The University of Manitoba Employees Scholarship (UMES) is a partial tuition reimbursement program available to the spouse or dependent children of University of Manitoba employees or retired former employees.
University of Manitoba Information
Founded in 1877, University of Manitoba is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the medium-sized city of Winnipeg (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants), Manitoba. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Department of Education and Training, Manitoba, University of Manitoba (U of M) is a large (uniRank enrollment range: 25,000-29,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. University of Manitoba (U of M) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, all students must:
- be the spouse (see note 1 below) or dependent child (see note 2 below) of an employee or retired former employee of the University of Manitoba. The employee must be a full-time or part-time employee whose work week is fixed at 50% or more for 12 months spanning the academic session for which the student applies (i.e. May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025).
To be eligible, Undergraduate students must:
- have been registered full-time (at least a 60% course-load) in the Fall/Winter session; and/or have been registered for at least 9 credit hours in the Summer session;
- be enrolled in a degree credit program;
- have achieved a GPA of 3.0 or better for the session applied for;
- only those courses with a minimum grade of B will be considered.
Faculty of Medicine students in good standing are eligible for these scholarships.
To be eligible, Graduate students must:
- have completed an academic session as a full-time graduate student;
- have achieved a sessional GPA of 3.5 with no grade lower than a B+.
Pre-Master and Occasional students must meet all undergraduate criteria listed above and must transfer all courses completed in the academic session to a degree credit program in the year in which they receive the scholarship.
Offered Benefits
The financial value for this scholarship is not stated.
Application Process
Go to University of Manitoba on umanitoba.ca to apply
For more details, visit University of Manitoba Employees Scholarship - UMES webpage
Founded in 1877, University of Manitoba is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the medium-sized city of Winnipeg (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants), Manitoba. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Department of Education and Training, Manitoba, University of Manitoba (U of M) is a large (uniRank enrollment range: 25,000-29,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. University of Manitoba (U of M) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.