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Tuition & Finances
Students in the course-based Master of Health Information Science program at Western have a number of places to access funding.
Financial Information
1 YR MHIS students
To estimate your expenses for a 12-month (three-term) academic year, including tuition, visit the Graduate Student Affordability Calculator.
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Tuition & Fees for the Master of Health Information Science course-based program are set by the University. For full information, visit the Office of the Registrar's Fee Schedules page.
A funding support package is not guaranteed, however, they may be financial support in the form of Graduate Teaching Assistantships for some students.
- Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)
- Bursaries and other funding through the Society of Graduate Students (SOGS)
The School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies also maintains a comprehensive listing of both internal and external funding sources. This includes grants, bursaries and work-study programs.
Eugenia Canas Memorial Award in Health Equity
To honour Eugenia’s passion to support students and young people more broadly, a scholarship was established in her name, which provides funding support for a student in Western University’s Health Information Science Graduate Program.
- Awarded annually to a student enrolled full-time in a graduate program in Health Information Science.
- Preference will be given to a student from an equity-deserving group and/or a student who is conducting research in health equity, with a preference for students conducting research involving youth.
- A committee that includes the Health Information Science Program Chair, Associate Dean Graduate of FHS/FIMS (or their delegate), and at least one individual who is a faculty member with the Health Information Science Program and a member of the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies will select recipients of the award.
Value: One (1) per year at $1,500
FIMS Dean's Entrance Award, Health Information Science
- The Dean of the Faculty of Information and Media Studies, in consultation with a committee that includes the Manager, Graduate Student Services and Health Information Science Program Coordinator, will select recipients of the award.
- At least one member of the committee will hold current membership in the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
Value: up to $5000 each.
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Applications for September 2026 open October 1, 2025. The deadline to apply is February 1, 2026.