MGEU Area Bursary Application

Deadline: Submit on or before May 15

The Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU) 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 for a family-member of an MGEU member.

In recognition of their lasting contribution to the MGEU, member bursaries are named as follows:

Area 1: Sister Kathy Ducharme Memorial Bursary
Area 3: Brother Doc Courtice Memorial Bursary
Area 6: Sister Gail Sexsmith Memorial Bursary

Criteria

To qualify for a member bursary, you must be:
• an active member (dues paying, in good standing with a signed membership application as of May 15th of the current year)

To qualify for a family-member bursary, you must be:
• a spouse/common-law partner of an active member or
• a child, or minor under their care, of an active member

In addition to this application, please include a letter (minimum 500 words) discussing the following:
• ways that unions have improved your life and/or the lives of members and working people you know
• explain why you feel this educational program is important to you and how receiving this bursary can help

General Information

Recipients are selected by the Membership Education Committee. The committee reserves the right to reject applications that are incomplete. Bursaries are awarded based on financial need.

If you are a member, you must apply for the bursary in the Area in which you work. If you are a spouse/common-law partner or a child of a member, you must apply for the bursary in the Area in which the member works. Members who work in more than one Area can only submit a single bursary application. Applicants with more than one parent who is an MGEU member can only submit a single bursary application.

To qualify for a bursary, recipients must be planning on attending a recognized educational institution.

A recipient’s decision to withdraw from, or not to proceed with, an education/training program as reported on this application may result in a reallocation of some or all of the funds to another applicant. Entitlement to a bursary will expire at the end of the same academic year (September to August) in which the bursary is awarded.

Bursaries are paid out in two installments: the first upon confirmation of enrolment into an education/training program and the second either upon confirmation of enrolment into a second term or confirmation of program completion. Official confirmation must be provided before payment will be issued.

In accordance with Canada Revenue Agency reporting requirements, recipients will be issued a T4A by the MGEU in February for funds issued in the previous tax year. Social insurance numbers must be provided before payment will be issued.

An applicant cannot receive a bursary two years in a row or receive more than one MGEU bursary, scholarship or memorial award in the same academic year.

Applicants for Area Bursaries who are also eligible for the Joseph Grenier Bursary will be automatically considered. They need not complete a separate application.

If you have any questions, please contact the MGEU Resource Centre at 204-982-6438 (toll-free
1-866-982-6438) or by email at resourcecentre@mgeu.ca.

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