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

When using these search tools, we recommend that you try to apply directly through the sponsor's webpage if available. 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.

Rhodes Scholarship

Internal UW Selection process opens in June.

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.

Woman Empowerment awards

Application Due August-$2,500 awards for female students.

creditcardGenius Scholarship

Application Due October-A $2000 scholarship available to undergraduate and graduate students.

moneyGenius Scholarship

Application Due October-A $2,000 scholarship available to undergraduate and graduate students.

Woman Empowerment awards

Application Due August-$2,500 grants for women in stem.

Rise Above Bursaries

Application due August-for single parents with financial need that are attending full-time studies at a post-secondary institution in Winnipeg.

Girls Write the Future

Application Due August-$5,000 renewable scholarship for Indigenous students.

Longhouse Business Award

Application Due August-$2,000 award for business students.

Louis Riel Bursary

Application due October

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 PDF application- the Louis Riel Institute confirms if applicants are eligible by verifying Métis ancestry or MMF membership through their application form.

Annual deadline: you must submit both applications by October 1.

Note: the MMF Post-Secondary Education Support Program Application is now combined with the Louis Riel Bursary Application

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

Soroptimist Live Your Dream Awards

Application Due November-Up to $16,000 scholarships for women who provide primary financial support for herself and her dependents, including children, partner, siblings or parents.

Reid Cottick Little Heroes Memorial Foundation

Application Due November-A $2,000 scholarship for cancer survivors.