The University of Winnipeg Foundation

Student Awards

University & Collegiate Scholarships and Bursaries
Each year, the University of Winnipeg Foundation provides Endowment revenue which the University distributes to new and returning students. The University also contributes funds through its operating budget. Entrance scholarships range in value from $100 - $24,000 each. The University of Winnipeg guarantees scholarships to students with an entrance average of 80 per cent or higher. Nearly one-half of all entrants receive an award.

The Opportunity Fund
The goal is to create an endowed $10 million Opportunity Fund to help ensure access to a post-secondary education for everyone, regardless of background and socioeconomic status, and especially youth from inner-city neighbourhoods, Aboriginal students, and young people from war-affected nations and refugee populations.

The University of Winnipeg Opportunity Fund provides a comprehensive approach that includes:

• Opportunity Fund Tuition Credits earned as early as Grade 4 for students who show academic promise with the potential to build up to $4,000 toward university tuition
• Opportunity Fund Bursaries for critical needs such as emergency child care, food, shelter and access to funds for students who are under-represented at university 
• Community Capacity Building through means such as micro-financing for new community-based enterprises.
  

Roblin Scholars Fund
Named in honour of former Manitoba Premier, The Honorable Duff Roblin, the Duff Roblin Scholars Fund supports graduate study in The University of Winnipeg’s new Master’s program in Indigenous Governance. It provides a lasting tribute that will enhance higher learning and graduate-level research and meet the specific needs of Indigenous communities in Manitoba.

The Graduate Student Fellowships in Indigenous Governance serve to enhance capacity for effective self-governance within Indigenous communities and also foster awareness among all Manitobans about governance issues pertaining to First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and international indigenous communities. 

Up to four Graduate Fellowships are awarded annually to allow students dedicated time to work as research or teaching assistants locally, regionally or internationally. For more information on Indigenous focused academic programs offered at UWinnipeg, please click here.