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Financial Supports

The University of Manitoba also offers a variety of financial supports including:

Scholarships for academics and athletics

All first year Canadian students are automatically considered for General Entrance scholarships upon application for admission
The Advanced Entry Admission and Leader of Tomorrow Scholarships allow students to apply for scholarships based on their Grade 11 marks
All continuing students are automatically considered for a wide range of undergraduate scholarships
Scholarship programs available to both entering and returning undergraduate international students
For information on these awards, as well as the many other scholarships available, please see our Financial Aid and Awards web site

Bursaries to students in financial need

Our university subsidizes a bursary program for new and continuing full-time and part-time students with good academic marks who demonstrate a significant level of financial need
An international bursary program for providing financial assistance to international students

Government Student Loan Supports are available

The Financial Aid and Awards Office can help answer your questions relating to student loans and provide valuable information to interested students through their web site

A Work Study Program to help create and fund jobs for students in need

Students with documented financial need, satisfactory academic standing, and minimum 60% course load are eligible

Emergency Short Term Loans and a Food Bank

Our university makes a limited amount of funds available in the form of short term interest free loans available to assist our students who are experiencing financial difficulties relating to their immediate educational and living expenses
The food bank is a joint venture of UMSU and our Financial Aid and Awards Office to meet a perceived need of feeding financially challenged students

More information is available through the:

Financial Aid and Awards Office
Room 422 University Centre
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2
Telephone: (204) 474-9531
Fax: (204) 474-7543
Email: awards@umanitoba.ca