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This award supports students in the Master of Indigenous Governance and Master in Development Practice: Indigenous Development programs. Recipients must be enrolled in full-time studies and have a minimum 3.00 undergraduate GPA used for grad studies admission, or for current students, a minimum 3.00 graduate studies GPA. Demonstrated financial need will be considered. The Centennial Institute is a legacy initiative created by The Winnipeg Foundation to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2021. The Centennial Institute primarily supports the study of Canadian and Indigenous history with a Winnipeg and Manitoba focus, and upholds a mandate to enrich the study of history within our communities.

This award will support a graduate student enrolled in The Masters of Arts (MA) Peace and Conflict Studies. Successful candidates will have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and must demonstrate financial need. GPA is competitive. The award was established by Templum Sion Lodge of Freemasons No186 in memory of Donald W. Beattie, a visionary thinker and Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Manitoba. Donald assisted with the formation of Templum Sion Lodge. Education; promoting human rights, human dignity and human potential are ideals that are highly valued by all Freemasons. The Lodge has created this fund to honour his memory and to help nurture our youth and grow good citizens of tomorrow.

Established by her husband Ron Hector and the Young family, this bursary honours the memory of beloved University of Winnipeg professor Dr. Mary Young. It will be awarded to an Indigenous student enrolled in Graduate Studies at The University of Winnipeg who demonstrates financial need. Mary was a strong proponent for encouraging students to continue their education beyond their undergraduate studies, a path she sought herself. Mary was the driving force behind the creation and establishment of the Aboriginal Student Services Centre in 2004, providing culturally relevant Indigenous programming, as well as space and support for students, their friends, and their families. This bursary continues this legacy of Dr. Young by encouraging and supporting Indigenous students as they pursue a higher education.

This award was established to assist students with academic and living expenses. It will be awarded to an Indigenous student who has been accepted into a Masters of Science program at The University of Winnipeg. This award is renewable for up to 2 years so long as academic requirements continue to be met.

This Prize recognizes an outstanding graduating undergraduate student in the Department of Indigenous Studies.

The Future Fund will provide the Department of Graduate Studies with flexible and critical resources required to address the immediate academic priorities (areas of greatest need) of today while building a secure foundation for the future. The purpose of the fund is to strengthen and support the academic mission and vision of the University by supporting the academic units, innovation and community. The flexibility of the fund will build on existing efforts; create new opportunities and open doors to innovative academic development as strategically identified by the Dean of Graduate Studies and the faculty. More specifically, the fund will support activities such as faculty research, academic enhancements and development, innovative programming, chairs, professorships, facilities and infrastructure upgrades and technology, supporting student and faculty experiences gained through competitions, case studies, exchanges, conferences, faculty and staff recruitment, etc. The Future Fund will include undesignated and designated funds (if designated by a donor) that will enable the Dean the opportunity to allocate and assign funding to address strategic priorities and critical needs.

The Graduate Studies Endowment Fund will support scholarships in the Graduate Studies Program. Money from Fund #1279 The University of Winnipeg Graduate Studies Scholarship, not allocated annually will be placed in endowment. This will provide a permanent source of funding for these awards.

These Scholarships are for full-time graduate students, in recognition of academic excellence and of contributions to community service. Students must demonstrate superior intellectual ability and academic accomplishments, holding a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or greater for the last two completed years of study.

This Scholarship will be awarded annually to a student entering or continuing in a graduate program in History. Recipient must have a 3.0 GPA or higher with preference given to an Indigenous student or a student studying Indigenous history.

This Bursary is established to assist undergraduate students with the high costs of applying for graduate and professional studies. To be considered, applicants must have documented financial need, have a grade point average of at least 3.55, and normally must be in their final year of an Honours or 4-year degree program in Arts and Science, or in their final year of the Integrated B.Ed. program.