Western's Admission Scholarships for Black Students and for Indigenous Students

To retain a scholarship offer, you must:

• Meet the terms outlined in your offer of admission.
• Accept your offer of admission by the admission response deadline.
• Register full-time in the specified program of study at the main campus. Full-time registration requires a minimum of 3.5 courses. If you enroll in a part-time course load, reduce your enrolment to part-time, or withdraw from the academic year, you will not be eligible to keep the scholarship.

To renew the scholarship in your upper year, you must:

• During the Fall/Winter academic year (September to April), you must maintain an 80% average on a full time status (minimum 3.5 course load).
• Remain registered full time in an undergraduate program at the main campus.

First year - Western Continuing Admission for Black Students and Western Continuing Admission Scholarship of Excellence for Indigenous students will be applied directly to your fee account before the first installment of fees are due.

Note for students in receipt of OSAP: If your Admission Scholarship is applied to your account (as Anticipated Aid or applied toward the balance owing) prior to your first installment of OSAP being released, the scholarship amount will be used toward your first installment of fees, reducing the amount of OSAP that is remitted toward your fee account for the first installment.

Upper years – Eligibility of continuing admission scholarships are reviewed in late summer each year and funds are added to the fee account before August.

Refunds: If the scholarship results in a credit in your fee account, a refund will be issued before December by direct deposit. Please note, refunds are processed by direct deposit only. To enroll for direct deposit, login to your Student Center, click on ‘Enrol in Direct Deposit’ in the Finances section and input your banking information

• You must participate in an eligible international experience that is approved by Western International, and the experience must be completed prior to the end of your fourth year of studies.
• You must be registered at Western in the academic year you request the funding.
• To claim the study abroad funding you must submit an International Experience Awards Application available through the Western International - International Learning website to notify our office of your travel plans.
• Eligible students can receive an International Learning Award in addition to the optional study abroad funding offered as part of the Admission Scholarship funding.
• The funding will be given in a single payment - it cannot be split into multiple payments toward different experiences.
• If you do not pursue a study abroad experience, the study abroad funding is forfeited.