Awards Database
Description:
(for a second, third, or fourth-year full-time HNS student in good academic standing who has demonstrated leadership and financial need)
Type:
Bursary
Renewable:
No
Value:
$1375
Number of awards:
1
Eligibility criteria:
Each year, the available annual interest from the fund will be used to offer one bursary to an undergraduate student who:
(1) is enrolled full-time in the second, third or fourth year of study in the Human Nutritional Sciences degree program in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences;
(2) has achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 2.5;
(3) has demonstrated leadership through involvement in volunteer work;
(4) has demonstrated financial need on the standard University of Manitoba bursary application form.
Candidates must submit an application including a statement (maximum one page) in which they (a) describe their involvement in volunteer activities and (b) outline specific experiences that speak to their leadership abilities.
Faculty(ies):
Faculty of Agricultural & Food Sciences
Students with disabilities
Indigenous Students
Program(s):
Agriculture-BSC (HNS)
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 U of M General Bursary Application is available on Aurora Student. The supplemental application for this award will be made available each year by the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Due: October 1
Information current as of April 26, 2024 @ 13:43 and is subject to change
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