Fall/Winter 2016-17
Entrance Award Application
The University of Winnipeg has a variety of awards for all students entering the University for the
first time. Some of the awards are automatically given to students based on their admission
average or selected program of study, other awards, require an application in order to be
considered.
Each award will have its own specific criteria so make sure to read the award descriptions
carefully to ensure that you qualify. Some awards require additional information like an outline of
extra-curricular activities or reference letters - these should be included with your application.
Deadline: Monday, February 1, 2016.
Note: Students must also submit an Admissions application by February 1, 2016 to be
considered for these awards. The award selection process is expected to be completed by
February 2016.
Please submit your completed form to:
The University of Winnipeg
Student Central, 1C18 (Centennial Hall)
515 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9
APPLICANT DETAILS
Student Name (First and Last)
UW Student Number (if known)
High School Last Attended
Intended Program of Study at UW
How many credit hours are you intending
to enroll in this Fall/Winter?
EXPENSE CATEGORY
What situation best describes you? Please choose one of the following:
o
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I am a single student living at home (not paying rent)
I am a single student living at home (paying rent)
I am a single student living away from home
I am a single parent. Please list the number of dependents you have ______
I am a married student with a spouse/partner
I am a married student with a spouse/partner and dependents. Please list the number of
dependents you have _____
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FINANCIAL RESOURCES
Please list the financial resources that you will be using for this academic year only. Remember
to divide amounts like savings, parental contribution and RESP’s by 3 or 4 years. Most students
do not use the entire amount in their first year; rather they budget over several years.
Will you apply for Manitoba Student Aid this
year?
Will you be applying for government student
aid from another province in Canada this
year?
Do you or will you have a student line-ofcredit or a student bank loan this year?
o
Yes
o
No
o
Yes
o
No
o
Yes
o
No
If Yes, what is the amount of the line-ofcredit or loan available?
$ ______________
Savings at start of current session
$ ______________
Contributions from parents/family members
$ ______________
Contributions from spouse/partner
$ ______________
List the total external awards you have
received for the current session
$ ______________
List the total assets (RESP, RRSP, Bonds,
RHOSP, etc.) you will be using for the
current session
$ ______________
Will you be a recipient of Social Assistance
or Employment Insurance? If yes, what is
your monthly amount?
Are you receiving a Child Tax Credit? If yes,
what is your monthly amount?
Are you receiving Sponsorship, such as
Band Council/Indian Affairs support? If yes,
what is your monthly amount?
Do you have a part-time or full-time job? If
yes, what is your monthly net salary?
Please list the monthly total of any other
resources that you may receive that were
not listed above
$ __________ X 8 = ____________
$ __________ X 8 = ____________
$ __________ X 8 = ____________
$ __________ X 8 = ____________
$ __________ X 8 = ____________
$ ______________
TOTAL RESOURCES
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DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (OPTIONAL)
There are several awards that are given to students who possess certain selection criteria.
Please check off as many criteria that apply to you:
Your permanent home is in Manitoba and it is more than 100km from the University
You are a student with a disability: Learning ____ Physical ____ Mental ____
First Nations (Status) ____ First Nations (Non-Status) ____ Inuit _____ Métis _____
You have achieved/expect to achieve at least an 90% in the following 40S subjects:
English ____ Math ____ Basic French ____ Science _____
You are a child of a physically disabled person
You expect to graduate as an Advanced Placement Program National Scholar
You expect to graduate with an International Baccalaureate Diploma
Participated in the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) High School Prize Examination
You are a new immigrant to Manitoba
You will be seeking a career in community/public service
You attended elementary school in the Shamattawa First Nation
Employees of Bee Clean, or a child/family member of a Bee Clean employee
Family members served in the military
Dependent of a member in good standing of the International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers Local 2034. (Please provide a letter IBEW confirming your eligibility)
Plan on registering in at least one course in Mennonite Studies. (List the Mennonite Studies
courses that you plan to take in your first year)
At least one parent or grandparent must be an alumnus or alumna. (Please attach a letter
from The University of Winnipeg Alumni Association confirming your eligibility)
Participated in the Manitoba Schools’ Science Symposium in chemistry, biology or physics
related to the study of cancer
You are currently attending one of these high schools:
 High school in the Interlake region (Gimli, Arborg, Riverton)
 The University of Winnipeg Collegiate
 St. John’s High School
 Collège Sturgeon Heights Collegiate
 Daniel McIntyre Collegiate
 Gordon Bell High School
 Winnipeg Technical-Vocational High School
 Winnipeg Adult Education Centre
 St. James Collegiate
REFERENCES (Major Scholarships Only)
If you are applying for the Major Scholarships, you must be nominated by your high school and submit
a minimum of 2 (maximum of 3) reference letters with your application. These letters should be
from people who can speak to your academic abilities and extra-curricular/volunteer activities.
Indicate the names of these references below.
Nominator
Reference 1
Reference 2
Reference 3 (optional)
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please submit the following pieces of information:
1. Personal Statement: Outline your academic and future goals, your need for financial
assistance (if applicable), and any additional information you want to Awards Selection Committee
to know. The statement should be 250-500 words.
2. Resume: List in chronological order, your volunteer/extra-curricular activities both in school and
in your community, any work experience, awards, publications, etc.
