Scholarships for Black and Indigenous Students

Scholarship Details

• Carmeta Thelma Hodges Western Continuing Admission Scholarship of Excellence for Black Students

  • 10 scholarships available
  • $6,000 per year for up to 4 years
  • Additional $2,000 for an optional study abroad experience

• Western Continuing Admission Scholarship of Excellence for Black Students

  • 20 scholarships available
  • $6,000 per year for up to 4 years
  • Additional $2,000 for an optional study abroad experience

• Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Jacobs Western Continuing Admission Scholarship of Distinction for Black Students

  • 10 scholarships available
  • $2,500 per year for up to 4 years
  • Additional $2,000 for an optional study abroad experience

• Western Continuing Admission Scholarship of Excellence for Indigenous Students

  • 30 scholarships available
  • $6,000 per year for up to 4 years
  • Additional $2,000 for an optional study abroad experience

Eligibility Criteria

• Scholarships for Black students are awarded based on the top admission average and are open to both domestic and international students.
• Self-identification as Black or Indigenous must be completed by June 30 for scholarship consideration.
• Indigenous student scholarships are awarded based on overall academic performance.
• Applicants must be entering Western directly from secondary school; students who have attended post-secondary institutions previously are not eligible.
• These scholarships cannot be combined with the National Scholarship or Schulich Leader Scholarship.

Scholarship Conditions and Renewal

• To accept the scholarship, students must:

  • Meet the terms outlined in their admission offer.
  • Accept their offer of admission by the specified deadline.
  • Register full-time at Western’s main campus with a minimum course load of 3.5 courses. Part-time enrollment or withdrawal will result in loss of the scholarship.

• To renew the scholarship annually, students must:

  • Maintain a minimum 80% average during the Fall/Winter academic year.
  • Remain registered full-time in an undergraduate program at the main campus.

Important Notes

• Admission averages for scholarship consideration include prerequisite courses for the chosen program and are not rounded.
• Western evaluates admission averages for applicants from non-Canadian secondary school curricula based on grading practices and scales.
• Students applying for the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) should not report Western scholarships on their application; Western will report these awards directly to OSAP. External funding must still be reported by the student.
• Admission scholarships cannot be deferred.