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Western International Award (Undergraduate Scholarship)

Western University's International Award is a renewable entrance scholarship for high-achieving international undergraduates, ranging from CAD 10,000 to CAD 50,000 spread across the four-year Bachelor's. The award is automatic — there is no separate application, and all eligible offer holders are considered based on academic results from their final qualifying exams. Western is one of Canada's leading research universities, known internationally for business (Ivey School), health sciences, and engineering, with a campus in London, Ontario.

Open for September 2026 and September 2027 intakes — automatic at offer

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University-funded

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Value

CAD 10,000 – 50,000 (over 4 yrs)

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Duration

4 Years (renewable)

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Application

Automatic at Offer

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Who awards it

Western University — not Lanka Scholar. We are not the awarding body and cannot grant, reserve or guarantee this award.

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How you are considered

Through your admission application. Awards like this are usually assessed automatically from the application you already submit — there is typically no separate scholarship form to fill in.

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What it covers

CAD 10,000 – 50,000 (Over 4 Years). This is a reduction in tuition, not a full ride. You still fund the remainder, plus living costs and the balance your visa requires you to show.

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Where we come in

We make the admission application strong enough to be competitive — course choice, documents, references and deadlines. The funder makes the decision.

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Offer for a Western Bachelor's Programme

Hold an offer for a first-year Bachelor's programme at Western or one of its affiliated colleges (Brescia, Huron, King's). Transfer applicants and pathway students are typically not eligible.

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International Fee Status

Open only to overseas fee-paying students. Sri Lankan citizens applying from Sri Lanka are eligible; Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and protected persons are not.

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Strong Academic Record

Award tiers are based on final qualifying exam results. Sri Lankan applicants typically need 3 As at A/L (Cambridge or Edexcel) for the CAD 30,000+ tiers; 2 As and a B for the entry-level CAD 10,000 award.

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English Proficiency

Meet Western's English requirement — typically IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 83+. Some programmes (e.g. Ivey, MIT-equivalent) require higher minimums.

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Apply via OUAC

Submit your Western undergraduate application through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC). International applicants use the OUAC 105 form. There is no separate scholarship form.

Automatic consideration

All eligible offer holders are automatically considered for the International Award. The award value is calculated from your final qualifying results and confirmed in your offer letter or shortly after.

Accept and enrol

Accept the Western offer through OUAC by the deadline and pay the enrolment deposit. The award is paid out as a tuition credit each year, contingent on maintaining the required GPA (typically 70%+ each year) and full-time enrolment.

Why Western University?

Western is one of Canada's top medical-doctoral universities — ranked in the top 200 globally and home to Ivey Business School, one of the leading case-method business schools worldwide. Its London, Ontario campus sits 2 hours from Toronto, with lower living costs than the GTA and a strong undergraduate residential community.

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Looking for a scholarship because of the cost?

Then start here instead. Scholarships are competitive, usually partial, and decided by someone else — they are the least reliable way to make studying abroad affordable. Your destination and course choice move the number far more, and both are entirely within your control.

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