External Awards

Submit your external award letter to have it posted to your UW student account.

The following is a list of awards offered by private companies and organizations that may be of interest to current University of Winnipeg students. We update this webpage monthly, so students can search for scholarship opportunities year-round.

Students with disabilities should check out Accessibility Services for additional opportunities.

Indigenous students may explore indigenous-specific opportunities.

Disclaimer: The Awards and Financial Aid office cannot guarantee the claims made by these organizations. Students should independently confirm competition details and closing dates by consulting the relevant websites directly. We do not recommend applying for awards that ask for more personal information than you are willing to share.

Scholarship Search Tools

We also suggest doing an internet search for scholarships directly related to your faculty or department.

List of awards offered by private companies and organizations

Veterans Affairs Education and Training Benefit

Applications open year-round-awards of up to $40,000 for veterans with a minimum of six years of service and up to $80,000 for veterans with at least 12 years of service.

Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Awards and Scholarships

Deadlines vary depending on award-awards and scholarships to students.

Indspire

Application Deadline August, November, and February annually (on site year round)-Indspire is the largest supporter of Indigenous education outside the federal government. To date Indspire has awarded more than $54 million in scholarships and bursaries to 16,000 First Nation, Inuit and Métis recipients nationwide. Indspire disburses funds to Indigenous youth across Canada, covering all disciplines in funding categories in post-secondary education.

Application due May and July-A $3000 bursary for a First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit student pursuing graduate studies with demonstrated financial need.

Chinese Canadian Railroad Workers Foundation

Application Due June-$500-$1,000 for a student essay on the history of the Chinese people in Canada.

BridgesEDU Scholarship

Application Due June-$1,000 scholarships for students who write the best essays.

Peter deMarsh Memorial Bursary

Application Due June- A $10,000 research bursary is available to a graduate student focusing woodlot owners or woodlot owners' associations. A travel bursary of up to $3000 is available for students participating in conferences dealing with issues involving forest owners.

Jeanne Henuset Fraser Memorial Bursary for Rural Manitoba students

Application Due June-Scholarships between $500 and $2,500 for Female Manitoban Students from rural communities.

MB Arts Council Learn Scholarships

Application DueJune-$2000-$3000 scholarships for students of the arts.

Rhodes Scholarship

Internal UW Selection process opens in June.

Manitoba Beef Producers Scholarship

Application Due June-Six $1000 awards for members and dependents of MBP.

Perseverance Prevails Scholarship

Application Due June-$1,000 Scholarship for students who have persevered in their lives

Bob Irving Scholarship

Application Due June-$1,000 For students in a broadcast journalism program.

Zicklin Contracting Restoration Awareness Scholarship

Application Due June-$1,000 scholarship for students who write an essay, or make a video or infographic on the importance of restoration.

Support Our Troops Canadian Scholarship Program

Application Due July-Scholarships between $500-$3,500 for family of a Canadian Armed Forces member.

CNIB Post-Secondary Scholarships and Bursaries

Application Due July-Bursaries and scholarships for students who are blind or partially sighted.

The Percy Lanham Bursary

Application Due July-Bursaries for students who have completed at least one year of study.

Keith Cooper Scholarship

Application Due July-Scholarships for students who are currently or formally in the care of Manitoba Child and Family Services

TC Canada Youth Bursaries

Application Due August-multiple bursaries of $3,000 for students who graduated high school within the last 5 years.

Flight 302 Legacy Scholarship

Application Due August-For students in certain arts programs, Environmental studies and humanitarian aid related programs.

Me-Dian Credit Union Bursaries

Application Due August-multiple awards of up to $1,000 for Manitoban Students.

Jon Sigurdsson Chapter IODE Scholarships

Application Due September-Thirteen scholarships to Manitoba students in post-secondary studies.

Louis Riel Bursary

Application Due October 1-These awards are available to Métis students attending participating universities in Manitoba. For consideration, University of Winnipeg students are required to submit two applications:

UW online award application- complete and submit the General Application and indicate you are Métis. The application opens in August.
LRI Application- the Louis Riel Institute confirms if applicants are eligible by verifying Métis ancestry or MMF membership through their application form.

After the deadline, the Louis Riel Institute confirms if applicants are eligible based on MMF membership, and the university chooses eligible recipients based on demonstrated financial need. Students are eligible to apply for this award every year they are attending the university. It is awarded once per academic year.

For more information or further assistance, please contact awards@uwinnipeg.ca.

Savvy New Canadians Financial Literacy Scholarship

Application Due September and December-Four bi-annual $1000 scholarships for students who can describe the importance of financial literacy.