3. Official High School Transcript.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES / VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
There are several awards and bursaries that are given to students who have shown leadership
and/or demonstrated a commitment to their school or community. Please tell us about what you
have been doing! We have filled out the first line as an example to assist you.
Date
Sept 2011 April 2012
Duration
3 hrs/Week
Position
Peer Tutor
Organization/Club
Faculty of Science, UW
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MAJOR SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION
The awards listed below are some of the most prestigious scholarships at The University of Winnipeg. In
order to be considered for these awards, you must be nominated by your high school and submit at least 2
reference letters. Each school may nominate as many students as they deem worthy. Please contact your
high school counsellor for more details. Please select the awards you would like to be considered for.
Alumni Entrance Scholarship Program
Candidates must be students completing high
school in Manitoba. The following attributes are to
be considered in selecting candidates: attainment of
high school academic standing and promise,
noteworthy interest and participation in
extracurricular activities in school and community,
and leadership qualities and strength of character.
Value: $5,000
Garnet Kyle Scholarship
Established in 2011 to provide scholarships to
students from the Rural Municipality of Franklin, in
Manitoba. Students must have a minimum 90%
admission average or higher. This scholarship is
awarded to a student coming from (in order of
preference):
1. The most qualified student undertaking
undergraduate full-time studies from the following
schools in preferential order: a. Roseau Valley
School, Dominion City, b. Other high schools in the
Border Land School Division, c. High schools in
Hanover School Division.
2. The most qualified student undertaking
undergraduate full-time studies who has, within the
last three years, graduated from the following
schools in preferential order: a. Roseau Valley
School, Dominion City, b. Other high schools in the
Border Land School Division, c. High schools in
Hanover School Division.
3. The most qualified student undertaking
undergraduate full-time studies which is, or has
been, a resident of the Roseau Valley High School
catchment area.
All qualifications being equal, a student who has
attended Red River College will be given priority.
Value: $40,000 ($10,000 X 4 Years)
Walter Leatherdale Entrance Scholarship
Established by Douglas Leatherdale, a 1957
graduate of United College, in memory of his father.
They will cover direct education costs for one or
more outstanding students from rural Manitoba,
preferably from farming communities. These
scholarships will be renewable for up to three years.
Value: $28,000 ($7,000 X 4 Years)
Dr. Margaret E. Nix and Slade C. Nix
Entrance Scholarship
Buhler Bursary in Business and Economics
Awarded annually to a full-time student with a
declared major in Business & Administration or
Economics with demonstrated financial need and
satisfactory academic progress. Preference is given
to single parents.
Value: $25,000 ($10,000 X 1 Year and $5,000 X 3
Years)
Marsha P. Hanen Entrance Scholarship
Awarded in recognition of the presidency of the
University of Winnipeg of Dr. Marsha P. Hanen
(1989-99). It will be awarded annually to an
outstanding Manitoba high school graduate who has
made outstanding leadership and extracurricular
contributions in school and the community.
Value: $10,500 ($4,500 X 1 Year and $2,000 X 3
Years)
The Minute Maid Inner-City Leadership
Scholarship for Kinesiology and Applied Health
Established to support students entering their first
year of undergraduate study at The University of
Winnipeg who are planning to study Kinesiology and
Applied Health. To be eligible, students must have a
minimum high school admission average of 75%
and be graduating from an inner-city high school in
the City of Winnipeg. Applicants must have
exceptional involvement within their community or
high school, demonstrating leadership with athletic
and/or coaching programs and services for the
inner-city. Preference will be given to Aboriginal,
new immigrant or students from low income families.
Value: $5,000
The Winnipeg Police Service Opportunity
Scholarship in Memory of Injured and Fallen
Officers
Established by the Winnipeg Police Service to
support educational opportunities for students from
the North End and Downtown Winnipeg high
schools. Consideration will be given to applicants
who have made a contribution to, or have been
involved with, their school or community. These
scholarships are renewable annually, with the
intention that students receive scholarship support
throughout their university degree.
Value: $10,000 ($2,500 X 4 Years)
Established by Dr. Margaret E. Nix, a 1943 graduate
of United College. It will be awarded annually to a
female Aboriginal student who resides in Manitoba
and is entering an undergraduate degree program at
The University of Winnipeg. Value: 1 X $5,000
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MANITOBA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT
Applicants are required to consent to the use of their personal information. If there are questions
concerning the retention, use, or disclosure of personal information, applicants may wish to visit
http://uwinnipeg.ca/privacy/index.html.
DECLARATION AND CONSENT
I hereby declare that all the information on this application is complete and true in every respect. I
understand that my personal information will be collected and may be used and disclosed for the
purposes as outlined in the Manitoba Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
(FIPPA).
Personal information collected on this form may also be used and disclosed by The University of
Winnipeg for award eligibility purposes, alumni services (i.e. events, publications, media stories,
alumni membership tracking), donor reports, and/or research (i.e. internal and external award
reporting, analysis of programs, institutional statistics) done at the University. If I am a successful
recipient, I understand that the name of the award, the amount received, my name, degree/major,
year level and email address will be disclosed to The University of Winnipeg Foundation for
purposes of fund-raising activities and to be released to the donor(s) of my award.
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Student Signature
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Date (YYYYMMDD)
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