Scholarships & Bursaries
MGEU Post-Secondary Scholarships & Bursaries
MGEU Scholarship and Bursary applications are made available by the end of February and are due May 15 each year.
Congrats to our 2024 MGEU Bursary and Scholarship Winners
AREA BURSARIES - ($1,500 each)
The Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union awards sixteen bursaries annually based on financial need.
Two bursaries will be available in each of the MGEU’s eight geographically-defined Areas: one $1,500 bursary for an MGEU member; and one $1,500 bursary for a family-member of an MGEU member.
Demande de bourse de zone du SEGM
THE KEN HILDAHL MEMORIAL AWARD - ($2,000)
The Ken Hildahl Memorial Award is awarded annually to enable an active member (dues paying, in good standing with a signed membership application as of May 15th of the current year) to attend a seminar, course or conference in order to further their knowledge in worker pension governance issues.
THE PETER OLFERT SCHOLARSHIP - ($2,000)
The Peter Olfert Scholarship is available to an individual studying in a field that potentially impacts public policy (i.e. legislation, programs and services) including, but not restricted to, workplace safety and health, the environment, human rights, community economic development and the role of government and the public sector. Any registered, dues-paying member, or spouse of a member, or child or ward of a member, is eligible.
THE JOSEPH GRENIER BURSARY - ($1,500)
The MGEU has established this bursary in honour of Joseph Grenier, a past member of the Health Care Support Services (HCSS) Component. The bursary is available to a member of the MGEU's HCSS Component or their spouse/common-law partner or child (or minor under their care). Eligible applicants must be pursuing a healthcare-related profession. Selection is based on financial need.
Joseph Grenier Bursary Application
Joseph Grenier Demande de Bourse
MFL Post-Secondary Scholarships & Bursaries
MANITOBA UNIONS INDIGENOUS BURSARY IN LABOUR STUDIES
Manitoba’s unions take our responsibility for reconciliation seriously, and part of that work involves increasing the representation of Indigenous people in unions, including among union staff, activists, and leaders.
As part of Manitoba’s unions’ commitment to reconciliation and increasing representation of Indigenous people in the labour movement, the Manitoba Unions Indigenous Bursary in Labour Studies has been established to support Indigenous students to pursue post-secondary education in Labour Studies.
Valued at $5,000, the bursary will be offered for the first time in 2024-2025 to an Indigenous undergraduate student in the Labour Studies department at the University of Manitoba.
Find more information about this bursary and how to apply at https://ui-webapps.ad.umanitoba.ca/searchableAwards/searchForm/awardDetails/27761
AL & ALMA CERILLI SCHOLARSHIP
The Al and Alma Cerilli Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship presented by the Manitoba Federation of Labour to a student who
is a member of an MFL affiliated union (MGEU is an MFL affiliate), to be used towards their continuing education or post-secondary program at a recognized institution.
The application for this scholarship is available each spring. The deadline for 2024 applications was May 31, 2024.
NUPGE Post-Secondary Scholarships
Every spring, the National Union of Public and General Employees offers a number of scholarships available to NUPGE member families throughout the country. As an affiliate, all MGEU members are members of NUPGE.
The following scholarships (each providing a $2,500 award) are available:
- Brian Fudge Memorial Scholarship
- Scholarship for 2SLGBTQIA+ Students
- Scholarship for Black Students
- Scholarship for Indigenous Students
- Students of Colour Scholarship
- Terry Fox Memorial Scholarship
- Tommy Douglas Scholarship
- Young Worker Scholarship
The deadline for 2024 applications was August 1, 2024.
For more information, visit nupge.ca/scholarships
Brandon and District Labour Council Colleen Seymour Scholarship
The Brandon and District Labour Council’s Colleen Seymour Scholarship is open to all MGEU Members within Area 3 (Brandon and surrounding area) or a member of their immediate family.
The $500 scholarship created in honour of long-time labour activist and leader Colleen Seymour, is awarded to someone taking education that will either lead to employment in a unionized job or related to organizing in the labour movement.
The deadline for 2024 applications was June 3, 2024.