(for a full-time Faculty of Graduate Studies student in the Master of Science Genetic Counselling program offerd by Max Rady College of Medicine with good academic standing, practical counselling training and experience to support individuals with personal, social or psychological problems/ dificulties and is self-identified as a marginalized identity in the profession.)

Each year, beginning in 2025-2026, the available annual income will be used to offer one or more scholarships to graduate students who: (1) are entering the first year of full-time study in the Faculty of Graduate Studies in the Master of Science, Genetic Counselling program offered through the Max Rady College of Medicine; (2) have achieved a minimum grade point average of 3.7 based on the last 60 credit hours (or equivalent) of study; (3) have demonstrated practical counselling training and experience including applying counselling skills and techniques to support individuals with personal, social or psychological problems and/or difficulties; (4) have ranked high in the Genetic Counselling Admissions Match based on the Program’s admissions rubrics for interview and application review; and (5) have self-identified as a marginalized identity* in the genetic counselling profession. *Marginalized identities can include but are not limited to genders including agender, bigender/multigender, intersex, gender fluid, genderqueer, nonbinary, trans or transgender, two-spirit; sexual identities including two-spirit, bisexual, lesbian, queer, gay, asexual, pansexual or questioning; individuals who identify as racially marginalized, including Biracial /Multiracial, Black, East Asian, Middle Eastern or Arab, Hispanic, Latino/a or Latin American, Pacific Islanders, South Asian, Southeast Asian; individuals who identify as Indigenous, First Nations, Métis or Inuit and people/persons with disabilities as reported by professional status surveys conducted by the National Society of Genetic Counselors and the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors and peer-reviewed research which are confirmed by the Office of Equity and Transformation and/or the Rady Office of Equity, Access and Participation at the University of Manitoba.