Manitoba Bursary (auto-assessed via MSA; Indigenous top-up)

What you will need

• ✓ Manitoba Student Aid online application (the Manitoba Bursary is auto-assessed through this single form)
• ✓ Manitoba residency proof (12-month rule)
• ✓ Canadian citizenship / permanent residency / protected-person documentation
• ✓ Proof of acceptance / enrolment at an MSA-eligible designated post-secondary institution
• ✓ Income information for the MSA needs assessment
• ✓ For Indigenous top-up: self-identification on the MSA application

About this award

The Manitoba Bursary is a non-repayable bursary administered through Manitoba Student Aid (MSA). Critically, there is no separate application form — the Manitoba Bursary is auto-assessed when you apply for the integrated Manitoba Student Aid loan + grant package. If you qualify, the bursary amount is folded into your MSA award package. Specific per-student amounts are not posted on the public landing page; the total program supported approximately 11,500 students with $17.3M in 2020-21 (rough implied average ~$1,500, but verify your individual award via your MSA application). A T4A is issued by MSA when the bursary amount exceeds $500. A specific provision: self-identified Indigenous learners receive an additional Manitoba Bursary top-up on top of the standard bursary. The program covers undergraduate, college, graduate, and trades students at MSA-eligible designated post-secondary institutions in Manitoba or elsewhere in Canada.

Who qualifies

You qualify for the Manitoba Bursary if you (1) are a Manitoba resident under MSA's 12-month residency rule; (2) are a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or protected person; (3) are enrolled in (or accepted to) an MSA-eligible program at a designated post-secondary institution; (4) are loan-eligible per the MSA application's needs assessment. Self-identified Indigenous learners qualify for an additional top-up beyond the standard bursary amount.

This is what the award's own page said when we last checked. Rules change, so confirm with the provider before you apply.

• ✓ Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person
• ✓ Open to graduate, trades or undergraduate students
• ✓ Resident of Manitoba

How to apply

1. 1

   Read the award's own page

   Check you meet every requirement, and note each document they ask for.

2. 2

   Check this year's deadline

   We don't have a confirmed date for this round. The award's own page will have it.

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