Canada is one of the top study destinations for law programs, offering cutting-edge educational and residential services as well as being one of the most welcoming countries in the world.

 

Pursuing a Law degree in Canada expands students’ career opportunities, but it can be quite expensive and difficult to pay the bills.

 

Law students in Canada can apply for financial aid to help with the costs of studying abroad. Scholarships from various Canadian universities may be available for you.

 

There are numerous law scholarships available in Canada, the majority of which are university-based.

 

In this article, we’ll go over the Canadian universities that offer law scholarships, as well as the available scholarships.

 

 

Law Scholarships for Students in Canada

Here are some law scholarships on offer for students in some top universities in Canada:

 

 

University of Ottawa Law Scholarships

Shirley Greenberg Scholarship

This one-year scholarship will be awarded to a deserving LLM or Ph.D. candidate pursuing graduate studies in law with a focus on feminist legal analysis and/or advancing women’s equality.

 

The award is worth $10,000. There will be one award. The prize is given on an annual basis.

 

Criteria for Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

 

• be a full-time student in the Law program at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law;
• demonstrate academic excellence; and
• demonstrate that the proposed research topic is related to feminist perspectives on the law.

 

 

The Faculty of Law Scholarship in Environment and Sustainability

The Fund aims to promote cutting-edge environmental law, regulation, and policy research to provide critical inputs into national and international policy formation and more effective environmental governance.

 

The scholarship’s goal is to financially support graduate students at the University of Ottawa who are working on environmental law or policy, including sustainability.

 

• Minimum award value: $15,000
• Variable number of awards
• The prize is given on an annual basis.

 

Criteria for Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

 

• be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, protected/refugee, or an international student;
• be enrolled or registered as a full-time student in a graduate program at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law;
• Academic excellence must be demonstrated.

 

 

 

McGill University Law Scholarships

 

O’Brien Graduate Fellowships for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism

The Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office awards this admission scholarship at the suggestion of the Faculty of Law each year.

 

O’Brien Fellows join the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, which serves as a hub for cutting-edge legal and multidisciplinary research, conversation, and outreach on human rights and legal pluralism.

 

Fellowships for LL.M students are worth up to $25,000 per year and are available for one year.

 

Fellowships for D.C.L. students are worth $35,000 per year and are renewable twice.

 

 

 

University of Toronto Law Scholarships

 

Albert S. Abel Graduate Award

The Albert S. Abel Graduate Award is given to a graduate student in the Faculty of Law based on scholarship and financial need.

 

It’s given on the proposal of the Chairman of the Faculty of Law’s Graduate Committee. Friends and relatives of the late Professor Albert S. Abel founded the prize.

 

Houlden & Morawetz Graduate Scholarship

The Houlden & Morawetz Graduate Scholarship is given to a graduate student who demonstrates financial need as well as academic distinction.

 

The fellowship was founded by the Insolvency Institute of Canada using profits from the Lloyd W. Houlden festschrift Dinner held in January 1998.

 

Law Alumni Fellowship

The University of Toronto Law Alumni Association has graciously made available the Law Alumni Fellowship, which will be offered in varied amounts to students of exceptional performance in the LLM or SJD programs.

 

The WGC Howland Graduate Fellowship

The WGC Howland Graduate Fellowship, endowed by the late W.G.C. Howland, is given to students in the LLM or SJD programs each year based on academic promise and financial need.

 

 

Some others are:

• Naomi Overend Fellowship in Human Rights
• Smadar Peretz Fellowship in Human Rights
• Graduate Fellowships in Innovation Law and Policy
• Nathan Strauss Q.C. Graduate Fellowship in International Law

 

 

 

 

Dalhousie University Law Scholarships

 

Every year, the Schulich School of Law grants approximately $2 million in scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their legal studies.

 

Let’s see some of those scholarships.

 

The Law Foundation of Nova Scotia Scholarships

The Law Foundation of Nova Scotia provides admission scholarships to students entering Dalhousie University’s Schulich School of Law.

 

 

If the winner maintains a B+ average in law school, it is renewable for a second and third year.

 

Scholarship value: $21,500 per year ($64,500 total), renewable

 

Number of awards: 4

 

Criteria

• Students must apply to and be accepted into Dalhousie University’s JD program.
• Academic success.

