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EDUCATION => Scholarships => Topic started by: scholarman on Mar 21, 2014, 09:31 AM

Title: Sir Gordon Wu Graduate Student Scholarships in Canada, 2014
Post by: scholarman on Mar 21, 2014, 09:31 AM
University of Manitoba annually awards graduate scholarships for Canadian and international students. Each scholarship will have a maximum value of $40,000. Funding will be offered in the form of i) a full scholarship or as ii) a top-up to Tri-Council awards, the University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (UMGF), or the Manitoba Government Scholarship (MGS). Applicants must be enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies in the first year of any doctoral program offered at the University of Manitoba.

Study Subject(s):Scholarships are awarded to learn any of the courses at University of Manitoba.

Course Level: Scholarships are available for graduate students who are entering the first year of a research-based PhD program at University of Manitoba in Canada.

Scholarship Provider: University of Manitoba, Canada

Scholarship can be taken at: Canada

Accreditation: 
University of Manitoba is an accredited university. University of Manitoba is accredited by Association of AUCC, CARL, IAU, CIS, CVU,UArctic, ACU, CWUAA and Campus Manitoba.

Eligibility: The fund will be used to offer renewable scholarships to graduate students who are entering the first year of a research-based Ph.D. program. Scholarships will be offered to graduate students who:

-are domestic or international students;

-are enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, in the first year of any doctoral program offered at the University of Manitoba;

-are entering a research-based graduate studies program;

-have achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 3.75 (or equivalent) based on the last 60 credit hours of study.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Canadian and international students can apply for these graduate scholarships.

Scholarship Description: Sir Gordon Wu has generously contributed $1,000,000 to establish a fund at the University of Manitoba in support of graduate students. The University of Manitoba has made a contribution of $500,000 to the fund. This funding is designed to attract and sustain excellent students locally, nationally, and internationally. These scholarships are awarded annually, in competition, to graduate students who have demonstrated intellectual ability and academic accomplishments.

Number of award(s): The selection committee will have the discretion to determine the number and value of the awards.

Duration of award(s): The scholarship will be renewable for up to three years provided the recipient.

What does it cover? Each scholarship will have a maximum value of $40,000. Funding will be offered in the form of i) a full scholarship or as ii) a top-up to Tri-Council awards, the University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (UMGF), or the Manitoba Government Scholarship (MGS).

Selection Criteria: Not Known

Notification: Not Known

How to Apply:Contact Employer

Scholarship Application Deadline: The scholarships will be offered until the fund has been exhausted.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application (http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/funding/wu.html)