2023 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 2023 | Search for Vanier Candidates begins |
| January 1, 2023 | PSAC 610 Financial Assistance Fund for Fall 2022 closes |
| January 3, 2023 | Winter Term begins |
| January 7, 2023 | Due date for winter term tuition |
| January 17, 2023 | PSAC 610 UHIP Assistance application opens |
| January 24, 2023 | Donor Award applications due to the Dean's Office |
| January 28, 2023 | Last day to provde proof of Permanent Residency to have winter term fees reduced to domestic rate |
| January 31, 2023 | SOGS Bursary application Winter Term Deadline |
| January 31, 2023 | Last day to enrol in winter term courses, add an audit or drop a graduate course without appearing on your transcript |
| February 1, 2023 | Comparative Literature and Hispanic Studies Graduate applications close |
| February 1, 2023 | OGS Applications close (4pm) |
| February 25, 2023 | February In-Absentia Convocation |
| February 28, 2023 | Last day to drop a graduate course, will appear as WDN on transcript (after this will appear as F) |
| March 11, 2023 | PSAC 610 UHIP Assistance application closes |
| March 18, 2023 | Last day for doctoral candidates to submit the thesis for completion in winter term |
| March 28, 2023 | Change of status deadline for summer term (TDO, part-time, LOA, etc...) |
| March 28, 2023 | Deadline to apply to Graduate for Spring Convocation |
| April 1, 2023 | CGSM results are released |
| April 23, 2023 | Last day for doctoral candidates to defend their thesis and complete in the winter term |
| April 29, 2023 | OGS results are released |
| April 30, 2023 | Deadline for thesis submission for those students wishing to be eligible for TDO status in the summer term |
| May 2023 | Trudeau Nominees notified |
| May 1, 2023 | Summer Term Begins |
| May 1, 2023 | PSAC 610 Financial Assistance Fund for Winter 2023 closes |
| May 2023 | Governor Generals Gold Medals Nomination Call |
| May 6, 2023 | Due date for summer tuition |
| May 15, 2023 | Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements Spring applications deadline |
| May 31, 2023 | SOGS Bursary application Summer Term Deadline |
| May 31, 2023 | Last day to enrol in summer term courses, add an audit or drop a graduate course without appearing on your transcript |
| June 2023 | Vanier Competition Launches |
| June 2023 | Trudeau Public Announcement |
| June 2023 | Rhodes Competition Applications open |
| June 13-17, 20-24, 2023 | Spring Convocation |
| June 28, 2023 | Last day to provde proof of Permanent Residency to have summer term fees reduced to domestic rate |
| June 30, 2023 | Last day to drop a graduate course, will appear as WDN on transcript (after this will appear as F) |
| July 20, 2023 | Final date for doctoral candidates to submit the thesis for summer term completion |
| July 26, 2023 | Change of status deadline for fall term (TDO, part-time, LOA, etc...) |
| August 24, 2023 | Last day for doctoral candidates to defend their thesis and complete in the summer term |
| August 27, 2023 | Vanier Deadline for application and program nomination |
| August 31, 2023 | Deadline for thesis submission for those students wishing to be eligible for TDO status in the fall term |
| August 31, 2023 | PSAC 610 Mental Health Fund purchase deadline |
| September 2023 | CGSM applications open |
| September 2023 | SSHRC applications open |
| September 1, 2023 | Fall Term begins |
| September 1, 2023 | PSAC 610 Financial Assistance Fund for Summer 2023 closes |
| September 15, 2023 | Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements Fall applications deadline |
| September 30, 2023 | PSAC 610 Mental Health Fund claim submission deadline |
| October 2023 | Trudeau Applications open |
| October 2023 | John Charles Polanyi Prizes applications open |
| October 2023 | SSHRC application closes (Departmental Deadlines, usually 3rd week in October) |
| December 2023 | Trudeau applications close |
| December 2023 | OGS on-line application opens |
| December 1, 2023 | CGSM application closes |
| December 1, 2023 | John Charles Polanyi Prizes applications close |
| Anytime | Mitacs Globalink Research Awards applications |