 

 

 

The Arthur Allister MacBain Memorial Scholarship

 

John H MacBain founded the Arthur Allister MacBain Memorial Scholarship in remembrance of his father, Arthur Allister MacBain (JD Dalhousie, 1951).

 

If the winner maintains a B+ average in law school, it is renewable for a second and third year.

 

Price: $20,000 each year ($60,000 total)

 

Number of scholarships: 1

 

 

Criteria

• Students must apply to and be accepted into Dalhousie University’s JD program.
• Academic achievement
• Participation in community service
• Significant participation in extracurricular activities

 

 

 

Schulich Admissions Scholarship

The majority of the Schulich contribution is allocated to scholarships, therefore students are the primary beneficiaries.

 

Annual cost: $17,500 ($52,500 total).

 

Number of scholarships: 3

 

Criteria

 

• Students must apply to and be accepted into Dalhousie University’s JD program.
• Academic success.
• Participation in the community and public service.
• Proof of financial necessity.

 

If the winner maintains a B+ average in law school, the scholarship is renewable for the second and third years.

 

If the scholarship is not renewed in the second year, it will be renewed for the third year if the renewal requirements are completed.

 

 

 

Other law scholarships offered by Dalhousie University are:

• The J Gerald Godsoe Scholarship
• Arthur F Miller Scholarship in Law
• $10,000 – The Hon John C Crosbie Weldon Tradition Scholarship in Law
• The Alistair Fraser Scholarships in Law
• The Francis Hugh Bell Scholarship in Law
• Marion E. & Richard D. Weldon, Q.C. Entrance Scholarship
• The Frank Gronich Memorial Scholarship

 

 

 

 

University of British Columbia Law Scholarships

 

The following scholarships are awarded at the suggestion of the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia.

 

Afreen Ahmed Memorial Award

Afreen Ahmed Memorial Award in Law Awards totaling $2,000 have been made available yearly for second or third-year J.D. students from historically underrepresented areas, thanks to a gift in memory of Afreen Ahmed from her daughter.

 

 

Alexander Won Cumyow and Gordon Won Cumyow Memorial Award in Law

Pamela Won Cumyow Smith and Brian Smith have made $2,000 awards available each year in honor of Alexander Won Cumyow and Gordon Won Cumyow for domestic J.D. candidates of Chinese origin who need financial aid to finish their degrees.

 

 

Other law scholarships from University of British Columbia are:

 

• Bill Maclagan Award in Law
• Catherine Chow Award in Law for IBPOC Students
• George and Iris Brown Humanitarian Award in Law
• Irene M. Stewart Memorial Award in Law

 

 

 

University of Calgary Law Scholarships

 

Scholarships, bursaries, and prizes are available to both new and continuing students at UCalgary Law. Let’s look at some.

 

M. Vincent Bjorndahl Scholarship

The number of awards is one.

 

Prize money: up to $9000

 

Criteria:

• Awarded yearly to a student entering their second or third year of law school.
• Outstanding academic achievement.
• Participate in extracurricular activities at the law school or in the community to demonstrate initiative and leadership qualities.
• Demonstrate an interest in a career in Corporate

 

 

Frederick and Marguerite Hulme Scholarship

The number of awards is one.

 

Prize money: up to $7500

 

Criteria

• Annually available to students beginning their first year of the combined JD/MBA program. If no acceptable candidates are found, the grant is given to a student starting the JD program.

 

 

Other scholarships are:

• Ronald D. Bell Scholarship
• Donald P. McLaws Prize
• James and Katharine Rendall Scholarship.

 

 

 

University of Alberta Law Scholarships

Honourable John A Agrios Distinguished Student Achievement Scholarship in Law    

This is given to students in their second or third year of a Juris Doctor degree who have excelled academically.

 

Academic status and demonstrated community service are factors in selection.

 

 

Belzberg Entrance Scholarship

This is given to two students who have excelled academically and are beginning their first year at the Faculty of Law.

 

Recipients will be students who have demonstrated the finest combination of academic achievement and community service.

 

 

Bennett Jones LLP Scholarship

This is given to students who have excelled academically and are starting their first year of Juris Doctor studies. Academic status is used to make the selection.

 

Others are:

• Blake Cassels & Graydon Scholarship
• Blake Cassels & Graydon Second Year Scholarship
• Margaret -Ellen Bonar Scholarship
• Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP Entrance Scholarship