University of Manitoba General Entrance Scholarships

Entrance scholarships are awarded to students graduating from a Canadian high school with outstanding academic averages.

Five scholarship levels or tiers have been set, with the prerequisite average for each tier and corresponding scholarship amount determined on a yearly basis. As an example, in 2012-2013, the tiers and the accompanying award values were set as follows:

Tier I average greater than or equal to 95% $2,300
Tier II average greater than or equal to 92.5% $1,800
Tier III average greater than or equal to 90% $1,400
Tier IV average greater than or equal to 87.5% $1,100
Tier V average greater than or equal to 85% $800

     Note: Quotas for scholarships may be set for each UM Faculty/School.
     Formal scholarship names are as follows: Tier I = Queen Elizabeth II
     Entrance Scholarship, Tier II = Guertin Centennial Entrance Scholarship,
     Tier III = Hogg Centennial Entrance Scholarship, Tier V = Elizabeth May
     Markle, Tier IV & V = University of Manitoba Entrance Scholarship.

Candidates are required to have:

  • A submission of an Application for Undergraduate Admission by the Early Admission deadline of February 22, 2013. No separate scholarship application is required.
  • A minimum average of 85% over the best five courses from a pre-approved list.

       Listing of pre-approved courses:

  • Arts 40S
  • Biology 40S
  • Chemistry 40S
  • Computer Science 40S
  • English/Anglais 40S
  • Geography 40S
  • History 40S
  • Physics 40S
  • Social Studies: World Issues 40S or Global Issues 40S
  • Current Topics in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies: A Foundation for Implementation 40S
  • Only one of:

    • Applied Math 40S
    • Pre-Calculus 40S

  • Only one of:

    • Music 40S
    • Private Music Option 42S

  • Only one of:

    • Clothing, Housing & Design 40S
    • Family Studies 40S
    • Foods & Nutrition 40S

  • Only one of:

    • Canadian Aboriginal Language 41G
    • Deutsch 40S
    • Filipino 40S
    • French/Français 40S (if not used in lieu of English/Anglais 40S)
    • German 40S
    • Hebrew 40S
    • Italian 40S
    • Japanese 40S
    • Mandarin 40S
    • Polish 40S
    • Portugese 40S
    • Spanish 40S
    • Ukrainian 40S

    *NOTE

  • Students may use two English 40S or 40G level corses towards average calculation (i.e. English 40S and 40S).

  • Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate standing is considered as 40S for admission and awards purposes and may be used to replace courses listed above.

  • A comparable level of academic standing will be used to assess candidates from outside Manitoba.

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