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Admission Scholarships
Automatic Admission Scholarships
- Students can receive up to $8,000
- For students entering their first-year with a competitive final admission average (between 90%-100%)
- No application necessary, recipients will be notified
Admission Scholarships for Black Students
- Up to $6,000
- For domestic and international Black students entering the first year of any undergraduate program at Western University directly from high school
- No application necessary, but students are asked to self identify by June 2026
Continue in Canada Admission Scholarship
- $40,000 over 4 years and 4 years of guaranteed residence
- For students completing high school in Canada on a study permit applying for admission directly from secondary school to a first-year undergraduate program at main campus in the 2025-26 Fall/Winter
- No application necessary, recipients will be notified
Welcome to Canada Admission Scholarship
- $10,000 for first year and guaranteed on-campus residence in your first two years
- For international students completing school outside of Canada, or who are transferring from a post-secondary institution within Canada
- No application necessary, recipients will be notified
National Scholarship Program
- Highest awarded scholarship is $80,000
- For international and domestic students who demonstrate outstanding creativity, innovation, and a passion for of learning
- Applications or nominations required (Deadline: TBD)
National Indigenous Scholarship Program
- 5 awards at $50,000 each
- For Indigenous students studying full-time at Western's main campus who display outstanding academic excellence and have a passion for making impactful contributions in Indigenous communities
- Application required (Deadline: March 2026)
Admission Scholarships for Indigenous Students
- 30 scholarships at $6,000 each
- For domestic and international Black students entering the first year of any undergraduate program at Western University directly from high school
Schulich Leader Scholarships
- $120,000 to a student pursuing an Engineering degree
- $100,000 to a student pursuing a Science, Technology, or Mathematics degree
- For students entering a STEM program at Western
- Application or nomination required (Deadline: Winter)
Project Hero
- Tuition covered, including ancillary and other compulsory fees as well as up to $10,000 towards the first year residence and meal plan costs
- For children of Canadian military killed while serving in an active mission
- Inquire for application deadline
Scholarship for Globally Displaced Students
- Six scholarships at $25,000 each year continuing for up to 4 years
- For international students whose home country has been devastated by wars and other disasters
- Inquiry for application deadline
Medicine & Dentistry Schulich Scholarships
- $134,400 for medical students and $54,000 for dentistry students
- For students entering the first year of the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program or Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) program based on academic achievement and demonstrated financial need
- Applications needed (Deadline: April 2026)
Check out our Admission Bursaries
We offer Admission Bursaries & Need Based Awards to students applying to Western in first-year programs. To learn more, visit our Bursaries page.