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Western Admission Scholarships (Scholarship of Excellence, Distinction and Admission)

Western University, Canada

Scholarship overview

Western rewards outstanding incoming high school students with automatic admission scholarships. No separate application is needed.

Students admitted to an undergraduate program at the main campus directly from secondary school and registered full-time in first year are considered automatically.

Award Information

  • Admitted directly from secondary school to an undergraduate program at Western's main campus
  • Registered in first-year full-time studies
  • Not a recipient of a National Scholarship, Schulich Leader Scholarship, Continue in Canada or Welcome to Canada Admission Scholarship
  • Non-Ontario high school applicants are guaranteed consideration if the OUAC application and supporting documents arrive by the March 1 early consideration deadline
  • Western Scholarship of Excellence: 250 scholarships at $8,000 each ($6,000 in first year plus $2,000 for an optional study abroad experience); top admission averages
  • Western Scholarship of Distinction: $3,500 each ($2,500 in first year plus $1,000 study abroad); unlimited number; final admission average 92.0% to 100.0%
  • Western Admission Scholarship: $2,500 each ($1,500 in first year plus $1,000 study abroad); unlimited number; average 90.0% to 91.9%
  • Recipients of the Scholarship of Excellence from an international or out-of-province high school may also receive a $2,000 Travel Grant

Non-Ontario applicants: March 1 for guaranteed consideration. Ontario applicants are notified by email in mid-to-late May, before the admission response deadline.

  1. Apply to Western's main campus through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC).
  2. Submit all supporting documents.
  3. Receive the scholarship notification by email.
  4. For study abroad funds, complete a Western-sanctioned international experience before the end of fourth year and submit an application.

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How selection works

Based on the admission average calculated by Western's Admissions office. Averages for non-Canadian curricula are determined by Western from curriculum and grading practices.

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