Tuition & Scholarships

Through partnership with the Faculty of Social Science, the Local Government Program secured scholarships for all full-time domestic MPA students starting in 2007. This important funding support has continued, and eligible full-time students have received scholarships ever since. The base scholarship is currently set at $3,000.00 per student. The three top-ranked applicants also receive an extra $2,000.00 entrance award.

Part-time and international students may seek funding opportunities through the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

Awarded to a graduate student who is registered part-time or full-time in the Masters of Public Administration program, who demonstrates the greatest financial need. Students must meet OSOTF guidelines. Selection of the recipient will be made by the Admissions Committee for the MPA program. The bursary was made possible by the generosity of Local Government Program alumni and supporters through Foundation Western

• Value: $250
• Deadline: October 1
• Awarded once annually in the fall term

Eligibility

The "OSOTF awards" refer to a class of awards, which have resulted from Ontario government's "matching" program. Under the program every dollar of donation received for student assistance has been matched by the government as well as the university on a dollar-for-dollar basis. There are two major conditions for all OSOTF awards. Recipients must be Ontario residents and demonstrate financial need. OSOTF awards are restricted to the residents of Ontario who demonstrate financial need, according to the provincial government's guidelines on OSOTF program.

For the purpose of OSOTF awards, an Ontario resident is either a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada who has an Ontario mailing address at the time the award is made.

Financial need can be demonstrated by completing a needs assessment form.

Application

To apply, student must be enrolled in the MPA program in Fall term. Students should submit a one page letter to the Program Director outlining their financial need as well as a completed needs assessment form.

Applications should be submitted to:

• Joe Lyons
  Director, Local Government Program
  Department of Political Science
  Social Science Centre
  London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5C2
  ATTN: Local Government Awards Application

Students may be eligible to work on campus through the work study program. 

Graduate Student Internship: Canadian Graduate Students are welcome to pursue the GSIP program. They will identify a 4, 8, or 12 month paid internship on their own. Before they accept an offer, the program administration asks that they share the details so they can make sure that it is an eligible experience at a graduate student level caliber. The student would then seek the support of their department with a provided document of support. Once the DOS is processed, the student can apply for a leave of absence to pursue the internship. Unfortunately, currently, international students are not eligible to participate. For more information please email gradel@uwo.ca 

Through government agencies, there are a number of external funding programs that MPA students may be interested in. Detailed information on these opportunities are from on the external funding information site.

There are a variety of other scholarships and bursaries that MPA students can apply for. For details, please see the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.