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Scholarships & Awards Scholarships & Awards Many scholarships offered by Western have deadlines at the end of October and may contain an essay component that requires some time to compose. While Academic Merit Scholarships require no application, both National Scholarships and Combined Merit Scholarships do require an application. Award Search Phone: 519-661-2100 www.registrar.uwo.ca/index.cfm/student-finances/ scholarships-awards/ Look for a new comprehensive award search coming in Fall 2010 that will enable you to search for awards based on criteria of your choosing, such as extra-curricular activities, interests, your program of study, et cetera. Bursaries See the Fees & Financial Aid section in this guide. Combined Academic Merit Awards www.registrar.uwo.ca/index.cfm/student-finances/ scholarships-awards/in-course-scholarshipsawards/ These are awarded to students based on a combination of academic merit and one or more non-academic requirements, such as participation in extra-curricular activities and demonstration of leadership qualities. Each award has its own academic criteria and guidelines. Application Information The deadlines for these awards vary from October 31st to February 28th of each year, depending on the terms of the award; please refer to the individual award application for specific details. Applications can be downloaded beginning in September by choosing the appropriate link at www. registrar.uwo.ca/FinancialServices/ MeritBasedAwards.cfm Recipients will be chosen and notified by letter within two months of the award deadline. Awards: • Parents Fund Award • M.E. (Peggy) Collins Memorial Award • Rogers Family Award • Jane Plas International Student Award • Lisa Gilmer Memorial Award • Gary W. Weese Award • Tracey Knight Memorial Award For more information, please contact: Student Financial Services Office of the Registrar Rm. 1140 Western Student Services Bldg. London, Ontario N6A 3K7 Phone: 519-661-2100 Fax: 519-661-2083 Email: bursary@uwo.ca External Scholarships and Awards ScholarshipsCanada.com www.scholarshipscanada.com StudentAwards.com www.studentawards.com Western is not responsible for the administration and content of these sites. Graduate Scholarships and Funding Did you know that most graduate school programs are eligible for a large amount of funding and many external scholarships? In 2009, master’s students at Western received, on average, $21,841 per year in funding. Choosing to pursue a graduate degree doesn’t have to mean taking on debt! For more information, visit grad.uwo.ca/ financial_support.htm. In-Course Scholarships and Awards www.registrar.uwo.ca/index.cfm/student-finances/ scholarships-awards/in-course-scholarships-awards/ In-course Scholarships and Awards are established and funded by individual donors, corporations, faculties, departments, and the governing body of the University. Scholarships and Awards are given out in the fall of each year based on the student’s previous academic performance and current registration. Eligibility: Once a student has completed one year of studies at Western, they become eligible for In Course Awards. Eligibility of all scholarships and awards granted by the University of Western Ontario are reserved for students registered at the Main Campus only, unless the provisions of a particular award state otherwise. Students must have completed their prescribed academic program requiring five or more full courses in the previous year, and currently be registered in a fulltime course load as determined by their enrolled program. Students who completed their previous academic year at an affiliate college or institution other than Western are not eligible. Merit Based Scholarships and Awards Phone: 519-661-2100 www.registrar.uwo.ca/index.cfm/student-finances/ scholarships-awards/in-course-scholarships-awards/ Most scholarships, such as admission scholarships, are awarded based on academic merit and do not require an application. Scholarships and Awards are established and funded by individual donors, corporations, Faculties, Departments, and the governing body of the University of Western Ontario. Scholarships and Awards are awarded in the Fall of each year based on the student’s previous academic performance and current registration. These awards are taxable income and students are issued T4A’s in February for the previous taxation year. Need Based Awards See the Fees & Financial Aid section in this guide. 52 STUDENT GUIDE 2010-2011
