Financials

This fund was generously created through a bequest from Audrey J. Boyce. Ms. Boyce, known as "Audrey" to her friends, was a lifelong Ottawa resident. She was born December 30, 1920. In 1940, upon completing a secretarial course at Glebe Collegiate, she went to work for the federal government, in the Department of Agriculture. Around 1958, she moved from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Justice, where she remained until her retirement at age 58. Giving a perpetual helping hand to students was a key intention of her bequest to the University, as she liked the idea of a "ripple effect" from helping multiple generations of students.

Eligibility Criteria

The applicant must:

1. be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, a person with the protected/refugee status or an international student;

2. be registered as a graduate student at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa;

3. be in good academic standing (as defined in section E of the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies general regulations); and

4. demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid and Awards Service of the University of Ottawa

Value of the award:

Minimum $3,500

Number of awards:

Variable

Frequency of the award:

Annual

Level or program of study:

Graduate students at the Faculty of Law

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applications must be made through Online Scholarships and Bursaries, which can be accessed through www.uozone.uOttawa.ca, and should include the Financial Questionnaire.

Application contact:

Financial Aid and Awards Service

Application deadline:

January 15

The International Law Research Program (ILRP) of the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is pleased to announce its Graduate Scholarship Competition for the 2017-2018 academic year.  The ILRP invites Canadian and foreign students who are enrolling or are currently enrolled in masters or doctoral level studies at a Canadian university faculty of law to apply for the CIGI ILRP Graduate Scholarship. Please note that the deadline to submit your scholarship application is April 15, 2017.

Visit the Centre for International Governance Innovation website for more information.

Please visit the Centre for Law, Technology and Society webpage for more information.

Edward “Barry” McDougall was an expert in energy law and served as a volunteer board member with the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) promoting the Association’s Eastern and Central European legal programs to young lawyers. Barry and his wife, Anne, travelled with the CBA professional development team to Eastern Europe each summer. Each September when they returned home, they would host all the interns. The McDougall’s grew close to many of the young interns and would invite them and their families into their home to celebrate special events and holidays. These relationships often continued after the families had returned to Eastern Europe.

After a six year battle with cancer, Barry passed away in 1999. In 2000, Anne McDougall, and their three children—Drew, Catherine and Elizabeth—decided to establish the Edward Barry McDougall Memorial Scholarship at the University of Ottawa to celebrate his extraordinary accomplishments and to continue sharing his deep passion for teaching young Polish lawyers the intricacies of Canadian law.

Eligibility Criteria

The applicant must:

1. be admitted as a full-time student to the LL.M. program at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa;
2. hold a Magister in Law from a university in Poland before beginning studies at the University of Ottawa and have a minimum average of B (70%) based on final marks at the end of the fourth year of study;
3. be fluent in either French or English, with a certificate confirming language proficiency; and
4. submit a proposal detailing the research that they will undertake during their program at the University of Ottawa

Note: The awarding of the scholarship is conditional to meeting all the criteria listed above. The recipient is expected to remain at the University of Ottawa for a full year (fall, winter and summer semesters). Should they discontinue their studies at the University of Ottawa before the end of the year, all future installments of the scholarship will be suspended.

Value of Award

$40,000, which is disbursed for travel costs, tuition, books, health insurance, accommodations and meals and some miscellaneous.

Number of Annual Awards

One

Frequency of the award:

Annual

Level of Scholarship

Graduate (LL.M. at the University of Ottawa)

Application Procedure

Before applying to the scholarship, applicants must submit, by March 1, a complete application for admission to the LL.M. program at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa. Visit llmphd.uottawa.ca for more information.

Once the application for admission is complete, the application to the scholarship must be made through Online Scholarships and Bursaries, which can be accessed through www.uOzone.uOttawa.ca. Applicants will require a University of Ottawa Infoweb account to access Online Scholarships and Bursaries. Infoweb login information will be provided to applicants as they complete their application for admission.

The scholarship application should include:

1. the Curriculum Vitae on Online Scholarships and Bursaries;
2. the applicant’s research proposal (max. 5 pages);
3. one letter of support from an academic source; and
4. a personal statement from the applicant detailing why he/she is applying to the scholarship.

 Note: The Faculty of Law will take the applicant’s official transcripts covering all previous university studies and English or French proficiency test scores from their admission file.

Application Deadline

March 1

Application Contact

For more information on the admissions process or the scholarship application procedure, please contact Ms. Florence Downing at  llmphd@uottawa.ca

for LLM and Doctoral Candidates enrolled at the
University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law

Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability

Professors Nathalie Chalifour, Heather McLeod-Kilmurray and Sophie Thériault are recruiting a Research Fellow to complete graduate research on environmental justice in Canadian Law and Policy funded by a SSHRC Insight Grant.

The candidate will conduct research on one of the project’s case studies. The case studies examine the way in which legal structures contribute to environmental injustices and the role of law in remedying these injustices.  A candidate is sought for each of the following case studies:

• Climate Justice - Effective climate policies that are fair and just for all
• Biodiversity and Indigenous Peoples in the North –Legal structures that support food security and biodiversity conservation in the Arctic

The Research Fellow will be a full-time student enrolled in the University of Ottawa LLM (thesis) or Doctoral program.  She or he will participate in research projects and pursue graduate research in one or more of these areas under the supervision of one of the project leaders, in partial completion of an LLM or a Doctorate at the University of Ottawa. 

The Research Fellow will receive a bursary valued as follows:

• LLM (thesis): $20,000 (which includes $15,000 from the uOttawa graduate admissions scholarship);
• Doctorate: $23,000 (which includes $18,000 from the uOttawa graduate admissions scholarship).

The Fellowship is for a single year.  Thereafter, candidates remain eligible for the regular University of Ottawa graduate scholarships.

