Law Scholarships in Canada

International graduate students at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law or Faculty of Social Sciences whose work focuses on North-South issues, international cooperation, developing-world challenges, human rights, democracy, or conflict resolution with an eye to development. Minimum $5,000. Apply through Online Scholarships and Bursaries in uoZone with a letter on your studies and a supervisor recommendation. Deadline November 3.

For a second- or third-year University of Windsor Law student with financial need who is registered in Estate Planning. Candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents (including Protected Persons) in Ontario who meet OSAP Ontario residency requirements. One award of $1,700 is available annually. Apply online. Established in 2010 by Hull and Hull LLP and Charles B. Wagner '83 in memory of Rodney Hull Q.C., L.S.M.

Second- or third-year JD students in the University of Calgary Faculty of Law who are involved with the Student Legal Assistance program are eligible. Selection requires satisfactory academic standing (minimum GPA of 2.60), with preference for students who also demonstrate involvement in the student law community or law-related volunteerism beyond SLA. One award of up to $1,400 is offered annually. Apply through Law Nominated Awards for new and continuing students. Funded by Aran Balachandran.

Law III students at the University of Windsor with financial need who have shown outstanding academic achievement in both family and criminal law may apply. Extra-curricular involvement is considered. One bursary of $1,200 is awarded annually from trust interest. Apply online through the UWin Award Profile. Established in 2011 by the children of Sockley Kamin in honour of their father, a Windsor lawyer who practiced from 1941 until shortly before his passing in 1999.

Full-time Common Law Section JD students at the University of Ottawa who have completed first year with a minimum GPA of B (6.0) or higher, self-identify as a member of the Black community, are not related to the donor, and demonstrate financial need may apply. At least $500. Apply through Online Scholarships and Bursaries in uoZone with the Financial Questionnaire and a self-identification statement by November 3. The Vincent Gardner Memorial Scholarship assists Black students enrolled full time in the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section.

University of Calgary JD students in second or third year in the Faculty of Law may be considered. Citizenship is open. One prize is offered annually; the amount varies. First preference goes to the student with the most outstanding academic performance in LAW 533: Wills and Estates. Second preference goes to outstanding performance in LAW 619: Estate Planning. This is a law nominated award for new and continuing students. Established by McLeod Law LLP and friends to honour Christopher G. Thomas (1948-2014), partner, mentor, and friend.

Presquito Murdoch Indigenous Law Award — one of the awards funded by Robert J. Award amounts vary by sponsoring fund and are not published as a fixed figure on the Indspire listing. Apply once through Indspire's Building Brighter Futures portal. One complete application is considered for every applicable bursary and scholarship. Consideration rounds close August 1, November 1, and February 1 at 11:59 p.m. EST each academic year; a complete application carries forward across rounds until February 1.

Open to Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or protected persons who are Ontario residents enrolled in legal programs at Seneca Polytechnic's School of Legal, Public & Office Administration, including the Office Administration - Legal program. This endowed bursary amount varies. Faculty recommend a recipient who has overcome personal challenges, shown above-average dedication and compassion, and demonstrated financial need. The bursary honours and memorializes Lucia Rossi.

Full-time LL.L. students at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law (Civil Law Section) who are Canadian citizens, permanent residents, protected/refugee status holders, or international students, participate in an international exchange, and demonstrate an interest in human rights may apply. Bursary amounts vary. Apply through Online Scholarships and Bursaries in uoZone with exchange proof and a 500-word human-rights interest letter. Applications are due November 3. The Mike around the World Bursary for Human Rights supports Civil Law students interested in human rights who are on an international exchange.