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Funding and awards

Upcoming award deadlines

October 2, 2025 - E.B. Kernaghan Scholarship

Value: Variable Scholarships Total Value $7,550

For: First-Year, Full-Time Master's

Details:  Open to graduate students in the first or second year of the Master of Business Administration program who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree from the Price Faculty of Engineering

Research field(s): Engineering, Business Administration

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October 2, 2025 - Manitoba Association of Plant Biologists Graduate Student Fellowships

Value: Scholarship valued at $1,625

For: Full-time Master's & PhD students

Details:  The Manitoba Association of Plant Biologists has established an endowment fund at the University of Manitoba to support graduate students in plant biology.

Research field(s): Enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Manitoba, in an M.Sc. or Ph.D. program, with a thesis topic in any aspect of plant biology

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October 6, 2025 - CIHR Canada Graduate Research Scholarships – Doctoral (CGRS-D)

Value: Scholarships valued at $40,000

For: PhD students

Details:  Open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents – Open to international students, currently enrolled in a doctoral program

Research field(s): Health Sciences

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October 6, 2025 - NSERC Canada Research Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral (CGRS-D)

Value: Scholarships valued at $40,000

For: PhD students

Details:  Open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents – Open to international students, currently enrolled in a doctoral program

Research field(s): Natural Sciences and Engineering

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October 6, 2025 - SSHRC Canada Graduate Research Scholarships – Doctoral (CGRS-D)

Value: Scholarships valued at $40,000

For: PhD students

Details:  Open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents – Open to international students, currently enrolled in a doctoral program

Research field(s): Social Sciences and Humanities

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October 19, 2025 - Dr. Karl C. Ivarson Alberta Agricultural Scholarships

Value: (1) $10,000 Master’s; (1) $17,000 Doctoral

For: Full-time Master's & PhD students

Details:  Canadian citizenship or Permanent Resident status meeting the criteria with a connection to the province of Alberta

Research field(s): Agriculture or a related discipline

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November 1, 2025 - 2025 John W. Davies Memorial Award from the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers – Arctic Section

Value: One Scholarship of $3,000

For: Full-time Master’s & PhD students

Details:  Open to full-time Master’s and Ph.D. students at a recognized University in Canada

Research field(s): Research assists in providing solutions to problems specifically encountered in marine cold regions (such as in the Arctic, subarctic, Antarctic, Polar, subpolar, or other cold ocean/sea environments)

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November 17, 2025 - Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation - Annual Doctoral Scholarship Competition

For PhD students in their 1st or 2nd year of studies as of September 2025
Contact:  Stéphanie Maurice for details at smaurice@fondationtrudeau.ca
Virtual 60-minute information sessions for award officers will be held on September 18, 2025, in French and English:

French: September 18, 2024, at 11:00 AM EST Register here!
English: September 18, 2024, at 2:00 PM EST Register here!
Competition opens: September 9, 2025
Deadline: November 17, 2025 at 4:00 P.M. EST

December 1, 2025 - Canada Graduate Research Scholarships – Master’s (CGRS-M)

Value: Scholarships valued at $27,000

For: Full-Time Master’s students

Details:  The Canada Graduate Research Scholarships – Master’s program (CGRS-M) aims to helps develop research skills and assist in training of highly qualified personnel by supporting graduate students who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies. Open to Canadian Citizens, Permanent Residents or Protected Persons who are enrolled full-time in research-based programs

Research field(s): Health, Science, Engineering, Social Sciences, Humanities

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Mitacs Globalink Research Award

Value: $6,000

For: Master's, PhD and postdoctoral students

Research field(s):  Unrestricted

Recommended to apply 16 weeks in advance of planned start date

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NSERC Student Ambassadors

Value: $1,000

For: Master's and PhD students

Research field(s):  Science, Engineering

Applications must be submitted at least two months before the start of a proposed outreach activity.

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Not all upcoming award deadlines are listed here. Read further or check the database to find more.

Funding opportunities

Tri-agency doctoral scholarships

The Canada Graduate Research Scholarships - Doctoral (CGRS-D) program supports world-class doctoral students who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership, and a high standard of research achievement. Open to Canadian and international students, the award is valued at $40,000 per year for three years.

Graduate Enhancement of Tri-Agency Stipends (GETS) program

Graduate Enhancement of Tri-Agency Stipends (GETS) provides matching funds to support master’s and doctoral students, with no work or academic requirements. Investigators must apply on students’ behalf once their own Tri-Agency funding is confirmed.

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Research funding

Find available research funding for master’s and doctoral students.

Transcripts for Tri-Agency Award competitions at UM

This statement applies to the following Tri-Agency award competitions for the CIHR, NSERC, and SSHRC:

  • Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Master’s (CGRS-M)
  • Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral (CGRS-D)

Students are responsible for obtaining official, up-to-date, and complete transcripts for all post-secondary institutions attended and attaching them to their Tri-Agency award application. This includes all undergraduate and graduate studies, completed or ongoing. ONLY official transcripts will be accepted; web or unofficial transcripts will not be accepted and will result in an application being ineligible for the competition.

The following documents must also be included in their application:

  • Transcripts associated with transfer credits
  • The transcript key/legend for each institution
  • An official University of Manitoba transcript showing current Fall registration is required, regardless of whether or not grades are displayed 

FGS does not provide students with copies of transcripts from student records or copies of previously submitted transcripts. This includes transcripts from other Canadian and international post-secondary institutions, UManitoba, and transcripts submitted as part of previous or current admission or award applications.

For transcripts from international institutions ONLY (outside Canada and USA), certified true copies of official transcripts are acceptable. If the transcripts are not presented in one of Canada’s two official languages (English or French), a certified translation must be provided, in addition to the official transcripts in its original language. Applicants can contact their home department to request these.

Missing, unofficial, illegible, or untranslated transcripts WILL deem students’ applications incomplete or ineligible and will not be considered for the competition.

Financial aid

If you're facing financial hardship, or need support to pay your expenses as a student, there are programs available to help you. Apply for a loan, find on-campus employment or use our on-campus food bank.

Information sessions and application support

Looking for help with your funding application? Join an upcoming workshop or watch past recordings to learn more about award requirements, eligibility and how to strengthen your application. You'll also find resources and contacts to guide you through the process.

Workshop Recording - Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s 2024: Applicant Workshop

Workshop Recording Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral 2025

Virtual, presentation-style workshop hosted by Dr. Dawn Sutherland Associate Dean and Allison Aubin, Awards Coordinator, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

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Contact us

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