UM | Faculty of Law

Bursary Eligibility Review

2026 Submissions

The primary consideration for bursaries is financial need. Pursuant to University of Manitoba processes, financial eligibility is assessed based on information provided by your province’s/territory’s student aid documentation, or for students who do not have government student aid, as calculated by the Financial Aid and Awards department in central administration. As such, in addition to submitting this form no later than July 31, 2026, students must also submit an application for the University of Manitoba General Bursaries, including the Law Supplemental Bursary Application form,  no later than October 1, 2026. If you do not apply for University of Manitoba General Bursaries by the deadline, or if your student aid organization determines that you do not have financial need (including but not limited to situations where a student receives the full amount of their financial need as assessed by the student aid organization), you will not be eligible for these bursaries, even if you meet all other criteria.

For clarity, please note that this is not an application and further documentation is required as outlined in the above paragraph.

Please note that due to the number of students who apply for these bursaries, we have limited funds and can only provide bursaries to the students with high financial need who meet all eligibility requirements.

Bursary Eligibility Review

Applicant Information

Do you anticipate having financial need in the upcoming academic year beginning in September?

Permission and Declarations

Do you declare that you qualify for one of the below definitions of Manitoba residency?
  • Have you been resident in Manitoba for a minimum continuous period of one year in the last ten years as of the beginning of the upcoming academic year starting in September?
  • Have you been living in Manitoba for a period of three months by the beginning of the upcoming academic year starting in September?
  • Do you have a connection and/or relationship to the lands that make up Manitoba based on historic, cultural, or treaty-based ties (Treaties No. 1 through 6 and Treaty 10)?
Your personal information is being collected under the authority of The University of Manitoba Act. The information you provide will be used by the University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law and the Manitoba Law Foundation for the purpose of Bursary assessment. Your personal information will not be used or disclosed for other purposes, unless permitted by The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). If you have any questions about the collection of your personal information, contact the Access and Privacy Office (tel. 204-474-9462), 233 Elizabeth Dafoe Library, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2.

Note: This is a requirement for eligibility. If you do not consent to your information being shared, your application will be rejected.

Do you consent to your information being shared with members of the Faculty of Law and the Manitoba Law Foundation?

1,500 Word Statement

This bursary requires an up to 1,500 word statement to be written in support of your application.

Please write (or copy and paste) your statement in the box below.

Your statement should address how your application relates to the above categories and their purposes and, when possible, the following items:

  • Instances where you have demonstrated leadership and/or commitment to volunteerism/ community service.
  • If relevant, whether you are the first in family to attend law school or have overcome hardship/barriers to attend or relevant factors to University access that you want us to consider;
  • If relevant, whether you have previously been a resident of a Northern, remote, or rural Manitoba community and intends to practice law in a Northern, remote, or rural Manitoba community after graduation; and
  • If relevant, obstacles to equity that the applicant has faced and the intersectionality of such obstacles.

Processing Information

The bursary application will be assessed under one of three categories of applications:

  • Equity and Transformation (Purpose: intended to enhance access to legal education, and support membership and participating in Manitoba’s practicing bar of Black/racialized individuals or other underrepresented and marginalized groups);
  • Northern, Rural and Remote Access to Justice (Purpose:enhance access to legal education and support membership and participation in Manitoba’s practicing bar for individuals committed to advancing access to justice in Northern, remove, and rural Manitoba.); or
  • Truth and Reconciliation (Purpose: This bursary is intended to enhance access to legal education and support the membership and participation of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis individuals in Manitoba’s practicing bar).
Select at least one of the following categories:
Please note that this is a pre-assessment to determine eligibility. If you are deemed eligible, you will be required to submit a University of Manitoba General Bursary Application, and you will be required to submit the Faculty of Law Supplemental Bursary Application form, both of which will be available in Aurora starting in August (please contact the central Financial Aid and Awards Office for details on applying for the University of Manitoba General Bursaries). Failure to submit these applications by the deadline will result in your application being deemed ineligible. Late applications will not be accepted or considered.

Confirmation

I confirm that I have answered all of the above questions truthfully. I understand that if I answer any of the above questions falsely, the Faculty of Law may seek return of the funds.