The Western Fund recognizes student achievement 
As a recipient of an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), Lindsey has been able to focus on completing her Masters in English. Her research looks at strategies of expression employed by female subjects suffering from depression. [read more]

Alumnus wants his children to have the
same opportunities he enjoyed 
While he had made some small donations after graduating with a Bachelor of Administrative and Commercial Studies in 1982, it wasn’t until Graham Legge was contacted by a student from Western’s Annual Giving Call Centre that he decided to give to Western on a regular basis. [read more]

Annual Giving donors make a difference 
Western’s Annual Giving program reached out to over 200,000 individuals last year, raising more than $1.4 million for the University’s highest priority needs. As an annual donor, you play a strategic role in supporting a range of important initiatives including student awards, academic positions, research and capital projects. [read more]

Western’s Call Centre recognized for outstanding achievement, thanks to donor support 
Recently, Western’s Annual Giving Call Centre was named “call centre of the month” and its manager, Simone Robbins, was recognized as the top call centre manager of the year by RuffaloCODY. RuffaloCODY helps Western manage its call centre, and is a leading provider of annual giving, capital campaign, planned giving, membership and enrolment management services for non-profit organizations in Canada and the U.S. [read more]

Financial support essential to providing
Canada’s best student experience 
In 2007/08, Western had 33,000 students on campus. Of those, 2,509 students received admission scholarships totalling more than $4.4 million. A total of 7,643 students received awards, scholarships, fellowships and teaching assistanceships totalling more than $37.4 million. [read more]

Recognition for annual donors 
The Leaders’ Circles recognize annual donors who make gifts of $1,000 up to $24,999. Special benefits of membership in any of the Leaders’ Circles include invitations to campus events throughout the year and recognition on a donor wall in Alumni Hall. [read more]

“I feel that we serve as a strong link between students, alumni and the community and that our continued dedication will make future bonds even stronger.”
- Jon Volkmar (BMus 2011)

“I enjoy this position because hearing different stories from alumni while bonding over our shared love for Western makes my love for Western even greater!”
- Ryan Louis (BA MIT 2009)

“It makes me happy to know that so many people are giving back because I enjoy going to Western and I know that I too want to give back to Western in the future.”
- Katie Atkinson (BA English 2009)

“The amazing services, facilities, grants, scholarships and reputation are all made possible through donations to Western.”
- Annie Sun (BA Sociology 2008)

“We help alumni to stay connected with Western and give them a chance to help out the university that gave them a great student experience and a valuable degree.”
- Aarohi Patel (BSc Biology 2010)

More than 8,000 Canadian and U.S. companies sponsor matching gift programs to universities. This means you can double or triple your gift to Western. [read more]