Each year, University of Manitoba graduate fellowships are offered to full-time master’s and PhD students to recognize and support academic excellence. The fellowships are offered to students who have demonstrated superior intellectual ability and academic accomplishment.
- Host Country: Canada
- Study Abroad: Study in Canada
- Category: Postgraduate Scholarships | Masters Scholarships | PhD Scholarships | Fellowships
- Eligible Countries: All Countries
- Reward: $72,000 Stipends
- No IELTS Required
- Deadline: November 1, 2025
Benefits of University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship 2025 in Canada
- UMGF master’s awards are valued at $20,000 per year for 12 or 24 months, totaling up to $40,000.
- UMGF doctoral awards are valued at $25,000 per year for 12, 24, 36, or 48 months, for up to a total of $100,000.
- Departments/units determine the value and duration of an award, and all recommended students must meet the eligibility criteria as outlined in the eligibility table.
Eligibility for University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship 2025 in Canada
- Academic Standing: Students must have achieved a minimum admission GPA of 3.0 to be considered for this award. Please contact your department, as they may have a higher GPA requirement.
- Citizenship: All students, regardless of citizenship, are eligible to apply.
- Fields of study: Students in all fields of graduate study are eligible to apply, provided their program is eligible for Tri-Agency funding.
To Hold a UMGF Award, Recipients Must Also:
- Have been admitted to a graduate program at the University of Manitoba as a Master’s or Ph.D. student. Pre-master’s and Occasional students are not eligible.
- Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0, and do not receive a grade lower than C+ (including AX courses).
- Show great promise as researchers and graduate students.
- Not have an active, admission‐related hold on their student account during their provisional admission period.
- Be registered full‐time in a graduate program of study in the unit that recommends them for a UMGF, and be progressing satisfactorily in the program for which they are funded.
- Not have held UMGF support for more than 4 years in total.
- Not receiving any other award or scholarship that is of equal or greater monetary value than the annual value of the UMGF. Students offered an award that is equal to, or exceeds, the value of the UMGF can no longer hold the UMGF and must notify the FGS Awards Office at Graduate.Awards@umanitoba.ca to terminate their award.
- Do not change programs or departments/units while receiving the UMGF award.
The above is not a complete list of conditions. Please refer to the University of Manitoba Faculty of Graduate Studies FGS Award Holder’s Guide for additional conditions and other information for award holders.
- ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: Not Required for Nigerians.
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Application Process – (Applications open on June 1st of the year before the start of the term.)
To apply for the 2025 University of Manitoba Scholarship, interested and qualified applicants should;
- Visit the scholarship webpage
- Apply for admission into a master’s or doctoral degree at the University of Manitoba.
- Please consult your department or unit for the UMGF application process and deadline.
- Once the department/unit determines its selection, students are recommended to the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS).
- FGS will notify the award recipients with an official letter via email..
