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UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP (UMGF)

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LOCATION: Canada

The University of Manitoba and the Faculty of Graduate Studies offer the University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowships (UMGFs). The fellowships are awarded annually to graduate students who have demonstrated intellectual ability and academic accomplishments. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Are enrolled in or plan to enroll in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Manitoba in either the Master’s or Ph.D. program as full-time students. Not including pre-Master’s or Occasional students, Master’s of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Finance (MFin), and Master of Supply Chain Management (MSCM). These graduate programs do not meet the eligibility criteria for Tri-Agency graduate student awards.

Minimum admission grade point average of 3.00 based on their admission to their current graduate program. Some departments require a higher GPA to be eligible;

Show great promise as researchers and as graduate students.

Are admitted to, or registered in, a program that is eligible for NSERC, SSHRC, or CIHR graduate student awards.

The UMGFs may be held in part or full for the first two years of the Master’s program (from the date of admission) and for the first four years of a Ph.D. program (from the date of admission).

2024-2025 academic year. UM Graduate students must be admitted & registered Full-Time in both September 2024 (202490 term) & January 2025 (202510 term) to be eligible for the 2024-2025 aid year.

Contact your home department regarding the deadline and application details for the 2024-2025 UMGF.

BENEFIT:

The fellowships, valued at $18,000 at the Ph.D. level and at $14,000 at the Master’s level

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OUR KIDS’ CLIMATE PARENT FELLOWSHIP: CALL FOR APPLICATION

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Application Deadline: September 6, 2024, at 11:59 pm ET.

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

Across the world, parents, grandparents, and caregivers are taking climate action to protect the kids they love, children everywhere, and our shared home.

The Climate Parent Fellowship aims to support key organizers of parent-led, intergenerational, or family-focused climate engagement work across the globe.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for the Climate Parent Fellowship, you MUST:

Be at least 18 years old;

Be someone who is at the leadership level within a non-profit project or group, organization, strategy, or idea;

Be fluent or proficient in English; including: submitting a complete application in English, respecting the application form instructions;

Submit an application sharing your personal contribution to shapingthe work of your initiative (the Fellowship is NOT a grant application, and does not accept applications from organizations);

Provide clear and focused responses to all questions. Vague answers or excessive reliance on AI-generated content will result in disqualification from the selection process.

BENEFIT:

Selected Fellows will be awarded a stipend to help carry out their work for this 12-month Fellowship program.

The grants will range from $15,000 – $20,000 USD. It is important to note that Fellows will be responsible for paying national taxation after they receive the funding and that for some Fellows receiving this stipend may affect, for example, benefits they are eligible for. The stipend will be issued in four payments.

Fellows will have access to peer-to-peer learning, monthly training/discussion sessions, communications support, and some 1:1 mentoring.

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