Student Central Main Office Phone: 519-661-2100 www.registrar.uwo.ca Student Central Room 1120 Western Student Services Building Hours of Operation (September-April) Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri: 9:00am-4:00pm Wednesday: 10:00am-5:00pm Telephone Helpline: 9:00am-4:00pm Hours are subject to change without notice. Student Central offers a wide variety of in-person, online, and telephone services for current student, future students, and alumni. The following is a list of the services and information that you can access in Student Central. Access Code See the Western Access Code section in this guide. Accommodated Exams www.registrar.uwo.ca/index.cfm/examinations/ accommodated-exams You must first make an appointment to arrange academic accommodation with a Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) counsellor. SSD reception is located in Room 4100, Western Student Services Building. Please note that you must speak to an SSD Counsellor for each course for which you are registered. Account Balance See the Fees and Financial Aid section in this guide. Add/Drop Policies Phone: 519-661-2100 www.registrar.uwo.ca/index.cfm/course-enrollment/ adddropswap/ Adding and Dropping of courses takes place throughout the Academic Year. Various deadlines are set and are listed in the calendar portion of this student guide as well as in the academic calendar under sessional dates: www.westerncalendar.uwo.ca/2010/pg7. html Main Campus – Add/Drop In order to add or drop a course after web registration has ended, students should obtain signatures from the departments offering the course(s). Then they should submit the form to their Faculty Academic Counsellors before the add or drop deadline. Please Note: There are financial and transcript implications to dropping courses. For more information visit the Academic Calendar at www.westerncalendar.uwo. ca/2010/pg7.html. Brescia University College – Add/ Drop Phone: 519-858-5151 Email: brescia@uwo.ca www.brescia.uwo.ca/academics/ academic_advising/add_drop.html Brescia Registrar’s Office Room 11, Mother St. James Memorial Building Hours of Operation Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 4:00pm Paper Add/Drop will run September 8-12; 9:00am-3:00pm in the Brescia auditorium. All Brescia students must drop off completed paper Add/Drop forms for signature and processing to the Brescia Registrar’s Office. By appointment: Monday-Thursday 9:30am-11:30am Huron University College– Add/ Drop Phone: 519-438-7224 x.204 Email: huron@uwo.ca www.huronuc.ca/current_students/office_of_the_ registrar Huron University College, Room W25 All Huron University College students are required to take a minimum of 3.0 full course equivalents at Huron University College. If the course is offered at Huron University College, you must take the course at Huron. King’s University College – Add/ Drop Phone: 519-433-3491 Email: kings@uwo.ca www.kings.uwo.ca/ado For Fall/Winter 2010/2011 Add/ Drop deadlines, go to: http://www. westerncalendar.uwo.ca/2010/pg8.html www.westerncalendar.uwo.ca/pdfs/ StudentHandbook.pdf During the off-line registration period, King’s students must submit their Add/ Drop forms to an Academic Counsellor for final approval. King’s Academic Dean’s office contact information: Dante Lenardon (DL) 104; academic.dean@uwo.ca; 519-433-3491, ext. 4406 Academic Counselling drop-in hours: www.kings.uwo.ca/ado/drop_in Bus Pass See Transportation & Travel section in this guide. Calendars www.westerncalendar.uwo.ca Change of Address Phone: 519-661-2100 www.registrar.uwo.ca/index.cfm/studentrecords/updating-personal-info/ It is your responsibility to keep your address up to date to ensure you receive all official mail that Western sends to you. Convocation See the Graduation section in this guide. Convocation DVD See the Graduation section in this guide. Course Descriptions Phone: 519-661-2100 www.registrar.uwo.ca/index.cfm/student-records/ transcripts/ Course Descriptions are illustrations of the courses that are listed in the Undergraduate Academic Calendar. We offer a course description service for Undergraduate Courses only. For Graduate, Professional, or Faculty of Education course descriptions, please contact the related department. Course descriptions are available at $2.00 per course, or $11.00 per academic year of courses described. Payment must accompany your order. Please fax or mail your name, student number, date of birth, telephone number where you can be reached, Visa or MasterCard number with expiry date, the courses or academic years you would like the associated descriptions for, and where they are to be sent. Please also remember that the request must bear the signature of the student. Course descriptions may take up to two weeks to process. You can fax your request to 519-850-2397, or mail your request to The University of Western Ontario - Office of the Registrar, 1120 Western Student Services Building, London, Ontario, N6A 3K7. Student Central STUDENT GUIDE 2010-2011 53
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