Scholarships & Awards

Scholarship Resources

Please see the following links for more information on Scholarships available for Graduate students in the Department of Philosophy.

    1. Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS)
      For more information on OGS, see: https://grad.uwo.ca/finances/external_funding/ogs.html
    2. SSHRC
      For more information on Social Science and Humanities Research Council Scholarships (SSHRC), please see: https://grad.uwo.ca/finances/external_funding/sshrc/index.html. 
    3. The Faculty of Arts and Humanities Scholarships and Awards listing
      http://www.uwo.ca/arts/counselling/awards/grad.html
    4. Funding Opportunities from the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
      http://grad.uwo.ca/current_students/student_finances/funding_opportunities.html
    5. Donor Funded Awards Search
      A comprehensive listing of all current donor funded awards available to graduate students at Western https://grad.uwo.ca/finances/western_funding/DonorFundedAwardSearch/index.cfm

Entrance Scholarships

Rotman Institute of Philosophy Doctoral Entrance Scholarship

The Rotman Institute of Philosophy will award up to two scholarships annually to full-time students entering the Doctoral Program in the Department of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Students with demonstrated academic excellence and a stated research interest in philosophy and science (including epistemology, ethics or history of science) are eligible. The recipients will become members of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy. Recipients will be selected by the Graduate Chair of the program and the Director of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy.

Centre for Digital Philosophy Entrance Scholarship

The scholarship is awarded to Western PhD students with research interests that are consonant with the Centre for Digital Philosophy's mission of advancing research and teaching in philosophy through technology. Value: up to 2 awards, $4000 in total in four instalments of $1000 per year (as long as the student is eligible)

Faculty of Arts and Humanities Chair’s Entrance Scholarship

Awarded to students entering a Masters or Doctoral program in Arts and Humanities. Students must have a minimum admission average of 80%. Graduate chairs in each program will select recipients of the award. The number of scholarships will be determined annually by the individual Department Chairs, Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Value: less than $2,000 each. Effective: May 2008.

Dean’s Entrance Scholarship

Awarded to full-time students entering a Masters or Doctoral program in Arts and Humanities. Students must have a minimum admission average of 80%. Graduate chairs in each program will select recipients of the award. Value: $2,000 each. The number of scholarships will be determined annually by the Dean, Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Effective: May 2007.

Provost’s Entrance Scholarship

Awarded to full-time students entering a Doctoral program in Arts and Humanities. Students must have a minimum admission average of 80%. Graduate chairs in each program will select recipients of the award. Value: $4,000 each. The number of scholarships will be determined annually by the Dean, Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Effective: May 2007.

President’s Entrance Scholarship

Awarded to full-time students entering a Doctoral program in Arts and Humanities. Students must have a minimum admission average of 80%. Graduate chairs in each program will select recipients of the award. Value: $6,000 each. The number of scholarships will be determined annually by the Dean, Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Effective: May 2007

Faculty of Arts and Humanities Chancellor’s Entrance Scholarship

Awarded to full-time students entering a Doctoral program in Arts and Humanities. Students must have a minimum admission average of 80%. Graduate chairs in each program will select recipients of the award. The number of scholarships will be determined annually by the Dean, Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Value: $8,000 each. Effective: May 2008.

Arts & Humanities Research and Travel Awards

These awards have an annual call for application from the Dean's Office at the end of the fall term. In the call for applications, details on the application system and the electronic form are dispersed by the Dean's Office to all graduate students in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. Applications are submitted once per year in January. Awards are adjudicated by the Dean's Office in varying amounts based on number of applications.

Graduate Thesis Research Awards

Funds for this award are provided jointly by the Office of the Vice-President (Research & International Relations) and the Faculty of Arts. The purpose of this award is to help support costs of research undertaken by graduate students at The University of Western Ontario that are directly related to the successful completion of their thesis/dissertation.

Faculty of Arts and Humanities Alumni Graduate Awards

Awarded to graduate students registered in the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS) and enrolled in any graduate program in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. These Fellowships will be awarded to graduate students in order to cover expenses incurred as a result of a need to consult archival material off campus, or to otherwise travel in the context of their research. Candidates must have maintained a minimum A- average and exhibit research ability or potential.

Mary Routledge Fellowships

Awarded to full-time graduate students registered in the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS) and enrolled in a graduate program in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities who can demonstrate financial need and are maintaining a minimum 80% average.

Lynne Lionel Scott Scholarships

Awarded to full-time graduate students registered in the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS) and enrolled in a graduate program in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities with a demonstrated interest in Canadian studies and a minimum average of 78% average. Doctoral candidates have priority, but Masters candidates are also eligible. The Scholarship will be used to support research in Canadian arts, culture, literatures, language, or philosophy.

Other Sources of Funding

GTA Funds through PSAC 610
Graduate students employed as Graduate Teaching Assistants can apply for funds through their union, PSAC 610. The union has both scholarships and funds for various student issues. These applications are accessed, applied and adjudicated entirely through the union. Please visit their website here for more information.

Graduate Student support through SOGS
Graduate students at Western are supported by the Society of Graduate Students. SOGS is the graduate student union and advocacy organization at Western. They offer a number of programs to support students in financial need, with childcare and travel. These funds are accessed, applied and adjucated entirely through SOGS. Please visit their website here for more information.

Graduate Conference Travel Award
The Conference Travel Award is a fund created by Western University's Faculty of Arts and Humanities’ Department of Philosophy to support all registered Philosophy graduate students as they continue to participate in academic conferences by presenting papers or participate in formal research. All applications are subject to approval by the Philosophy Graduate Chair. Applicants must be actively registered full-time and in good standing in the Department of Philosophy graduate program at the time of expense claim submission

Before their proposed travel, students should submit a Pre-Approval Application for Graduate Conference Travel in order to receive pre-approval for funding reimbursement. The Pre-Approval Application deadline is March 15, 2023. The form can be accessed here: https://forms.office.com/r/ii5EvL9n4L 

After the travel has been completed, students should submit a Reimbursement Application for Graduate Travel no later than 60 days after they've traveled. The form can be accessed here: https://forms.office.com/r/NPsepLLyVk 

The amount of funding available to each student will be advised as close as possible to the beginning of the current fiscal year. For the 2022-23 fiscal year (1 May - 30 April), the amount will be $600 per student. When submitting an expense claim students must include receipts to document this amount. Equally, they should retain in their possession any receipts that exceed this amount. Even though these excess receipts cannot be reimbursed at the time, they can be made the subject of a supplemental expense claim later if more funding becomes available. 

Notes:

  • Travel must abide by current Western University protocols.
  • If the funds are to be used for travel expenses, the student must present a paper or commentary at a conference or be participating in research that is relevant to the student’s academic research area. 
  • Registration and membership fees for attendance at academic conferences relevant to a student’s research may be approved under Non-Travel Expenses. Attendance at the conference must still abide by current Western University travel protocols.
  • Administrative staff must follow travel & expense reimbursement guidelines as outlined by Western’s Finance Department. 

If you are unsure if your expense is eligible, please ask Sarah Murdoch (sarah.murdoch@uwo.ca) or Elisa Kilbourne (finelb@uwo.ca). 
 
Graduate students are advised to retain all hardcopy/original receipts. Receipts for expenses must be dated between May 1st, 2022 and April 30th, 2023.

For more information on Tuition and Fees, please see Student Resources: Financial Information or contact philgradoffice@uwo.ca for inquiries.