Scholarships
We offer over 100 different awards and bursaries in the Faculty, including our two Faculty specific entrance scholarships listed below.
Neen Hodgins National Entrance Scholarship
ONE at $80,000; payable $20,000 per academic year for a period of four years.
Neen Hodgins President's International Entrance Scholarship
ONE at up to $80,000; payable $20,000 per academic year for a period of four years.
Neen Hodgins Indigenous Continuing Admission Scholarship
ONE at $40,000, awarded annually ($10,000 per year for up to 4 years)
Neen Hodgins Award
FIVE at $3,000, awarded annually
Neen Hodgins Bursary
Number and value will vary as funds permit (initially 1 at $2,000)
Neen Hodgins Continuing Admission Scholarship
SIX at $20,000, awarded annually ($5,000 each year continuing for up to 4 years)
Neen Hodgins Graduating Scholarship
ONE at $2,000, awarded annually
Entrance Scholarships
Faculty of Arts and Humanities Entrance Scholarship of Excellence
Awarded to full-time students entering the first year of an undergraduate program in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities (with the exception of National Scholarship, Western Scholarship of Excellence, and Neen Hodgin's scholarship recipients). Students must have a minimum final admission average of 90% and be eligible for a University entrance scholarship. This scholarship is offered IN ADDITION to Western’s Admission Scholarships.
Value: $2,000 each.
Dean’s Entrance Scholarship (Faculty of Arts and Humanities)
Awarded to full-time students entering the first year of an undergraduate program in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. Students must have a final admission average between Western's final admission average and 89.9% Value: $2,500 each.
These scholarships are GUARANTEED as long as you accept your offer of admission to the Faculty of Arts & Humanities by the response deadline on your offer of admission, meet all of your admissions conditions, and remain registered as a student in the Faculty as of November 1, with at least 2.0 courses offered by the Faculty of Arts & Humanities (Main Campus). Students must apply directly from secondary school.
EXAMPLES:
| FINAL ADMISSION AVERAGE | ELIGIBLE SCHOLARSHIPS | AMOUNT |
| 89.9% and lower |
A&H Dean's Entrance Scholarship
|
$2,500
|
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90.0% to 91.9%
|
A&H Scholarship of Excellence Western Admission Scholarship (unlimited)
|
$2,000
$4,500 TOTAL |
| 92.0% and higher |
A&H Scholarship of Excellence Western Scholarship of Distinction (unlimited)
|
$2,000 $3,500 ($2,500 in first year, plus $1,000 for optional study abroad experience)
|
|
Western Scholarship of Excellence |
250 scholarships recognizing outstanding achievement are awarded based on the top high school admission averages. Value: Total of $8,000. $6,000 in first year, plus $2,000 for an optional study abroad experience. (These cannot be combined with another Western admission scholarship.) |
These amounts are effective for the September 2023/2024 Academic Year.
View full listing of all of the scholarships and bursary opportunities within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
