Scholarships and Awards Timeline
All fundable students in Comparative Literature and Hispanic Studies (in the first two years of a Masters, and the first four years of a PhD) will receive a Western Graduate Research Scholarship to support their graduate studies at Western. Fundable students are also awarded a Graduate Teaching Assistantship during the academic year.
Below you will find a timeline of External Graduate Scholarships and Awards. External Graduate awards often require letters of reference and transcripts. It is important that you keep an eye on the deadlines, as these items can take a while to receive. If you are ordering a transcript, it is a good idea to order a couple of extra incase you are going to apply for another award at a later date. Please click on the awards for more information on each one. For a breakdown of possible awards, please visit the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.
| January 1, 2019 | Call for Trillium Nominations |
| January 1, 2019 | Search for Vanier Candidates begins |
| January 15, 2019 | Final day to nominate a TA for a GSTA Award |
| January 21, 2019 | Final day to inform SGPS of Trudeau application |
| January 25, 2019 | Last day to start an OGS application (4pm) |
| February 1, 2019 | OGS Applications close (4pm) |
| February 1, 2019 | CGSM adjudication due to SGPS |
| March 1, 2019 | Henry Mandelbaum Graduate Fellowship applications due |
| March 1, 2019 | Canada Distinguished Dissertation Awards (4pm) |
| March 8, 2019 | OGS files complete in Gradnet |
| March 15, 2019 | Global Opportunitites Spring Deadline |
| March 2019 | OGS International files adjudication due to the Dean's Office |
| March 31, 2019 | Vanier results are released |
| April 1, 2019 | SSHRC results are released |
| April 1, 2019 | CGSM results are released |
| April 15, 2019 | PSAC 610 Scholarship application deadline |
| April 15, 2019 | Trillium offers are made |
| April 30, 2019 | OGS results are released |
| April 30, 2019 | Deadline to apply to the SOGS 125th Anniversary Scholarship |
| Late April | Trudeau Nominees notified |
| May | Governor Generals Gold Medals Nomination Call |
| May 29, 2019 | Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements Spring applications deadline |
| June | Vanier Competition Launches |
| June | Trudeau Public Announcement |
| June | Rhodes Competition Applications open |
| August | Michael Smith Foreign Study Spring Winners are named |
| September | CGSM applications open |
| September | SSHRC applications open |
| September 1, 2019 | Governor Generals Gold Medal Nominations due to SGPS |
| September 15, 2019 | Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements Fall applications deadline |
| September 15, 2019 | Rhodes Competition applications due to SGPS |
| October | Trudeau Applications open |
| September 30, 2019 | Vanier Deadline for application and program nomination |
| October 1, 2019 | John Charles Polanyi Prizes applications open |
| October 1, 2019 | OGS on-line application opens |
| Late October | SSHRC application closes (Departmental Deadlines, usually 3rd week in October) |
| November 15, 2019 | SSHRC rankings and recommendations due to SGPS |
| November 15, 2019 | Global Opportunities Fall Deadline |
| November 25, 2019 | Trudeau applications close |
| December | Michael Smith Foreign Study Fall Winners named |
| December 1, 2019 | CGSM application closes |
| December 1, 2019 | John Charles Polanyi Prizes applications due to SGPS |
| Anytime | Mitacs Globalink Research Awards applications |
