Awarded annually to a Faculty of Arts and Humanities undergraduate student completing fourth year in any Languages and Cultures program, based on academic performance (minimum 80% average). The scholarship committee in the Department of Languages and Cultures will select the recipient. This scholarship was established with a generous gift from the Estate of Mrs. Hanna Marti (MLS ’79, MA ’69 Spanish), in honour of her husband, Professor Antonio M. Marti.

Hanna was born in Europe and met Antonio, while studying in Spain. They immigrated to Ontario, where she studied at Western University and began working in the School of Library and Information Science as a specialist in rare books. Antonio taught in the Department of Modern Languages and Literature at Western for over three decades, published widely, and served in a variety of senior administrative positions, including Assistant Vice President Academic and Chair of the Department of Modern Languages. Hanna will be remembered as an exceptionally talented linguist who was totally at home in Finnish, Swedish, Spanish and English. Hanna Martí died in 2018, predeceased by Antonio in 2007.

Awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate student entering a Major or Honours Specialization in a Spanish module, based on academic achievement (minimum 80% average). The scholarship committee in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities will select the recipient. This scholarship was established by a generous gift from the Estate of Dr. Kenneth H. Hilborn, in memory of his parents Marguerite and Harry W. Hilborn and in recognition of his father's distinguished career as a professor of Spanish language and literature.

Professor Kenneth Hilborn taught courses in History and International Relations at The University of Western Ontario for 36 years from 1961 to 1997. He was a graduate of Queen's University (Kingston) and the University of Oxford (England). His love of both history and his students led him to establish this award in the hope that future students would receive the support they need to complete their studies. Professor Hilborn retired in 1997 from The University of Western Ontario. He died in 2013 at age 79.