Application Information

In order to have a successful application, it is important to understand the application process in our department.

The responsibility rests with the applicant to ensure all documents required are submitted by our deadline. Please carefully review all responses. Once an application is submitted, it is not possible to make changes unless you contact The School of Graduate and PostDoctoral Studies or The Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering.

Admission Criteria for each Degree

Consideration to the Accelerated MESc

The Accelerated MESc is designed to encourage the very top students in MME, to complete the MESc in a format that will only require one extra year of study beyond obtaining the BESc.
This program is offered to current 3rd year Western Engineering students and in order to be accepted into the Accelerated MESc, an applicant must have an admission average of 78% cumulative average based on 2nd and 3rd years of the undergraduute program.
For dual-degree students, the admission average is calculated based on 2nd and 3rd years of the Engineering program.
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Consideration to the MESc

Minimum four (4) year (or equivalent) Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited university.

Consideration to the PhD

Minimum four (4) year (or equivalent) Bachelor's degree PLUS a Master's (thesis/research) degree in Engineering from an accredited university.

Consideration to 2+2 Joint PhD

>Minimum four (4) year (or equivalent) Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited university.

**Each applicant is only considered for the degree to which he/he applies to. It is an applicant's responsibility to apply to the correct degree (MEng/MESc/PhD), as we do not "switch" application consideration.

General Criteria

70% or B- (North American Equivalent) in order to be considered admissable for the Professional MEng Program.

78% or B+ (North American Equivalent) in order to be categorized as fundable for the MESc/PhD.
Assessment is based on the last two years of full-time study, or the last twenty courses.
Equivalency conversion to Western's scale is taken from various university grade conversion scales as per university regulation.
Factors that may also be considered may include publication record, industrial experience, and merit.
Note all students accepted into the MESc/PhD research program receive financial support that covers tuition fees and basic living expenses.

The responsibility rests with the applicant to ensure all documentation required is submitted prior to our posted deadlines:

Financial Support (MESc/PhD)

Contingent upon maintaining a minimum 78% cumulative average and satisfactory progress in research, funding is provided on a term by term basis for full-time graduate research students for the first two years of the MESc in the amount of tuition plus a MINIMUM $14,200 per year.
If a student transfers from the MESc to the PhD, funding is provided for the first five years and each student receives tuition plus MINIMUM $18,000 the first term upon completion of the comprehensive examination.
Contingent upon maintaining a minimum of 78% cumulative average and satisfactory progress in research, funding is provided on a term by term basis for full-time graduate resarch students for the first four years of the PhD, in the amount of tuition plus a MINIMUM of $17,000 per year. Upon completion of the comprehensive examination , each PhD student receives tuition plus a MINIMUM of $18,000 per year.
Continued funding beyond the two, four or five year period is conditional on availability of funds from the supervisor. There is no guarantee of funding beyond the period stated in the offer letter.

Funding Sources

Funding is provided from a variety of sources for eligible students who meet our funding criteria. A student may receive support in the form of a tuition scholarship, teaching assistantship, and/or graduate student fellowship. Funds may sometimes be unevenly distributed each term, and a graduate student is expected to budget his/her finances on the basis of the total yearly support outlined in the offer letter.

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