Scholarships & Awards
Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Scholarships
Morgentaler Scholarship
The Morgentaler Scholarship is awarded to full-time undergraduate students in any degree program taking a module in the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, based on academic achievement (minimum 80% average). The Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies will select the recipients. This scholarship was made possible from donations made in honour of Dr. Henry Morgentaler, recipient of an Honorary Degree at the 2005 Spring Convocation.
Value: 1 at $1,800
Women's Studies Undergraduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate student in year 3 or 4 of an Honours Specialization or Major in Gender Studies, based on academic achievement. The recipient will be selected by an awards committee in the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies. This scholarship was established with Foundation Western.
Value: 1 at $1,000
Julie Ashford Scholarship
The Julie Ashford Scholarship is awarded to full-time undergraduate students entering fourth year of an Honours Degree program with at least an Honours Specialization or Major in the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, based on academic achievement (minimum 80% modular average). The Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies will select the recipients. This scholarship was established with gifts in honor of Julie Ashford, who served as Assistant to every Director and Chair for the first 20 years of Women's Studies at Western.
Value: 1 at $1600
Shrimati Lajjawati Pathak Scholarship In Women's Studies
Awarded to a full-time or part-time student who has completed 4.0 degree-credit Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies core or cross-listed courses as part of a module in the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies. This scholarship was established in honor of Shrimati Lajjawati Pathak by her family.
Value: 1 at $450
Stuart R. Dunsworth Scholarship in Sexuality Studies (Arts and Humanities and Social Science)
Awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in Year 3 or 4 of the Sexuality Studies module in the Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies, who has achieved the highest overall average in the previous academic year. The student must have taken GSWS 2273E. The recipient will be selected each fall by the Office of the Registrar. This scholarship was established anonymously with a generous gift in honour of a dear friend, Stuart R. Dunsworth. “This scholarship honours the memory of Stuart Richard Dunsworth, whose warmth, wit, lively intellectual curiosity, and passion enriched his chosen family and community.”
Value: 1 at $1500
External Scholarships
The Office of the Registrar also provides a list of external scholarships here:
https://studentservices.uwo.ca/secure/Awards/externalAwards.cfm
