*25-26 APPLICATION OPENS JANUARY* A complete application should consist of the following:
1. Application form: http://www.mkingscholarships.ca/MKAppFrmsE.pdf
Hard copy or emailed applications will not be accepted.
Application form must be signed and uploaded into the UM application portal: https://applygrad.umanitoba.ca/apply/?sr=46232078-6f87-469b-bf89-13c11be1be68;
2. Sheet A-Supplementary information on academic achievements and experience:
Awards received (name, years of tenure and annual value) and publications and professional work experience related to your field of study;
Sheet A may be more than one page and there is no format.
3. Sheet B-Personal Statement:
Academic interests, extracurricular activities, program of studies pursuing and career plans;
Sheet B should not exceed 600 words and there is no format.
4. Non UM Official or Certified Transcripts from each University attended (excluding UM); Copies can be scanned into your application. Official/Certified hard copies of transcripts only can be mailed or dropped off in person c/o FGS Awards 500 University Centre, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2 in an envelope marked "FGS Awards-Mackenzie King Open Scholarship". If ordering electronically from the University, you may have the certified copy sent directly to FGS Awards.
5. (3) Three letters of reference from persons who have knowledge of your record and ability and are able to give a critical evaluation of your plans for graduate study. At least two of these testimonials must be from persons under whom you have taken your major work at university, or from senior colleagues with whom you have been associated in academic teaching or research.
Letters of reference must be confidential, i.e. not accessible to the candidate.
The online application system will prompt you to enter the names and email addresses of your referees, and the online system will send them an email requesting that they submit their reference for your award application online.
Both sheets and references can be addressed to the "Mackenzie King Scholarship Competition"
The application form can be downloaded at: http://www.mkingscholarships.ca/download.html and must be uploaded into your application.
Application Portal link: https://applygrad.umanitoba.ca/apply/?sr=46232078-6f87-469b-bf89-13c11be1be68
All information about documentation requirements can be found on the Mackenzie King website and within the application portal: https://applygrad.umanitoba.ca/apply/?sr=46232078-6f87-469b-bf89-13c11be1be68
For application details, please visit: http://www.mkingscholarships.ca/how-to-apply.html
Additional information can be found at: http://www.mkingscholarships.ca/
Please note:
Applications must be submitted online. Paper copies, incomplete, and late applications will not be accepted. Applications that are incomplete or ineligible will not be recommended to the Mackenzie King committee for consideration.
Award recipient will be notified end of May, by the Mackenzie King Selection Committee. Payment of the first instalment is conditional upon receipt of satisfactory evidence that the candidate has been admitted into the graduate program in which the scholarship application was submitted.
If you have inquiries regarding this award, please contact Faculty of Graduate Studies, Award Assistant by email at: graduate.awards@umanitoba.ca
Updated: 2023