Centennial Institute

Arts, Culture & Heritage

The Centennial Institute is a legacy initiative created by The Foundation to celebrate its 100th anniversary.

Primarily supporting the study of Canadian and Indigenous history with a Winnipeg and Manitoba focus, its mandate is to enrich the study of history with particular interest in human rights and the evolution of civil society.

There are 17 graduate level scholarships already in place.

Scholarships for students

Scholarships

Centennial Institute Scholarships support Masters and PhD students in the Joint Master’s Program (JMP) offered by the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg.

List of Scholarships [PDF]
Scholarship Strategy and Administration [PDF]

Centennial Institute Grants for charitable organizations

Recent Grants

Special Report

Manitoba’s Employment Landscape in the Heritage Field [PDF]
A report on the research conducted Legacy Bowes of the existing roles that exist within the Heritage fields, across various types of organizations that focus on the preservation, study, education and communication of History.

Steering Committee

Sky Bridges, Chair
Richard Frost, Past Chair
James Hanley, Vice Chair
Janis Thiessen, JMP Chair
Greg Bak
Jennifer Dueck
Joy Loewen
Maureen Matthews
Phi Vu Nguyen
Karen Sharma

History Department Heads Tina Chen (University of Manitoba – 2020), Roisin Cossar (University of Manitoba – 2021) and Mark Meuwese (University of Winnipeg), and Elders Stan McKay and Belinda VandenBroek were also active participants.