Get help with your finances
Discuss your finances and create a plan for funding your degree by meeting with a Student Financial Aid Officer. We are here to support you:
- review your OSAP entitlement
- apply for financial assistance
- develop a personal budget
- student financial planning
- emergency financial assistance
UPDATES:
Refunds for bursary overpayments will be deposited December 17-19, 2025 if enrolled in direct deposit by December 11. Visit our website to learn how to add or update your direct deposit information.
The Financial Aid Office will be working on Confirmation of Enrollment for Winter disbursement of OSAP in the coming weeks. Enrolment is verified prior to each disbursement.
- Log in to Student Center and click the "What do I owe in addition to OSAP?" link.
- Pay the amount shown to cover what OSAP does not.
- If funding is sufficient, Western will direct OSAP to apply to the remaining balance but will not receive the funding until mid-January
- Continue to monitor your statement of account to ensure your account is paid in full
Out of Province Students - Confirmation of Enrolment for funding purposes are completed in the date order received. We are currently working through Winter/second installment of confirmations for student funding. Please note that it can take 3-6 weeks to have documentation completed for ALL Out of Province government student funding from the date that your request has been received and the program information for your program has become available. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
PROCESSING TIMELINES:
The team requires lead time to process your documents. As of Friday, December 5, 2025, we are working on the following dates for each document type:
OSAP Document Type |
2025-2026 Processing Dates |
| Academic Progress | November 30, 2025 |
| Family Breakdown Review | December 05, 2025 |
| Adjust Living Allowance Review | November 28, 2025 |
| Full-time Supporting Documents | November 25, 2025 |
| Reviews and Appeals | November 24, 2025 |
| Full-time Signature Pages | December 05, 2025 |
| Part-time Signature Pages | December 05, 2025 |
| Part-time Supporting Documents | December 05, 2025 |
| Continuation of Interest-Free Status (CIFS) | December 01, 2025 |
| Profile Documentation | November 25, 2025 |
Zoom Appointments
Register for a private one-on-one appointment with a Financial Aid Officer (5-10 minutes).
Why choose a virtual Zoom appointment?
Zoom appointments offer you the flexibility of meeting one-on-one with a Financial Aid Officer without having to visit campus in-person. Drop-in sessions will change from week to week, so check back for updated times.
Register for a Zoom Drop-In
Once you register and receive the zoom link, please wait to join the zoom during the date/time listed below. The link will take you to a virtual waiting room, and you’ll be let in based on first-come, first-served basis. Depending on volume, you may have a long wait time.
Please have your Western ONE Card ready to confirm identify.
If you do not have your ONE card then a piece of government issued ID must be shown.
You must use your @uwo.ca email address as your name or you will not be admitted to the meeting room.
Current zoom drop-in times for the remainder of December:
- Wednesday, December 10, 1-4pm Please register here
- Wednesday, December 17, 1-4pm Please register here
This page changes from week to week to reflect new availability. Please refresh the page to ensure you are accessing the most current information.
In-person
Visit Student Central during regular business hours and ask to speak to an on-call Financial Aid Officer.
Why choose to visit is in-person?
Visit the Student Central office in-person to talk one-on-one with a Financial Aid Officer about your situation or concern.
Virtual Helpline Form
Connect with a Financial Aid Officer in writing by submitting a Virtual Helpline request.
Why choose the Virtual Helpline?
We recommend that all students submitting an application review request, changes to their application or if they have questions about a financial aid decision to submit it in writing with supporting documents.
