National Merit Award
Automatically considered
$2,000
50 winners
Eligibility
School
Western University
About this scholarship
Western University offers this one-year award to National Scholarship Program candidates who complete the interview process but are not selected for a National Scholarship or Schulich Leader Scholarship, and who accept admission to the main campus. Candidates need a minimum 90% average, a secondary school nomination, a short essay, and an interview.
Up to 50 awards of $2,000 each are available. Recipients remain eligible for Western admission scholarships.
Candidates must show strong academics plus broad interests and leadership through school or community activities.
Essay question
What else to submit
- Original essay on an issue of public concern, 1,000–1,250 words, typed, double-spaced, titled, with the word count on the last page in bold brackets.
- Reference list using a range of sources, cited in APA style.
- Transcript provided by the school.
- Reference letter provided by the school.
- School Nomination Form.
- Minimum 1,000 words / maximum 1,250 words; word count must be stated on the last page in bold brackets
- Essay must be typed, double-spaced, and titled
- References must include a range of materials (books, articles, other sources) and be cited in APA style; reference page does not count toward the word count
- School Nomination Form (each school nominates up to 4 students)
- Transcript provided by the school
- Reference Letter provided by the school
- Optional Supplemental Application only if seeking the Beryl Ivey Continuing Entrance Scholarship or Neen Hodgins National Entrance Scholarship
- Must apply for admission to Western University (main campus) via OUAC and register full-time; minimum 90% overall average on Grade 12 U/M courses; Canadian citizen or permanent resident (most awards)
- Must apply for admission through OUAC, accept admission to Western University's main campus, and register full-time.
- This one-year award is automatically granted to qualifying National Scholarship Program interviewees who are not offered a National Scholarship or Schulich Leader Scholarship.
- Canadian citizenship or permanent residence applies to most awards, but the source does not establish it as universal for this award.