Name	UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA BURSARIES
Research Fields TEST	unrestricted bursaries bursary
Categories	Unrestricted
Citizenship	No citizenship available
Eligibility	Every year, the University of Manitoba offers a wide-range of bursaries to both new and continuing full and part-time students who are enrolled in school from September to April who have a demonstrated financial need and a minimum academic standing. Bursaries - student funding which does not need to be repaid - range in amounts from $100 to $1,000, with over $3 million awarded annually. Eligibility All students must complete courses in both Fall & Winter terms to be eligible (one term only students are not eligible for the bursary program) Students must register for and complete a minimum of 6 credit hours per term (graduate students do not have to adhere to credit hour minimums but must be listed as a full time student with the Faculty of Graduate Studies) Financial need must be clearly documented on the application. Students who have 2010-2011 government student loans must provide copies of their current “official” government loan assessment (no ‘quick assessments’) with their General Bursary applications. Copies must bear the students full name and study period. Manitoba students must submit a photocopy (DO NOT SUBMIT ORIGINALS) of your Notice of Assistance letter; page 1 and page 2. We will not accept government assessment notices after October 1st. Students must meet minimum G.P.A. requirements. For continuing students, you must have a minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.0. New students (from high school) must have a grade 12 average of 70%. Applications must bear the applicant’s original signature (in ink) or will not be processed due to privacy protection laws Results are finalized in mid-December of each year and money is applied to tuition fees for successful students. Please check your tuition account in Student Aurora in mid-December to find out if you have been awarded a bursary. Special Bursaries There are bursaries available each autumn that are more program-specific than the standard "general" bursary application and we call these "special bursaries". These awards may require an additional application and will be posted at the same time as the Regular Session Bursary Program in late August visit http://umanitoba.ca/student/fin_awards/bursaries/1515.htm Please remember than many of these awards require more than one application so read carefully, we do not accept incomplete applications! Louis Riel Institute (Métis) Student Bursary Students must have proof of Métis heritage and complete the Louis Riel & University of Manitoba General Bursary Application. The application for the Louis Riel bursary contains (2) two separate application forms: 1. University of Manitoba General Bursary application form. 2. Louis Riel Institute application form. Your University of Manitoba General Bursary containing information the University requires, should be completed and submitted to the Financial Aid & Awards Office, 422 University Centre Building, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, in person, or by mail by: Thursday, October 1st. Your Louis Riel Institute application should be completed and submitted to the Louis Riel Institute with any required documentation by: Thursday, October 1st. Louis Riel Bursary & UM General Bursary applications are available for print on the Financial Aid & Awards Office website at http://umanitoba.ca/student/fin_awards/media/Louis_Riel_Bursary_App_2010%282%29.pdf Value: $1,500 Deadline: October 1 Aboriginal, Métis, Inuit, & American Indian Students Please be advised that you may eligible for University of Manitoba bursaries offered to Aboriginal, Métis, or Inuit students. If you would like to be considered for these bursaries, please indicate your status onthe general University of Manitoba Bursary Appication and be sure to sel-declare with the Aboriginal Student Centre by completing the self-declaration form on the ASC website at http://umanitoba.ca/student/asc Hand in the self declaration page by October 1 to the Aboriginal Student Centre, 45 Curry Place. Submit the General Bursary Application to the Financial Aid & Awards office, in person or mail by Friday, October 1.
Value	range in amounts from $100 to $1,000
Currency	Canadian
Tenable at	University of Manitoba
Deadlines	No deadlines available
Application Details	Visit the Financial Aid & Awards web site at http://umanitoba.ca/student/fin_awards/bursaries/index.html Contact: Terésa Klaassen, Awards Assistant Financial Aid and Awards, 420 University Centre University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Telephone: (204) 474-9860 Fax: (204) 474-7543 Email: klaasset@cc.umanitoba.ca Updated: February 8, 2012