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Financial Support
Qualified students have access to a financial support package, which may consist of a combination of programme-based funding (e.g. from a supervisor's research grant), scholarships from the Faculty of Graduate Studies and the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, and income from employment (e.g. a Graduate Teaching Assistantship). This package is designed to cover a substantial portion of a student's expenses for the eligible period of funding in his/her programme.
To be eligible for FGS Financial Support students must be registered full-time.
In the 2011-12 academic year, a Canadian Master’s student (non external award winner) in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities will typically receive a basic funding package of $13,200, made up of a Graduate Teaching Assistantship worth $9,464 and a Western Graduate Research Scholarship in the amount of $3,736. In addition, each teaching assistant will receive a one-time payment of $1892. International students hold an important place in graduate studies. Thus, the comparable package for an international Master’s student is made up of a Graduate Teaching Assistantship worth $9,464 and a Western Graduate Research Scholarship worth $11,500 for a total of $20,964. This higher amount is designed to offset higher tuition fees for international students.
2011-2012
Deadlines for External Scholarship Competitions
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)
https://osap.gov.on.ca/OSAPPortal/en/A-ZListofAid/TCONT003465.html
Film Deadline: Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/index-eng.aspx
Film Deadline: Tuesday, November 1, 2011