2026 Louis Riel Bursaries
The University of Winnipeg celebrates the achievements of the Métis students who were awarded Louis Riel Bursaries during the 2025-26 academic year.
We work hard to be a learning environment that exposes students to diverse ways of thinking, empowers them to contribute to research and scholarly work, and provides opportunities to develop the leadership skills they need to succeed.
The University of Winnipeg celebrates the achievements of the Métis students who were awarded Louis Riel Bursaries during the 2025-26 academic year.
For Rita‑Helen Irabor (BBA 22), downtown Winnipeg isn’t just a place; it’s a community that helped shape her personal and professional journey.
Through UWinnipeg's Urban and Inner Studies program, Borden Moneyas learned to look at Winnipeg's inner-city through a new lens and to reconnect to his Indigenous culture. Now, he is sharing his gifts with the community.
UWinnipeg’s Cole Whiteway has earned a McCall MacBain Regional Award, which recognizes students who have demonstrated exceptional character, community engagement, leadership potential, entrepreneurial spirit, academic strength, and intellectual curiosity.
This year’s 2025 Indigenous History Essay Prize winner is Calab White, who wrote about Indigenous Students and the Nuclear Family: The Colonization of Kinship at Brandon Residential School, 1900-1959.
A record-setting 52 students participated in the 20th annual Randy Kobes Undergraduate Poster Symposium.
Recent UWinnipeg graduate Ridhi Singla has known since she was a child that she wanted to be a doctor.
Katrina Leclerc, an alum and now instructor at The University of Winnipeg's Global College, says UWinnipeg opened doors to develop relationships with people who have changed her life.
In the last fiscal year, Mitacs funding to the University of Winnipeg increased from $530,000 to $810,000, helping over 100 UWinnipeg students to participate in research internships.
Indigenous UWinnipeg students gained real-world experience conducting research through paid summer programs. Now, they are bringing new skills to their studies.