Financial Support
Funding for Masters Students
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The Master's program offers funding for domestic students (Canadian citizens & Permanent residents) comprised of a Graduate Teaching Assistantship covering part of their living expenses as well as a Western Graduate Research Scholarship (WGRS) funding that is applied towards part of their tuition fees. This funding is subject to change if a student receives an external scholarship.
International Students are eligible for a WGRS that is applied towards part of their tuition fees.
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Graduate teaching assistantships require an average of 10 hours of teaching related duties per week for a total of 28 weeks. Students assist in the work of the Linguistics Program in various capacities, chiefly as graders, tutorial leaders, and teachers of introductory courses. Employment is covered by a collective agreement between the University and the Graduate Teaching Assistants' Union.
To be eligible for Financial Support in Year 2, students must be registered full-time and have applied for government funding.
- To learn more about the distribution of funding, please follow this link.
Competitions managed by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
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Here's an overview of the competitions managed by the program:
-Alumni Graduate Award
-Mary Routledge Award
-Graduate Thesis Research Award Fund
-Lynne-Lionel Scott Award
Scholarships and awards offered outside the program
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Managed by the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS):http://grad.uwo.ca/current_students/student_finances/funding_opportunities.html
- Donor funded Awards:
http://grad.uwo.ca/current_students/donorfundedawardsearch/awardList.cfm
- Global Opportunity Award:
http://www.uwo.ca/international/learning/go_abroad/global_opp.html
- Graduate Teaching Association (PSAC Local 610)
http://www.psac610.ca/
- Society of Graduate Students (SOGS)
http://sogs.ca/index.php/member-services/financial-support/ - For international Students:
http://www.uwo.ca/international/iesc/current/Money%20and%20Taxes/financial_assistance/index.html
- The Wenner-Gren Foundation supporting worldwide research in all branches of anthropology:
http://www.wennergren.org/programs/
Travel funding for Graduate Students
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You are required to complete the request form for travel support BEFORE you incur the expense.
Funding Support Packages for the 2025-2026 academic year:
Canadian students
| External Scholarship | WGRS | GTA | Total from Western* | Scholarship Amount | Total Funding** |
| No external scholarship | $4,550 | $14,953.12 | $19,503.12 | $0 | $19,503.12 |
| OGS | $2,000 | $14,953.12 | $16,953.12 | $15,000 | $31,953.12 |
| CGRSM | $0 | $14,953.12 | $14,953.12 | $27,000 | $41,953.12 |
| * 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. | |||||
International Students
| External Scholarship | WGRS | GTA | Total from Western* | Scholarship Amount | Total Funding** |
| No external scholarship | $3,000 | $0 | $3,000 | $0 | $3,000 |
| * 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. | |||||
