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Western's Admission Scholarships for Black Students
Western's Admission Scholarships for Black Students
Western's Admission Scholarships for Black Students
Black Student Admission Scholarships
Our admission scholarship program for Black students offers scholarships continuing for up to four years to recognize outstanding secondary school students entering the first year of any undergraduate program at Western University directly from high school.
$6,000
Carmeta Thelma Hodges Western Continuing Admission Scholarship of Excellence for Black Students
$2,500
Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Jacobs Western Continuing Admission Scholarship of Distinction for Black Students
$6,000
Western Continuing Admission Scholarship of Excellence for Black Students
Value:
- 10 scholarships at $6,000 each
- $6000 each year continuing for up to 4 years, plus $2,000 for an optional study abroad experience
Average required:
- Top admission average
- The admission average calculation for Ontario applicants includes prerequisite courses for the student’s selected program
- Western will determine averages for applicants who are not studying in a Canadian secondary school curriculum based on curriculum, grading practices, and grading scale interpretation
Eligibility:
- You can be a domestic or international student
- You must self identify using the Black Student Self ID Form
- Students who have attended a post-secondary institution, or students who attended a post-secondary institution and then returned to secondary school, are not eligible
To retain your scholarship:
- you must meet the terms outlined in your offer of admission
- you need to accept your offer of admission by the admission response deadline
- you must register in a full-time course load at main campus
- Full-time registration requires a minimum of 3.5 courses. If you enroll in a part-time course load, reduce your enrolment to part-time, or withdraw from the academic year, you will not be eligible to keep the scholarship
To renew your scholarship in upper-years:
- During the Fall/Winter academic year (September to April), you must maintain an 80% average on a full-time status (minimum 3.5 course load)
- You must remain registered full-time in an undergraduate program at the main campus
Additional information:
- This scholarship cannot be deffered
Value:
- 20 scholarships at $6,000 each
- $6,000 each year continuing for up to 4 years, plus $2000 for an optional study abroad experience
Average required:
- Top admission average
- The admission average calculation for Ontario applicants includes prerequisite courses for the student’s selected program
- Western will determine averages for applicants who are not studying in a Canadian secondary school curriculum based on curriculum, grading practices, and grading scale interpretation
Eligibility:
- You can be a domestic or international student
- You must self identify using the Black Student Self ID Form
- Students who have attended a post-secondary institution, or students who attended a post-secondary institution and then returned to secondary school, are not eligible
To retain your scholarship:
- you must meet the terms outlined in your offer of admission
- you need to accept your offer of admission by the admission response deadline
- you must register in a full-time course load at main campus
- Full-time registration requires a minimum of 3.5 courses. If you enroll in a part-time course load, reduce your enrolment to part-time, or withdraw from the academic year, you will not be eligible to keep the scholarship
To renew your scholarship in upper-years:
- During the Fall/Winter academic year (September to April), you must maintain an 80% average on a full-time status (minimum 3.5 course load)
- You must remain registered full-time in an undergraduate program at the main campus
Additional information:
- This scholarship cannot be deferred
Value:
- 10 scholarships, at $2,500 each
- $2,500 each year continuing for up to 4 years, plus $2,000 for optional study abroad experience
Average required:
- Top admission average
- The admission average calculation for Ontario applicants includes prerequisite courses for the student’s selected program
- Western will determine averages for applicants who are not studying in a Canadian secondary school curriculum based on curriculum, grading practices, and grading scale interpretation
Eligibility:
- You can be a domestic or international student
- You must self identify using the Black Student Self ID Form
- Students who have attended a post-secondary institution, or students who attended a post-secondary institution and then returned to secondary school, are not eligible
To retain your scholarship:
- you must meet the terms outlined in your offer of admission
- you need to accept your offer of admission by the admission response deadline
- you must register in a full-time course load at main campus
- Full-time registration requires a minimum of 3.5 courses. If you enroll in a part-time course load, reduce your enrolment to part-time, or withdraw from the academic year, you will not be eligible to keep the scholarship
To renew your scholarship in upper-years:
- During the Fall/Winter academic year (September to April), you must maintain an 80% average on a full-time status (minimum 3.5 course load)
- You must remain registered full-time in an undergraduate program at the main campus
Additional information:
- This scholarship cannot be deferred
- Admission averages are NOT rounded to the nearest whole percentage for scholarship consideration
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