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Graduate Funding Packages
Annual Financial Support Packages
Annual Financial Support Packages are offered to Western's Gender, Sexuality and Women Studies graduate students to offset tuition and fees. Eligibility for financial support is conditional upon full-time registration and meeting our conditions for progression towards the degree (see: Financial Support Regulations). Annual Financial Support Packages are subject to change. Students who are offered admission to our graduate program receive details of the guaranteed minimum financial support they will personally receive. Term-by-term funding details are then provided to each student annually when they are activated for the upcoming academic year, typically in early August. Financial support packages may come from a variety of sources, including external scholarship funds (such as SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR, OTS, OGS, QEII, etc.), a Graduate Teaching Assistantship, internal scholarship support (such as Western Graduate Research Scholarships, program-based scholarships, endowments, etc.), and university employment other than a Graduate Teaching Assistantship. If you are awarded a major external scholarship, please let us know immediately, as your annual financial support package may change. Examples of recent Annual Financial Support Packages are provided below for reference.
Annual Master's Funding Support Package: GSWS
| External Scholarship | WGRS* | GTA** | Total from Western*** | Scholarship Amount | Total Funding **** |
DomesticNo external scholarship |
$4,550 | $15,253.06 | $19,803.06 | $0 | $19,803.06 |
InternationalNo external scholarship |
$3,000 | $0 | $3,000 | $0 | $3,000 |
Domesticwith OGS |
$2,000 | $15,253.06 | $17,253.06 | $15,000 | $32,253.06 |
Domesticwith CGSR-M |
$0 | $15,253.06 | $15,253.06 | $27,000 | $42,253.06 |
| * WGRS total split over 3 terms (Fall, Winter & Summer) | |||||
| ** GTA total for Fall and Winter Terms, including 4% vacation pay | |||||
| *** Total from Western includes funding from research grants. | |||||
| **** Funding support packages can be comprised of funds from a variety of sources and can differ from student to student. Funding sources include scholarships, graduate fellowships, and part-time employment such as graduate teaching assistantships or graduate student assistantships. The amounts represent the minimum funding an awardee is expected to receive in each scholarship category. | |||||
Annual Doctoral Funding Support Package: GSWS
| External Scholarship | WGRS* | GTA** | Total from Western *** | Scholarship Amount | Total Funding **** |
DomesticNo external scholarship |
$10,050 | $15,253.06 | $25,303.06 | $0 | $25,303.06 |
InternationalNo external scholarship |
$10,650 | $15,253.06 | $25,903.06 | $0 | $25,903.06 |
Domestic or Internationalwith OGS |
$2,000 | $15,253.06 | $17,253.06 | $15,000 | $32,253.06 |
Domestic or Internationalwith CGSR-D |
$0 | $15,253.06 | $15,253.06 | $40,000 | $55,253.06 |
| * WGRS total split over 3 terms (Fall, Winter & Summer) | |||||
| ** GTA total for Fall and Winter Terms, including 4% vacation pay | |||||
| *** Total from Western includes funding from research grants. | |||||
| **** Funding support packages can be comprised of funds from a variety of sources and can differ from student to student. Funding sources include scholarships, graduate fellowships, and part-time employment such as graduate teaching assistantships or graduate student assistantships. The amounts represent the minimum funding an awardee is expected to receive in each scholarship category. | |||||
Internally Funded Fellowships and Awards
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
As one of Canada's leading research institutions, we place great importance on helping you finance your education. While at Western, you will want to devote your full energy to the successful completion of your studies, so we want to ensure that stable funding is available to you. Some funding is awarded to you upon entry into a program, some is based on recommendations from the program that is admitting you, and others you must apply for yourself, either to The University of Western Ontario or to an external funding agency.
Graduate Thesis Research Awards Funds
| Amount: varies | Deadline: January | Research Services |
Faculty of Arts and Humanities Alumni Graduate Awards
| Amount: varies | Deadline: January |
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.
Selection will be made by the Dean of Arts and Humanities in consultation with the graduate Chairs in all Arts and Humanities Departments.
Mary ROUTLEDGE Fellowships
| Amount: varies | Deadline: January |
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.
Recipients will be selected by the Dean of Arts upon consultation with a committee.
Lynne Lionel SCOTT Scholarship
| Amount: varies | Deadline: January |
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.
Recipients will be selected by the Dean of Arts upon consultation with a committee.
Graduate Thesis Research Awards Funds
| Amount: $1000 | No application required |
Awarded annually to a graduate student in or entering a Master's or Doctoral program in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies based on academic achievement and research merit. The recipient will be selected by the awards selection committee in the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, of which at least one representative will hold membership in the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. This scholarship was established with Foundation Western.
Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Research and Travel Fund for Graduate Students
These funds will be awarded to graduate students in order to cover expenses incurred as a result of a need to consult archival material off campus, to otherwise travel in the context of their research, or to attend a conference.
- Funds are limited and not all requests can be fully funded.
- There are two internal application deadlines for GSWS Discretionary Travel Fund – October 15th and March 15th.
- Please send the complete application form including a conference program/conference acceptance of your paper (if relevant) and a full budget including documentation for travel, accommodation and registration fees, to the Graduate Chair, and copy the Graduate Administrator.
- Costs such as gas may be estimated.
Please note that in order to be reimbursed, receipts for all expenses are required to be submitted via the online expense report within ten days of your travel return. Instructions will be shared once the application is approved.