This page will be updated with new information every week. 

Awards and Contests

• Folklorama - Mark and Dorothy Danzker Scholarship Deadline is April 28, 2025.
• FutureVerse for Indigenous Students - March 4 deadline
• Manitoba Indigenous Sports Awards 2025
• National Burn Awareness Week is Feb 2-8, 2025 - This contest encourages kids grade 5-8 to make an original hand drawn colorful poster for a chance to win a $200 gift card from Toys "R" Us. - Deadline is March 28, 2025.
• Oral Health Month (April) Colouring Contest
• Youth Art Bursaries for Spring - Classes begin the week for April 7, 2025 (10-week session)
  • Nomination deadline is April 2, 2025
  • Fill out this google sheet form for nominations.
• Youth Impact Challenge (YIC) – The Challenge encourages youth across Canada to organize into diverse teams of three or more and participate in a three-stage competition proposing a project that will have a social and/or environmental impact. The top 30 teams with the most impactful ideas will receive $1,000 each, with the top team winning an additional $10,000.
  • Programs

Scholarships

• Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne (ACUFC)
  $3,000 bursaries for post-secondary studies in French as a second language
• Futures Forward 
  • Tuition-Waiver Program for current or former youth in care in Manitoba (no age or care status restrictions)
  • 2024 Scholarship Guide
• George Finkle Memorial Scholastic Awards – Awarded to Jewish high school students who are in need of financial assistance to begin full-time post-secondary education at a University, College or other post-secondary program in Manitoba. Deadline: March 31 of any given year. 
• Global Scholarship Corporation
  A search engine giving students worldwide access to scholarship opportunities.
• Harvest Moon Scholarship to youth in Manitoba aged 17-21.
• Julie Rohr Scholarship - Awarded annually, the scholarship provides a one-time contribution of $5,000 to a post-secondary student in Canada who lost a parent to cancer. 
• Loran Scholar – Applications are currently closed.
• Manitoba Hydro – Poster 
• Manitoba Young Liberals Scholarships - Three categories of Scholarships will be awarded to: (1) students in Winnipeg, (2) students outside of Winnipeg, and (3) students who are Indigenous. The winning student in each category receives $500. 
• Nellie McClung Trailblazer Scholarship – Applications are accepted Feb. 1 - March 31 of each calendar year.
• Order Sons and Daughters of Italy - Legacy Award.
• RBC Future Launch Scholarship – an innovative scholarship program for young Canadians (ages 15-29) looking to learn new skills for the modern workforce.
• Winnipeg Jets Alumni and Friends Hockey Scholarships – Presented to one male and one female graduating high school hockey player – a $2,500 scholarship to be used towards post-secondary education. 

Sports and Extracurriculars

Well-being

• Bounce Back®
  Designed to help adults and youth 15+ manage low mood, mild to moderate depression, anxiety, stress or worry.
• Care for All in Education
  Resources to support mental health
• Cocoon Mental Health Clinic for children and adults aged 12 to 25
• Dial-a-Dietician: a program of the Provincial Health Contact Centre Connect
  Speak to a registered dietician for free – Connect with the Dial-a-Dietician program at 204-788-8248 Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (services available in English and French) or refer to their website for further information.
• Huddle South Central - A safe space for youth ages 12-29.
  • March Calendar
  • April Calendar
• Islamic Social Services Association (ISSA) Services
• Mental Health Education Resource Centre
  Free access to mental health fact sheets, wellness tips, podcasts, presentations, video series, workshops and courses 
• Reading for Well-Being Community Book Club
• RiseUp powered by Kids Help Phone
  National, 24/7, bilingual e-mental health support service for Black youth
• South Winnipeg Family Information Centre (SWFIC) Services
• Y Mind - YMCA/YWCA Program
  A free, evidenced-based program for teens and young adults grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Mindfulness. Proven outcomes for participants include reduced anxiety, increased well-being and mindfulness skills.
• Youville
• WRHA Youth Mental Health and Addictions Advisory Council - seeking passionate youth (aged 14-25) to have an opportunity to have their voice heard.

Other

• Additional Programming at René Deleurme Centre
• Agowiidiwinan Centre Opens at The Forks
• Collectif LGBTQ*
• Dyslexia Champions of Manitoba: Parent Toolkit - Dyslexia Champions of Manitoba.
• "Festival du Voyageur: A Legacy of Linguistic and Cultural Continuity" with Yannick Frechette and Breanne Lavallee-Heckert - 2025 Kickoff for the Lieutenant-Governor's Evenings at Government House Series of Free Public Events
• Glenwood Community Centre's Winter Gear Drive 2025
• Harvest Manitoba Volunteer Opportunity for Staff and Students
• Job Opportunities at the YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg
  • Camp Stephens, Lake of the Woods, Kenora Ontario
  • Leadership Development Program Coordinator
  • 3 Week Quest Coordinator
  • Wilderness Staff
• Koats for Kids
• Launch of the Manitoba K-12 Education Data Dashboard
• Legislative Assembly of Manitoba - Free visitor tours are available in both English and French. For more information or to book a tour, visit the website
• Lil Chef Institute - Cooking Classes for kids
• Manitoba Faculty of Law is inviting interested BIPOC students to attend "See Yourself Here" event on Feb. 26, 205
• My Fun Land Centre
• Norberry-Glenee Community Centre Pre-teen Valentine's Dance for ages 9-12 on Feb. 7, 2025
• Oxford Learning Winnipeg – summer camps for ages 6 & up
• Poetry In Voice
• Shad applications are open for grade 10 or 11 youth
• St. Boniface Library Programs & Events
• U of M Black Health Symposium