Academic Merit Scholarships

Note: If you are submitting an application for the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) and you are receiving any scholarship, award or bursary funding from Western University, do not report it on your OSAP application as we will report it to OSAP on your behalf. Students are still responsible for reporting any external funding received (i.e. not awarded by Western) on their OSAP application.

In-course Scholarships and Awards are established and funded by individual donors, corporations, faculties, departments, and the governing body of the University. Scholarships and Awards are given out during the academic year based on the student's previous academic performance and current registration.

Once a student has completed one year of studies at Western, they become eligible for In Course Awards. Eligibility of all scholarships and awards granted by the University of Western Ontario are reserved for students registered at the Main Campus only unless the provisions of an award state otherwise. Students must have completed their prescribed academic program requiring five or more full courses in the previous year, and currently, be registered in a full-time course load as determined by their enrolled program. Note that some scholarships may have different requirements. Students who completed their previous academic year at an affiliate university college or institution other than Western are not eligible.

Academic Merit Scholarships

These In-Course Scholarships are granted to students based on academic merit only. A minimum 80% average is required for scholarship consideration, although most successful candidates have significantly higher averages. Eligible candidates are determined by way of nomination from their Faculty. This is done through grade listings divided by faculty and program.

Important: Applications are not required for these scholarships. Students who are receiving an Academic Merit Scholarship will be notified by their faculty.

Combined Academic Merit Scholarships

These awards are offered to students based on a combination of academic merit and one or more non-academic requirements, such as participation in extracurricular activities and demonstrated leadership qualities.

Applying for the general Combined Academic Merit Scholarships

Students may submit the general Combined Academic Merit Scholarship Application to be considered for several awards administered by the Office of the Registrar.


The deadline for the general Combined Academic Merit Scholarship Application is September 30.

Applying for individual Academic Merit Scholarships

There are also individual awards that require a separate application. Details for these awards are outlined below, and the applications can be downloaded in PDF format.

Deadlines for individual awards vary from September 30th to February 28th of each year, depending on the terms of the award. Please refer to the individual award application for specific deadline information. Applications become available beginning in September. To access an application, select the appropriate link. Recipients will be selected and notified within two months of the applicable award deadline.

Notes: 1) This is not a comprehensive list of awards available; these are awards that are not faculty-specific.  2) Only the applications with active links are currently available. If the link is inactive, the application deadline has passed.


Application Submission:

Completed applications must be submitted online through the secure DocDrop unless otherwise stated on the application form.Please select 'Award Documentation' as the document type when uploading your application. A separate upload must be submitted for each award you are applying for, and the name of the specific award should be included in the PDF file name. If you are submitting the general Combined Academic Merit Scholarship Application, you may include Combined Academic Merit in the title of your document.

Note: You must use a PDF file format when submitting documents through the DocDrop.

Study Abroad & Global Opportunities:

To be considered for Study Abroad funding and other Global Opportunity awards, you must submit the separate Study Abroad Funding Application. For more information on eligibility requirements and the application process, visit the Global Opportunities Awards webpage.