External Scholarship Opportunities
- Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)
- Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology (QEIIGSST)
- Ontario Trillium Scholarship (OTS)
- Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation Graduate Scholarships (CEMF)
NSERC
Master’s students can apply for a PGS M ($17,300) for one year. Doctoral students can apply for a PGS D ($21,000 a year) for up to three years. Applicants must have achieved an academic eligibility average of 80% (official transcripts required -- except from Western) in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent. Applicants must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada, hold or expect to hold a degree in science or engineering and intend to pursue in the following year full-time graduate studies and research at the masters or doctoral level in an eligible program. As of December 31 of the year of application, applicants for a PGS M must have completed between zero and 12 months of studies (full-time equivalent) in the masters program for which they are requesting funding. Doctoral applicants must have completed between zero and 24 months of studies (full-time equivalent) in the doctoral program for which they are requesting funding. Applications will be due Fall 2012 to Diana Lee in SEB 2079. For more detailed information and application procedures please visit the NSERC website.
OGS
Applicants who are in an approved graduate program leading to a masters or doctoral degree at an Ontario university can apply for an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS). OGS is $5,000 per term and applicants can apply for two or three terms. A minimum of 80% is required in order to apply (official transcripts required -- except from Western). A limited number of scholarships will be awarded to students who have been admitted to Canada as visitors with a student authorization/study permit. Applications will be due Fall 2012 to Diana Lee in SEB 2079. For more detailed information and application procedures please visit the OGS website.
QEIIGSST (formerly OGSST)
QEIIGSST is a sister competition to OGS. This scholarship is administered internally. Allocations are determined by the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Western Engineering then awards the scholarship to current students based on their OGS application. Decisions are announced in August of each year.
Please note that successful candidates can hold only ONE of the above scholarship at any given time.
Ontario Trillium Scholarship (OTS)
The Ontario Trillium Scholarship (OTS) program has been launched by the Ontario government as part of its initiative to attract top international students to Ontario universities for PhD studies. It will raise the profile and prestige of Ontario universities internationally, and contribute directly to Ontario’s economic performance by bringing highly educated individuals to the province. Because of the recruitment nature of the program, eligible candidates must be international students entering full-time doctoral studies at Western.
Value and Duration: $40,000 per year renewable for up to 4 years, and will begin concurrently with the start of the recipient’s PhD program.
Annual Deadline for Application: International students must check with the program to which they have applied.
Eligibility for Nomination:
- Must be an international applicant
- Must intend to pursue full-time doctoral studies at Western
- Must not be currently studying at an Ontario institution at the undergraduate or graduate level
- Must have a first-class average, 80% or higher as calculated at time of admission to Western
Eligibility to Hold the Award:
- Must remain registered as a full-time Doctoral student in an eligible program at Western for the duration of award
- Must not concurrently hold a Tri-Council award, an OGS or an QEIIGSST
- Annual renewal of award is contingent on satisfactory progress and continued first-class standing in the program
- A recipient may continue to hold the OTS should he/she become a permanent resident of Canada during the tenure of the award
Eligible Disciplines: The OTS program supports international students enrolled in doctoral programs in any discipline.
Eligible Start Dates for 2012-2013 Competition:
May 1, 2012; September 1, 2012; or January 1, 2013
How to Apply: Interested applicants must be nominated by their admitting Graduate Program, and the nominee’s admission application will be used as the basis of assessment.
If you believe you fit the criteria above please contact the Graduate Chair in the department that you applied to:
- Chemical & Biochemical Engineering -- Dr. Jesse Zhu
- Civil & Environmental Engineering -- Dr. Ashraf El Damatty
- Electrical & Computer Engineering -- Dr. Miriam Capretz
- Mechanical & Materials Engineering -- Dr. Kamran Siddiqui
Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation Graduate Scholarships (CEMF)
CEMF scholarships are awarded to Canadian or Permanent Resident women enrolled full time in a graduate engineering program. The selection criteria is based on leadership, community involvement and extra curricular activities. Academic performance is not part of the selection criteria. All winners are expected to act as role models and mentors to youth and especially to young women. These scholarship opportunities require a letter of nomination from the Dean of Engineering. If you are interested in applying please notify Diana Lee by December 1st to be considered for nomination. The nomination package is due mid January. Please click on the link below to view the terms of reference.
The Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Graduate Engineering Scholarship
(PhD)- $15,000
The Vale Inco Masters Engineering Scholarships (MESc) - $10,000
