Name	JAMES GORDON FLETCHER PHD FELLOWSHIP FOR RESEARCH IN FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND NUTRACEUTICALS
Research Fields	Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
Categories	No categories available
Citizenship	Unrestricted
Eligibility	Through a bequest in 1999, James Gordon Fletcher (B.S.A./'25), a graduate of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the University of Manitoba, generously established a trust fund at the University. The purpose of the fund is to and encourage doctoral students in the Faculty of Graduate Studies to conduct research in the areas of functional foods and nutraceuticals. Each year, the available annual income from the fund plus any unspent income may be used to offer one or more fellowships to graduate students who: are enrolled full-time in both the Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 terms in the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies in the first or second year of study in any doctoral program; have achieved a minimum grade point average of 3.75 based on the last 60 credit hours (or equivalent) of study; and are conducting research in the areas to functional foods and nutraceuticals. IMPORTANTE NOTE: For this award only, the time frame for transfer students will begin at the point of transfer into the doctoral program. Applicants will be selected on the basis of academic excellence, commitment to their field of study, the quality and value of the research proposal, and their career objectives. This fellowship cannot be held with another award valued at or higher than the current value of the University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship at the Ph.D. level.
Value	Total Funds Available $7,175 - Number of fellowships and value to be determined by the selection committee
Currency	Canadian
Tenable at	University of Manitoba for the 2025-2026 Academic Year
Deadlines	No deadlines available
Application Details	The 2025-2026 Application is Closed ***To apply, please submit the online application at the following link by the deadline*** https://applygrad.umanitoba.ca/apply/?sr=46232078-6f87-469b-bf89-13c11be1be68 In order to demonstrate how they meet criteria (3) listed above, applicants must include the following in their application: 1. A one-page cover letter; 2. A two-page research proposal; 3. A full curriculum vitae; 4. (2) academic letters of support; and 5. A current academic transcript. ONLY transcripts from other post-secondary institutions have to be uploaded manually. Once the application is submitted, the system will automatically generate the UM transcripts Contact: Allison Aubin, Awards Coordinator for the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies at Graduate.Awards@umanitoba.ca Updated: October 30, 2025