2022 Academic & Scholarship Dates

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.

Winter 2022 Search for Vanier Candidates begins
January 1, 2022 PSAC 610 Financial Assistance Fund for Fall 2021 closes
January 3, 2022 Winter Term begins
January 7, 2022 Due date for winter term tuition
January 17, 2022 PSAC 610 UHIP Assistance application opens
January 24, 2022 Donor Award applications due to the Dean's Office
January 28, 2022 Last day to provde proof of Permanent Residency to have winter term fees reduced to domestic rate
January 31, 2022 SOGS Bursary application Winter Term Deadline
January 31, 2022 Last day to enrol in winter term courses, add an audit or drop a graduate course without appearing on your transcript
February 1, 2022 Comparative Literature and Hispanic Studies Graduate applications close
February 1, 2022 OGS Applications close (4pm)
February 25, 2022 February In-Absentia Convocation
February 28, 2022 Last day to drop a graduate course, will appear as WDN on transcript (after this will appear as F)
March 11, 2022 PSAC 610 UHIP Assistance application closes
March 18, 2022 Last day for doctoral candidates to submit the thesis for completion in winter term
March 28, 2022 Change of status deadline for summer term (TDO, part-time, LOA, etc...)
March 28, 2022 Deadline to apply to Graduate for Spring Convocation
April 1, 2022 CGSM results are released
April 23, 2022 Last day for doctoral candidates to defend their thesis and complete in the winter term
April 29, 2022 OGS results are released
April 30, 2022 Deadline for thesis submission for those students wishing to be eligible for TDO status in the summer term
May 2022 Trudeau Nominees notified
May 1, 2022 Summer Term Begins
May 1, 2022 PSAC 610 Financial Assistance Fund for Winter 2022 closes
May 2022 Governor Generals Gold Medals Nomination Call
May 6, 2022 Due date for summer tuition
May 15, 2022 Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements Spring applications deadline
May 31, 2022 SOGS Bursary application Summer Term Deadline
May 31, 2022 Last day to enrol in summer term courses, add an audit or drop a graduate course without appearing on your transcript
June 2022 Vanier Competition Launches
June 2022 Trudeau Public Announcement
June 2022 Rhodes Competition Applications open
June 13-17, 20-24, 2022 Spring Convocation
June 28, 2022 Last day to provde proof of Permanent Residency to have summer term fees reduced to domestic rate
June 30, 2022 Last day to drop a graduate course, will appear as WDN on transcript (after this will appear as F)
July 20, 2022 Final date for doctoral candidates to submit the thesis for summer term completion
July 26, 2022 Change of status deadline for fall term (TDO, part-time, LOA, etc...)
August 24, 2022 Last day for doctoral candidates to defend their thesis and complete in the summer term
August 27, 2022 Vanier Deadline for application and program nomination
August 31, 2022 Deadline for thesis submission for those students wishing to be eligible for TDO status in the fall term
August 31, 2022 PSAC 610 Mental Health Fund purchase deadline
September 2022 CGSM applications open
September 2022 SSHRC applications open
September 1, 2022 Fall Term begins
September 1, 2022 PSAC 610 Financial Assistance Fund for Summer 2022 closes
September 15, 2022 Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements Fall applications deadline
September 30, 2022 PSAC 610 Mental Health Fund claim submission deadline
October 2022 Trudeau Applications open
October 2022 John Charles Polanyi Prizes applications open
October 2022 SSHRC application closes (Departmental Deadlines, usually 3rd week in October)
December 2022 Trudeau applications close
December 2022 OGS on-line application opens
December 1, 2022 CGSM application closes
December 1, 2022 John Charles Polanyi Prizes applications close
Anytime Mitacs Globalink Research Awards applications