University of Manitoba Foundation for Registered Nurses Graduate Award 2027

The Foundation for Registered Nurses of Manitoba Inc. Graduate Award is a financial assistance programme established to support registered nurses pursuing postgraduate education in health-related fields at the University of Manitoba in Canada. The award provides financial support to nurses undertaking master's or doctoral studies, helping them advance their academic qualifications, strengthen their professional knowledge and contribute to the healthcare sector. Six awards valued at CAD $2,250 each are available to eligible full-time and part-time registered nurses in any year of their graduate programme. Recipients are expected to maintain active nursing registration after graduation.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNovember 18, 2026
• Study LevelMasters , PhD
• SponsorUniversity of Manitoba
• City to studyWinnipeg
• School to studyUniversity of Manitoba
• Course to studyNursing
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

2 Scholarships valued at $3,850.00 each, 6 Awards valued at $2,250.00 each.

Requirements

Foundation for Registered Nurses of Manitoba Inc. Graduate Scholarship (#44753)

Two scholarships will be offered each year to students who:

(1) are registered nurses and are enrolled full-time in a graduate program at The University of Manitoba;

(2) have completed at least one full year of study at the graduate level and have achieved a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5 (as calculated via University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship guidelines);

(3) are conducting research in a health-related field;

(4) intend to maintain an active nursing registration following graduation.

 

If an applicant is not enrolled in a Graduate Program in Nursing, they will be required to provide documentation of how their studies apply to nursing.

Foundation for Registered Nurses of Manitoba Inc. Graduate Award (#44754)

Six Awards shall be split equally and will be offered each year to students who:

(1) are registered nurses and are enrolled full-time or part-time in any year of a graduate program at The University of Manitoba;

(2) have achieved a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0;

(3) are pursuing graduate education in health-related fields;

(4) intend to maintain an active nursing registration following graduation;

 

The selection committee will have the discretion to determine the number and value of Awards (#44754). Any candidate who applies for both the Award and Scholarship, if eligible, can only receive one or the other, but not both.

Application Documents

Applicants will be required to upload/submit the following items:

• Three (3) letters of reference -

  (a) a professional contact (work supervisor);

  (b) an academic contact (a professor/instructor at an institution of post-secondary education); and

  (c) a community service contact (e.g. Volunteer coordinator).

  The (3) letters of support must comment on the applicant's attitude, accountability, collegial relationships, and commitment to nursing and relevant achievements.

  The online application system will prompt you to enter the names and email addresses of your referees, and the online system will send them an email requesting that they submit their reference for your award application online.

   

• Curriculum Vitae/Resume;

   

• Thesis/Research Proposal and/or Two page summary of graduate research and its relation to the health field;

  If an applicant is not enrolled in a Graduate Program in Nursing, they will be required to provide documentation of how their studies apply to nursing.

• Statement of Intent-Outline why elected to study in the chosen health related field; what the relationship of the area of study is to your present employment held or to future employment you wish to secure in a health-related field, and how your objectives and goals reflect your personal interest in continuing education at the graduate level. This statement should include career goals following graduation.
  No format or page maximum or minimum, can be addressed to Foundation for Registered Nurses of Manitoba Inc. Selection Committee.

If a Scholarship applicant is not enrolled in a Graduate Program in Nursing, applicants are required to provide documentation of how their studies apply to nursing.

Please follow the instructions within the application. Only submit ONE application for both the Award & Scholarship.

Applications must be submitted online. Paper copies, incomplete, and late applications will not be accepted.

Application Deadline

November 18, 2026

How To Apply

For more information, visit University of Manitoba scholarship webpage.