Get help with your finances

Discuss your finances and create a plan for funding your degree by meeting with a Student Financial Aid Officer. We are here to support you:

  • review your OSAP entitlement
  • apply for financial assistance
  • develop a personal budget
  • student financial planning
  • emergency financial assistance

UPDATES:

Confirmation of Enrollment for Winter disbursement of OSAP has occurred for the bulk of applications. Enrolment is verified prior to each disbursement and adjustments made accordingly to reflect course load changes.

  • Log in to Student Center and click the "What do I owe in addition to OSAP?" link.
  • Pay the amount shown to cover what OSAP does not.
  • If funding is sufficient, Western will direct OSAP to apply to the remaining balance but will not receive the funding until mid-January
  • Continue to monitor your statement of account to ensure your account is paid in full

For students who have not submitted a work study/bursary application for the 2025-26 academic year, please note that the Financial Assistance application will be available on January 5th, 2026

Out of Province Students - Confirmation of Enrolment for funding purposes are completed in the date order received. We are currently working through Winter/second installment of confirmations for student funding. Please note that it can take 3-6 weeks to have documentation completed for ALL Out of Province government student funding from the date that your request has been received and the program information for your program has become available.  Thank you for your patience and understanding.

PROCESSING TIMELINES:

The team requires lead time to process your documents. As of Friday, December 19, 2025, we are working on the following dates for each document type:

OSAP Document Type

2025-2026 Processing Dates

Academic Progress December 16, 2025
Family Breakdown Review December 17, 2025
Adjust Living Allowance Review December 17, 2025
Full-time Supporting Documents December 16, 2025
Reviews and Appeals December 16, 2025
Full-time Signature Pages December 16, 2025
Part-time Signature Pages December 16, 2025
Part-time Supporting Documents December 17, 2025
Continuation of Interest-Free Status (CIFS) December 17, 2025
Profile Documentation December 16, 2025
 
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Zoom Appointments

Register for a private one-on-one appointment with a Financial Aid Officer (5-10 minutes).

Why choose a virtual Zoom appointment?

Zoom appointments offer you the flexibility of meeting one-on-one with a Financial Aid Officer without having to visit campus in-person. Drop-in sessions will change from week to week, so check back for updated times.

Register for a Zoom Drop-In

Once you register and receive the zoom link, please wait to join the zoom during the date/time listed below. The link will take you to a virtual waiting room, and you’ll be let in based on first-come, first-served basis. Depending on volume, you may have a long wait time.

Please have your Western ONE Card ready to confirm identify. 

If you do not have your ONE card then a piece of government issued ID must be shown.

You must use your @uwo.ca email address as your name or you will not be admitted to the meeting room.

Current zoom drop-in times for the month of January:

  • Monday, January 05, 1-4pm Link coming soon
  • Wednesday, January 07, 1-4pm Link coming soon
  • Friday, January 09, 1-4pm Link coming soon
  • Monday, January 12, 1-4pm Link coming soon
  • Wednesday, January 14, 1-4pm Link coming soon
  • Friday, January 16, 1-4pm Link coming soon
  • Wednesday, January 21, 1-4pm Link coming soon
  • Wednesday, January 28, 1-4pm Link coming soon

This page changes from week to week to reflect new availability. Links will be made available a few days prior to the session. Please refresh the page to ensure you are accessing the most current information.

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In-person

Visit Student Central during regular business hours and ask to speak to an on-call Financial Aid Officer.

Why choose to visit is in-person?

Visit the Student Central office in-person to talk one-on-one with a Financial Aid Officer about your situation or concern.

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Virtual Helpline Form

Connect with a Financial Aid Officer in writing by submitting a Virtual Helpline request.

Why choose the Virtual Helpline?

We recommend that all students submitting an application review request, changes to their application or if they have questions about a financial aid decision to submit it in writing with supporting documents.