Departmental Awards

This scholarship is provided by the Erica and Arnold Rogers Fund for Academic Excellence. It will be awarded annually to the most promising student entering the Final year of the Economics Honours program.

Amount: $747.00

Established by Investors Group Inc., this scholarship recognizes the legacy of excellence of University Chancellor H. Sanford Riley, former President and Chief Executive Officer, and Chair of Investors Group Inc. It will recognize and encourage the outstanding achievements of students entering Fourth year of a 4-year or Honours degree program in Economics. Special consideration will be given to students with exceptional performance in Environmental Economics or related study.

Amount: $1,396.00

This Scholarship was established by The University of Winnipeg in honour of James G. Oborne’s service as independent Chair of the Pension Committee. For many years, Mr. Oborne has matched the distribution from the University of Winnipeg Foundation. It will be awarded to a student entering the Final year of a degree program in Business and Administration or Economics who has significant extra-curricular and community involvements, has completed at least 18 credit hours of Humanities courses, and who has a stated intention of pursuing a career in business. In odd years the award will be given to an Economics student. In even years the award will be given to a Business and Administration student. A graduate of McGill University, Mr. Oborne, for much of his career, worked for two national investment dealers in Montreal, Toronto and Winnipeg, was a Governor of the Winnipeg Stock Exchange and a Seatholder of the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange. He was Chairman of the Board and Investment Committee of a large Manitoba pension fund, later CEO of its investment management subsidiary, and was registered as an Investment Counsel and Portfolio Manager with the Securities Commission. He also established Manitoba’s first venture capital investment management company. Over his career he served on about 30 corporate boards, in Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver and Anchorage, Alaska, chaired several and many board committees.

Amount: $ 1,888.00

This scholarship has been established by Mrs. Gordon Lawson and Gordon Lawson, LL.D. It will be awarded, on the recommendation of the Department, to a student of outstanding ability who is entering their final year in Honours Economics.

Amount: $264.00

Established by the family, friends, and colleagues of Professor Blake, a distinguished scholar and professor at The University of Winnipeg from 1949 to 1977. Professor Blake was the Chairman of the Economics Department during these years and a Dean of Arts and Science from 1958–1960. This scholarship will be awarded to two students with high standing in either Economics 2101 or 2102 who are entering the third or fourth year of a Major or Honours program in Economics, excluding “Economics and Finance” Majors.

Amount: $299.50 each (two awards)

This prize is to be awarded in memory of Professor Jane Snidal who taught in the Department of Economics from 1970 until 1987, and who served two terms as Chair of the Department. It will be presented to a student formally registered as an Honours student, on the basis of highest average grades achieved in Economics courses taken to date.

Amount: $561.00

This prize is awarded in memory of William Wallace Buchanan, a 1934 B.A.(Hons.) graduate of Wesley College, to a student who is a declared Major in Economics or Economics and Finance upon completion of Second year, on the basis of highest average grade achieved in Economics courses taken to date.

Amount: $959.50 each (two awards)

This bursary will support a Second year undergraduate student majoring in Economics at The University of Winnipeg. Recipients must demonstrate financial need and be a resident of Manitoba. Preference will go to students who graduated from Gordon Bell High School or attended high school in Rural Manitoba. Joanne graduated from The University of Winnipeg in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. She truly valued her time at UWinnipeg and recognizes the struggles students may face when earning a degree. This bursary is intended to assist a deserving student who is facing financial difficulties so they can complete their studies while enjoying a full university experience.

Amount: $1,039.00

This bursary will support a 3rd year undergraduate student majoring in Economics at The University of Winnipeg. Recipients must demonstrate financial need and be a resident of Manitoba. Preference will go to students who graduated from Gordon Bell High School or attended high school in Rural Manitoba. Joanne graduated from The University of Winnipeg in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. She truly valued her time at UWinnipeg and recognizes the struggles students may face when earning a degree. This bursary is intended to assist a deserving student who is facing financial difficulties so they can complete their studies while enjoying a full university experience.

Amount: $1,000.00

This bursary will support a 4th year undergraduate or 4th year honours student majoring in Economics at The University of Winnipeg. Recipients must demonstrate financial need and be a resident of Manitoba. Preference will go to students who graduated from Gordon Bell High School or attended high school in Rural Manitoba. Joanne graduated from The University of Winnipeg in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. She truly valued her time at UWinnipeg and recognizes the struggles students may face when earning a degree. This bursary is intended to assist a deserving student who is facing financial difficulties so they can complete their studies while enjoying a full university experience.

Amount: $1,000.00

This bursary, provided by Wawanesa Insurance, will be awarded annually to two full-time students with financial need who have completed at least 30 credit hours and have a declared major in the 4-year BA or BBA in Economics and Finance.

Amount: $2,500.00 each (two bursaries)