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History and Settlement of Winnipeg Urbanism Fund

Department: Urban & Inner City Studies

This fund supports a project that offers the first full-scale architectural study of the urban development of Winnipeg and includes two parts: a publication intended for educational purposes; and a tour of Winnipeg’s important historical sites, monuments, and urban settings.

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Indigenous Land-Based Language Learning Fund

Faculty: Arts Department: Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Urban & Inner City Studies

To encourage academic excellence at minimum $1,000 of each annual payment will be allocated to students of the U of W Faculty of Business and Economics, based on selection criteria mutually agreed upon by the Donor and Faculty, in the form of cash scholarships to students. To supplement the cash scholarships, the Donor will offer CPA tuition scholarship to selected scholarship recipients.

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Jim Silver Award

Department: Urban & Inner City Studies

The Jim Silver Award will support students enrolled in the Department of Urban & Inner-City Studies. The recipient selection will be based on financial need, academic merit, and community involvement. This award was created by Mr. Michael Nesbitt in honour of Dr. Jim Silver. Dr. Silver dedicated his life to studying socioeconomic issues in Winnipeg. One such achievement was the completion of the Merchants Corner project which has become a catalyst for positive change in Winnipeg’s North End.

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Joe Bova Scholarship

Department: Urban & Inner City Studies

This undergraduate Scholarship will be awarded annually to a student pursuing Urban Studies. The award will recognize academic achievement and community involvement. Financial need will be considered.

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Joseph Zuken Award

Department: Urban & Inner City Studies

Funded by the Joseph Zuken Scholarship Fund at The Winnipeg Foundation, this award will be provided to a student who is majoring in the Department of Urban and Inner-City Studies at The University of Winnipeg. Recipient selection will be based on three criteria: strong academic performance, positive community involvement in Winnipeg’s inner city, and financial need. Created at The Winnipeg Foundation by friends and colleagues shortly after his death in 1986, The Joseph Zuken Memorial Trust Fund supports charitable, educational and cultural activities that reflect Zuken’s values.

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Larry Morrissette Memorial Award

Department: Urban & Inner City Studies

This award will be awarded to Indigenous students majoring in the Department of Urban and Inner-City Studies at The University of Winnipeg. Recipient selection will be based on three criteria: strong academic performance, positive community involvement in Winnipeg’s inner city, and financial need.

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Louis & Rachel Mindell Memorial Bursary

Department: Urban & Inner City Studies

This Bursary is established from the Sue and Frank Hechter Bursary Fund in memory of Dr. Frank Hechter’s maternal grandparents, Louis and Rachel Mindell. In acknowledgement of their interest in urban development, this Bursary will be awarded annually to a continuing student majoring in Urban Studies.

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Morton Stanley Calof Scholarship in Inner City and Urban Studies

Department: Urban & Inner City Studies

This Scholarship is provided by the Erica & Arnold Rogers Fund for Academic Excellence. It will be awarded annually to the most promising student entering their final year of the Inner City & Urban Studies Major.

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Robin Applebaum Award

Department: Urban & Inner City Studies

This award will support Indigenous students who have a declared major in Urban & Inner-City Studies. The recipient selection will be based on financial need and academic merit.

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The Leo Panitch Award at Merchants Corner

Department: Urban & Inner City Studies

This award will be given to a student who is majoring in the Department of Urban and Inner-City Studies at The University of Winnipeg. Recipient selection will be based on the student recipient demonstrating the following three criteria: strong academic performance,positive community involvement in Winnipeg‘s inner city, and financial need.

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