Graduate Programs
Questions?
Program Assistant
Parveen Grewal
519-661-2111 x83440
vagrads@uwo.ca
Graduate Chair
Christof Migone
cmigone@uwo.ca
Funding
Graduate students at The University of Western Ontario have significant opportunities for funding to support their studies. There are internal, external, and departmental funding opportunities available.
Departmental Funding Opportunities
Graduate Travel/Research Materials Fund
This fund is available to assist graduate students for the following purposes:
1) To attend conferences or exhibitions where students are presenting work, and/or
2) To conduct thesis related research (which can include conference attendance and class trips to significant exhibitions or events), and/or
3) Materials purchased to support research.
To be eligible for funding you must be a full-time domestic student in good standing in the MA or MFA program, or a full-time domestic or international student in good standing in the PhD program. You must be within the first year of your program if you are completing the MA program, the first two years of your program if you are completing an MFA, and within the first four years of your program if you are completing a PhD.
To apply for funding, complete the online Grad Travel Application Form found here. (the form is updated is updated yearly, the new one is made available on September 1 every year).
$ (no maximum). Adjudicated by the Visual Arts Graduate Committee.
Please note the following: If you receive funding for the same project from another source, the funds from the Department may be reduced, so that the total amount you receive from all sources does not exceed the amount requested. In other words, you will not receive more than 100 per cent of the funds requested.
There are two deadlines per year: October 15 and February 1.
All expenses must be submitted no later than sixty (60) days after the date of completion of the travel and/or date of incurred expense. To submit your receipts for reimbursements, please see this short video. Please contact Meghan Edmiston (meghan.edmiston@uwo.ca) if you have any questions.
Visual Arts Doctoral Fund
Available to doctoral students during the course of their studies to assist with exhibitions, curated shows, or publication costs. This funding is not intended for final graduating exhibitions. Apply by emailing vagrads@uwo.ca with a maximum 300-word request and a budget of the costs to be defrayed.
$500 maximum. Total of three awards available per year. Students can apply for more than one award during the course of their studies, but priority will be given to first-time applicants. Adjudicated by the Visual Arts Graduate Committee.
There are two deadlines per year: October 15 and February 1.
All expenses must be submitted no later than sixty (60) days after the date of completion of the travel and/or date of incurred expense. To submit your receipts for reimbursements, please see this short video. Please contact Meghan Edmiston (meghan.edmiston@uwo.ca) if you have any questions.
Visual Arts Internship Fund
Available to Visual Arts undergraduate and graduate students to help defray costs such as travel related to an internship post. Apply by emailing vagrads@uwo.ca with a maximum 300-word request and a budget of the costs to be defrayed.
$250 maximum. Total of three awards available per year. Adjudicated by the Undergraduate and Graduate Chairs.
There are two deadlines per year: October 15 and February 1.
All expenses must be submitted no later than sixty (60) days after the date of completion of the travel and/or date of incurred expense. To submit your receipts for reimbursements, please see this short video. Please contact Meghan Edmiston (meghan.edmiston@uwo.ca) if you have any questions.
Visual Arts Exhibition/Publication Fund
Available to 3rd and 4th-year Visual Arts undergraduate and Masters students to help with costs associated with independent projects such as exhibitions or publications. Apply by emailing vagrads@uwo.ca with a maximum 300-word request and a budget of the costs to be defrayed.
$200 maximum. Total of five awards available per year. Adjudicated by the Undergraduate and Graduate Chairs.
There are two deadlines per year: October 15 and February 1.
All expenses must be submitted no later than sixty (60) days after the date of completion of the travel and/or date of incurred expense. To submit your receipts for reimbursements, please see this short video. Please contact Meghan Edmiston (meghan.edmiston@uwo.ca) if you have any questions.
The Jose Luis Barrio-Garay Bursary In Visual Arts
Two bursaries will be available annually to graduate students in the Visual Arts Programs. One will be for a student pursuing an MA (Art History or Museum & Curatorial Studies). One will be for a student pursuing an MFA. In the event that no student qualifies for one of the awards, the funds will be automatically given to a qualified student from the other specified area.
Eligible students should apply by email to the Graduate Chair of the Visual Arts Program with a one-page letter plus evidence of financial need. Recipients must meet OSOTF eligibility criteria. Established through a generous donation by Perry L. Barrio-Garay in honour of her husband, Jose Luis Barrio-Garay.
$725. Total of two bursaries per year. Adjudicated by the Visual Arts Graduate Committee.
The deadline is February 1. No receipts for expenses need to be submitted.
External Funding Opportunities
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