Financial Support


Funding for Masters Students

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

    Click here for more information.

Scholarships and awards offered outside the program

Travel funding for Graduate Students

  • You are required to complete the request form for travel support BEFORE you incur the expense.

* Travel Funds

Funding Support Packages for the 2025-2026 academic year:

Canadian students

Annual Master's Funding Support Package 

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

Annual Master's Funding Support Package 

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.