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Temporary doubling of student grants set to expire
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A policy doubling Canada Student Grants is set to expire at the end of July 2023. The maximum aid available for full-time students through grants will drop from $6,000 to $3,000.
The grants were doubled...
UMSU plans student tax clinic
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The University of Manitoba Students’ Union will be holding a “Super Clinic” on March 16 in the UMSU Flex Space to help students with their tax returns and other documents.
The UMSU Super Clinic is...
USask launches Indigenous identity verification portal
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The University of Saskatchewan (USask) has created an online portal where students, staff, faculty members and anyone in the university community who has self-identified as Indigenous must provide proof of Indigenous identity.
The website homepage...
Provincial budget increases post- secondary funding
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The 2023 provincial budget will see the first increase in real dollars for post-secondary funding in seven years.
Advanced Education and Training funding is expected to increase by $169 million from last year’s budget due...
UMSU election results
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The preliminary results of UMSU’s 2023 general election are in.
Tracy Ayebare Karuhogo will be UMSU’s next president, receiving 32.9 per cent of votes to Victoria Romero’s 32.5 per cent — a difference of just...
Student group collects period product donations
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Period poverty — the lack of access to affordable menstrual products — is a social issue gaining increasing public attention. This month, the U of M Social Work Students’ Association (SWSA) will be holding...
Faculty of education creates Indigenous scholarships
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As part of the faculty of education’s Reconciliation Action Plan, new scholarship opportunities are available for First Nations, Inuit and Métis students entering post- secondary programs at the U of M. These scholarships will...
