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WOMENS HEALTH RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF CANADA GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
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| Research Fields |
Women's Health |
| Categories |
No categories available |
| Citizenship |
Unrestricted |
| Eligibility |
The Women’s Health Research Foundation of Canada has offered the Women’s Health Research Foundation of Canada Graduate Scholarship annually since 1992. In 2009, the Foundation established an endowment fund at the University of Manitoba to support the Scholarship in perpetuity. The Manitoba Scholarship and Bursary Initiative has made a contribution to the fund. The fund will be used to offer scholarships to graduate students whose research focus is in some area of women’s health.
For the 2026-2027 academic year, there are variable scholarships valued at $3,000 for Full-Time and $1,500 for Part-Time s will be offered to graduate students who:
are enrolled part-time or full-time in the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, in any Masters or Doctoral program;
have achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 3.5 (or equivalent) based on the last 60 credit hours of study;
have demonstrated superior intellectual ability and academic accomplishment;
are undertaking or has proposed to undertake research in the area of women’s or gender diverse* people's health for their thesis or practicum.
*Gender diverse is generally used as an umbrella term to refer to those whose gender is outside binary gender (i.e. male/female), and includes transgender, non-binary, gender fluid, agender, and two-spirit.
Candidates will be required to submit an application that will consist of a title for, and description of, their proposed or ongoing research (maximum 500 words):
1) a current academic transcript(s)
2) a current curriculum vitae
3)two academic letters of reference from professors at a post-secondary institution.
A student admitted to a Master’s or Doctoral program under the “Provisional Status” may not receive this award during the provisional period. The selected recipient must meet the above criteria, including intending to register full time in both the Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 terms in order to be eligible for the 26-27 Women’s Health Research Foundation of Canada award.
Recipients may hold the Women’s Health Research Foundation of Canada Graduate Scholarship concurrently with any other awards, consistent with policies in the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
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| Value |
Variable awards each valued at $3,000.00 for full-time and $1,500.00 for part-time. |
| Currency |
Canadian |
| Tenable at |
Tenable at the University of Manitoba for full-time and part-time students who are registered in the 2026-2027 academic year. |
| Deadlines |
September 23 |
| Application Details |
The application for this award can be found online at:
https://applygrad.umanitoba.ca/apply/?sr=46232078-6f87-469b-bf89-13c11be1be68
Students must have their complete application submitted, with letters of reference from referees, submitted no later than the application deadline of: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Contact: For questions or inquiries, please email Graduate Awards, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at Graduate.Awards@umanitoba.ca
Last Updated: September 10, 2026
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