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Continue in Canada Admission Scholarship

Continue in Canada Admission Scholarship

Two students sitting at a table in Thames Hall

Continue in Canada Admission Scholarship

Western offers an unlimited number of Continue in Canada Admission Scholarships as our commitment to support the diverse needs of international students in their academic journey.

$40,000

over 4 years

4 years

of guaranteed residence

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

  • You must be completing high school in Canada on a study permit

  • You must be applying for admission directly from secondary school to a first-year undergraduate program at main campus

  • Generally, 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. Please direct any questions regarding scholarship eligibility for your specific situation to the International Undergraduate Recruitment team at international@uwo.ca

  • You must be studying on a Canadian study permit and paying international student tuition and fees

    • Any changes to your status in Canada that qualify you for domestic fees after receiving a scholarship offer may render you ineligible for the initial and any continuing payments

By the end of February, students with an offer of admission will be able to view an Official Letter by logging into choose.uwo.ca.

Retention

To keep this scholarship during first-year, you must:

  • You must meet the admission conditions as specified in your offer package.

  • Register to an undergraduate degree program at the main campus and take a full time status (a minimum of 3.5 courses) during the Fall/Winter academic year (September to April). 

  • If you enroll or reduce your course load to part-time (less than 3.5 courses) or withdraw from the academic year, you will not be eligible to keep your scholarship. The residence guarantee is not conditional on meeting requirements for scholarship fund renewal. 

  • You must be paying international student tuition and fees

  • This scholarship cannot be deffered 

 

Renewal

To keep this scholarship after your first-year, you must:

  • Maintain an 80% average on a full time status (a minimum of 3.5 courses) during the previous Fall/Winter academic year (September to April)

  • You must be paying international student tuition and fees

  • Letter of permission courses taken during the academic year will not count toward the course load

To keep your residence guarantee, you must:

  • Continue to be registered in an undergraduate program at the Western's main campus
  • Pay international student tuition and fees
The residence guarantee is not conditional on meeting requirements for scholarship fund renewal in your upper years.

Meet Nancy Huang, a Continue in Canada Admission Scholarship Recipient

First-year student Nancy Huang found more than just an exceptional education at Western—she found a home. Drawn to Western’s world-class academics and reputation, she arrived with four years of guaranteed housing and the promise of new possibilities thanks to her Continue in Canada Admission Scholarship. Nancy quickly connected with Western’s community and began exploring her passions across programs, while discovering new interests like actuarial science, Spanish and ultimate frisbee. She is now paying it forward as a volunteer with a non-profit that teaches financial literacy to youth across Canada.

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