German Honours Program.

Continuing Student Excellence Award: awarded to a continuing student in the German Program, intended to support the next stage of learning.

AWARDS IN SLAVIC STUDIES

Dr. Victor Turek Prize for Polish Studies: awarded to two students who have completed Intermediate or Introductory Polish, have achieved good academic standing, and have demonstrated an interest in the study of Polish language and culture through the submission of a 500-word statement outlining their reasons for pursuing studies in Polish language and culture.

North Winnipeg Credit Union Award:  for a graduate or advanced undergraduate student in Ukrainian Studies who has had a paper accepted for publication, completed an outstanding graduate thesis, has demonstrated excellence in a research paper or in an eligible course.

Wladimir Kossar Scholarship Fund: for completion of an outstanding Masters thesis in Ukrainian Studies, for continuation of entrance to a graduate program in Ukrainian Studies, or for costs associated with pursuing research in Ukrainian.

A. Yaciw Fund:  for graduate study in Ukrainian Studies.

Michael and Anastasia Lyseyko Memorial Scholarship:  for a promising student in Ukrainian Studies.

Sam and Mary Szach Scholarship:  for completion with good standing of at least one year in a Slavic Studies program.

Antoni and Helen Rudan Memorial Scholarhip:  for achievement at a high level in Ukrainian Studies.

Msgr. John Iwanchuk Memorial Fund Award: for good standing in Ukrainian Studies.

Anastasia Sawula Prize:  for highest standing in Ukrainian I or another Slavic Literature course.

Ratuski Memorial Prize: for excellent essay or research project submitted for a Slavic Studies course.

M. I. Mandryka Prize: for high standing in a major, honours or graduate program in Ukrainian Studies.

E. E. L'Ami Prize in Slavic Studies: for demonstrating outstanding achievement in Slavic Studies.

William Fedorus Prize: for high standing in a major or honours program in Ukrainian Studies.

John M. Hawryluk Memorial Scholarship: for a promising student in Ukrainian Major, Honours, or Graduate Studies.

Yiddish Language Awards: for full-time or part-time students in any program at The University of Manitoba who are enroled in the introductory course in Yiddish.

 (not all awards are given out annually)