Awards Database
Name:
FASO (Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences Students' Organization) Bursary
Description:
(for a full-time student in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, with good academic standing and demonstrated financial need)
Type:
Bursary
Renewable:
No
Value:
5 bursaries valued at $1,000 each
Eligibility criteria:
(1) are enrolled full-time (minimum 60% course load) in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the University of Manitoba;
(2) (i) as degree students, have achieved the required minimum entrance average of 60% based on those courses used for admission to the University of Manitoba or are being admitted via Advanced Entry with a minimum grade point average of 2.0;
(ii) as diploma students, have achieved the required minimum entrance average of 60% based on their Grade 12 high school courses (or equivalent) or are being admitted via the Advanced Entry Category as defined by the School of Agriculture; and
(3) have demonstrated financial need on the standard University of Manitoba bursary application form.
Faculty(ies):
Faculty of Agricultural & Food Sciences
Students with disabilities
Indigenous Students
Program(s):
Open to All
International Students
Major(s):
Open to All
Application Info:
General bursary criteria: (1) All students must complete courses in both the fall and winter terms to be eligible. (2) In most cases, students must register for and complete at least 60 percent of a full course-load per term (i.e., a minimum of 9 credit hours per term). Graduate students do not have to adhere to credit hour minimums provided they are registered as full-time students over the fall and winter terms with the Faculty of Graduate Studies. (3) Students must meet minimum G.P.A. requirements. Continuing students must have a minimum degree G.P.A. of 2.0. New students (from high school) must have a grade 12 average of 70% or higher. Students admitted on Mature Student Status may also be eligible for bursary consideration. (4) Financial need must be clearly documented on the application. Students who have applied for government students loans from other provinces must provide a copy of a current official government loan assessment to support their declaration of financial need. Please note Manitoba Student Aid recipients do not need to submit a copy of their Notice of Assessment. (5) International students in their first year of post-secondary study in Canada are not eligible to apply to the general bursary program.
Available: The University of Manitoba General Bursary Application is available through Aurora Student at the beginning of August every year.
Due: October 1st
Information current as of April 24, 2024 @ 23:40 and is subject to change
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