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CMU awards scholarships and bursaries to approximately 50% of the student body each year.
Choose from degrees in Science, Business, Music, Music Therapy, Social Work (NEW!), and 19 Bachelor of Arts majors.
We’re small, which means we’re big on providing a safe, supportive community with opportunities to academically, socially, and spiritually thrive.
All students are welcome to CMU regardless of their identity, background, or beliefs.
CMU offers scholarships and awards which reward past academic achievement, encourage future scholarship, and provide financial assistance.
A scholarship is a monetary award made primarily on the basis of academic achievement. Some scholarships may also include consideration of school and community activities, qualities of leadership, or other criteria.
Awards must be applied for and are awarded in the program areas of Music, Business, Science, Athletics, as well as Academic Merit Awards, which are based on a short essay answering questions surrounding CMU's vision and mission.
Applications for the following are due by February 28. Please see criteria for each award or scholarship to ensure eligibility.
Students taking CSMA individual applied lessons/private instrument instruction for one year or more and apply to CMU's School of Music program will receive $500 per year of CSMA study up to $2,000 per student. For CSMA students applying to CMU into another program of study (BA, BSc, or BBA), the scholarship will be $250 per year of CSMA study up to $1,000.
No application is required. To be eligible, one of the CSMA years of study must be during high school grade 12. Group lessons do not qualify.
Winter semester recipients must apply before November 30. Fall semester recipients must apply before May 31. Please see criteria for this scholarship to ensure eligibility.
CMU matches scholarship offers! Each applicant admitted to CMU with proof of a scholarship offer from another institution may be offered a scholarship at CMU. The values may not match exactly (each offer is matched on a case by case basis), but for those applicants applying after the February 28 CMU scholarship deadline, this opportunity allows for scholarship money to be received. Contact admissions
These awards are for eligible undergraduate CMU students currently studying at CMU and returning to study at CMU in the upcoming year. Please see each award for additional criteria and qualification information.
The following are open to both domestic and international current students. For questions, email financialaid
William Janzen was born in Hague, SK, his wife Elenora Dyck (d. 2022) was born in Osler, Saskatchewan. Passionate about education, William taught for seven years in Saskatchewan and another 28 years in Alberta. In retirement, William directed Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Alberta for two years, and then volunteered with MCC for four years in Mennonite colonies in Mexico. William and Elenora have two daughters, Sharlene Bartel, and Sheryl Janzen. When their daughters were older, Elenora explored her passion for plants, working in greenhouses. This scholarship was created to support students accepted to the Bachlor of Social Work at CMU.
Anne and Al Loewen have been life-long supporters of academic excellence in the arts. As CMBC (a predecessor college of CMU) students, Anne and Al's four children sought to integrate their Christian faith and theological understandings with their interest in culture and the arts. In light of the family's commitment to Christian faith, academics and the arts, they thought it appropriate to establish an award in their parents' name that would recognize outstanding creativity and imaginative integration of faith and the humanities. They hope this will encourage students to pursue such projects.
The Dr. Robert Janzen Memorial Scholarship was established at CMU by the Janzen family and Rob’s friends at ClimateCHECK. Dr. Janzen had a thirst for knowledge and a love for agriculture that took him to study at Canadian Mennonite Bible College, University of Manitoba, and University of Alberta where he received his doctorate in soil science in 1993. He was widely recognized by his friends and colleagues for his expertise and was admired for being a person of integrity and compassion.
This Scholarship is to recognize a student entering their third or fourth year of studies with interests in inter-disciplinary study including some areas like environment, development, theology, science, and business.
Established in 2015, this scholarship recognizes the contributions of J.B. Toews (1906–1998), the first executive secretary of the Mennonite Brethren Historical Commission (1974–1986). Toews helped Mennonite Brethren better understand their Anabaptist-Mennonite heritage, set up a system of archival repositories for U.S. and Canadian Mennonite Brethren churches, and raised funds for the "Cloud of Witnesses Endowment" that continues to support the ongoing work of the Historical Commission.
The scholarship is awarded to a Mennonite Brethren student with a demonstrated interest in Anabaptist-Mennonite history and theology.
Otto Klassen escaped the tyranny of Russian-occupied Ukraine and emigrated to the Volendam Colony in Paraguay in 1947, where he met and married Kaethe in 1949. With two children, Irmgard and Otto Jr., they moved to Winnipeg in 1995. There, he established a successful business, O. Klassen Masonry Ltd. His life passion became making films that portrayed the hardships and trials, particularly of Mennonite people as they endured and survived these life-threatening challenges. Believing that film was a powerful medium, he taught himself the art of filmmaking. Over his lifetime, he made 84 films, of which more than 50 were documentary films that have been used by schools, universities, and churches to create an awareness of the history of a people. In 2007, at the age of 80, he was presented with an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of Winnipeg, for his contributions in documenting the stories of the Mennonite people on film. The family would like to continue his legacy of telling the story of Christian/Mennonite faith to a public audience. Whether the medium is film, audio, or multimedia, they encourage students to make these faith themes accessible to a broader public. This is a one-year award worth $2,000.
Richard Penner of Calgary established this scholarship for returning CMU science students who have an interest in the interplay of Science and Faith.
Bonita Sawatzky and her husband, Brian Wixted, along with Kathryn Penner have established this scholarship to support students with physical disabilities. Bonita works as Associate Professor at UBC Orthopedics. She attended CMU in 1981-82 and has a disability. Kathryn Penner graduated from CMU in 1996 and has been hearing impaired since birth. She did not have supports throughout her academic career and wants to assist others. Both women believe their education was a significant factor in their ability to achieve. They wish to make CMU a more welcoming and accessible place for students with disabilities. This scholarship will be available for the 2022-23 to 2026-27 academic years.
The Manitoba Classroom Guitar Association (MCGA) has established a scholarship at CMU to support a student taking guitar instruction in the Bachelor of Music program who is interested in the field of education.
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