Manitoba Graduate Scholarship (MGS)

  •  Master, Phd, Contest
  •   Canada, Ghana
  • $$  Partially Funded

The Government of Manitoba has provided funds to ensure that Manitoba’s best students continue education at home, to foster research that leads to economic growth and to attract excellent students to study in Manitoba. These funds are used to offer the Manitoba Graduate Scholarship (MGS).

The University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (UMGF) competition is used to determine the recipients of the MGS. Highly ranked new Master’s UMGF recipients may be upgraded to the MGS for Master’s students.  Highly ranked new PhD UMGF recipients may be eligible to receive a PhD MGS top up award which can be held along with the UMGF. The MGS upgrades and MGS top ups will be offered in July of each year. Only students who have received a UMGF offer as of June 30 will be included in the supplemental offers and upgrades.

University of Manitoba Information

University of Manitoba Grants

Manitoba Graduate Scholarship (MGS) 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

Academic standing: Students with a minimum GPA of 3.75 (above B+) in the last two full years of study at a recognized university based on a Bachelor, Master's, Graduate Diploma or a Doctoral degree. Please use admissions criteria in calculating GPA, i.e., Last 60 credit hours or equivalent.

Citizenship: All students regardless of citizenship are eligible to apply. Canadian citizens and permanent residents are encouraged to apply to CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC scholarships, if they are eligible for funding from these research councils. Tricouncil eligible students who do not apply for a tricouncil award may be considered ineligible for a UMGF.

Fields of study: Students in all fields of graduate study are eligible to apply.

Years of graduate study: Students are eligible to receive the MGS for the first 24 months of their Master’s program and the first 48 months of their PhD program. Total maximum support for any individual graduate student is 48 months.

Offered Benefits

Value for a 12 month period: PhD $7,500 (can be held with the UMGF, but is limited to funding and/or number of awards available in any given year).Master's $15,000 (the UMGF must be declined).

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