Minimum qualifications for the Fellowship are a bachelor’s degree and a law degree (preferably from a common law jurisdiction) and strong English and/or French language writing skills. 

The Fellow must be a Canadian or Permanent Resident of Canada.

The successful candidate will have a record of exceptional academic achievement with a law degree GPA that (on the uOttawa scale) equals 8.0 (A-) or higher. She or he will also have a demonstrated interest or background in the subject matter of environmental justice and/or the subject of one or more of the case studies.

Applicants must be accepted to the uOttawa LLM or Doctoral program, after which time they may apply formally for the Fellowship. 

For more information about the research project and case studies, please visit: www.environmentaljustice.ca.

Information on admission to (and scholarships in) the graduate program may be found at http://llmphd.uottawa.ca/en.  All questions on admissions should be directed to officers in Graduate Studies, as per the instructions on that website.

Pursuant to a SSHRC grant, one-year funding is available for one student to undertake graduate research on law firm management and lawyer regulation in Canada under the aegis of a research project entitled ‘An exploratory study of the impact of changing work conditions on lawyers’ practices and professional ideals’ and directed by Professor Julie Paquin.

The Research Fellow will be a full-time student entering the University of Ottawa LLM (thesis) or Doctoral programs in 2017-2018. She or he will participate in the above-mentioned research project and pursue graduate research on a related topic.

Minimum qualifications for the fellowship include a law degree (civil or common law), passive bilingualism (French/English) and strong writing skills in French and/or English. The Fellow must be Canadian or a permanent resident of Canada. The ideal candidate will have a record of strong academic achievement and a demonstrated interest in the matter of legal ethics, lawyer regulation and/or law /professional services firm management. Prior experience in field research and data collection and analysis is desirable.

Duration: One year, starting in September 2017.

The fellowship holder will thereafter be eligible for the regular scholarships and might be offered a research assistantship.

Compensation: The Research Fellow will receive a stipend valued as follows:

• LLM (thesis): $17,500
• Doctorate: $20,000

Candidates with an admission average higher than 8.0 will be eligible for an admission scholarship offered by the University of Ottawa.

How to apply: Interested candidates are asked to send a CV and cover note demonstrating how the candidate would satisfy the required qualifications, a 250-word description of the research the candidate plans to undertake in the course of his or her graduate studies, a sample of writing, an unofficial transcript and the names of two referees to Professor Julie Paquin (julie.paquin@uottawa.ca).

Applications must be received by February 1, 2017.

The grant of the Fellowship is conditional to admission in a the LLM (thesis) or doctoral program of the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. Applicants are responsible for making the required steps to secure their admission in the program for 2017-2018. All question on admission should be directed to the Graduate Studies Office of the Faculty of Law (llmphd.uottawa.ca).

Graduate funding is available for Canadian students interested in pursuing LLM research in the fields of biodiversity, biotechnology, and Canadian and international environmental law.

Please visit the following webpage for more information:

http://commonlaw.uottawa.ca/en/news/graduate-funding-available-research-biodiversity-biotechnology-and-environmental-law

IDRC offers a variety of fellowships and awards to fund innovative work by Canadian and developing-country master’s, PhD, and post-doctoral students. This funding helps to build a solid research community in developing countries. It also gives a new generation of Canadians the opportunity to participate in international development by helping students in Canada conduct field work in developing countries.

Visit the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) website for more information.

Visit the Online Scholarships and Bursaries website for more information.

The Nicole Senécal Graduate Scholarship in International Law was set up in 2006 by Nicole Senécal on the 40th anniversary of her graduation from the LL.L. program in the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law. Nicole Senécal also holds a Diplôme d’études supérieures in public international law from the University of Nice, in France. She was admitted to the Barreau du Québec in 1967. During her long career in the Canadian public service, Ms. Senécal held important positions in foreign affairs, international cooperation, communications and public management. Until recently she was a board member of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, the World Vegetable Center in Taiwan and Vice-Present of the Friends of Library and Archives Canada. She is currently an external member of CIDA Audit Committee.

The scholarship is aimed at students who plan to conduct field research in a developing country, and international students who come from a developing country. 

Eligibility Criteria

The applicant must:

1. be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, a person with the protected/refugee status or an international student;

2. be registered in a PhD program at the Faculty of Law;

3. specialize in international law;

4. demonstrate academic excellence; and

5. submit a proposal for field research in a developing country. A strong preference will be given to the area of good governance. The applicant could use his or her knowledge to provide a support role to strengthen an organization whose mission is to promote and protect human rights.

Application procedure

Applications must be made through Online Scholarships and Bursaries, which can be accessed through www.uozone.uOttawa.ca

Value of the Award

Number of annual awards

Deadline

15 January

The On the Move Partnership: Employment-Related Geographical Mobility in the Canadian Context is a 2.5 million dollar, 7-year partnership grant funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) that spans 17 disciplines and 22 universities across Canada and four other countries (PI Barbara Neis, Memorial University). This research program is investigating the spectrum of employment-related geographical mobility, from the 3 hour daily commute to the situation of temporary foreign workers, looking at its consequences for workers, families, employers, communities, and Canadian municipal, provincial and federal governments. This scholarship is related to research on policy and the mobile workforce

On The Move Partnership: Eligibility Criteria

Visit the On The Move Partnership for more information.

The Shirley Greenberg Chair is designed to strengthen teaching, research and administration with respect to feminist perspectives on the law. It is also designed to maintain and foster links between women in the legal academy and women in the legal profession. 

This one-year scholarship, valued at $10,000, will be offered to an outstanding LLM or PhD candidate who is pursuing graduate studies in law with a focus on feminist analysis of law and/or advancing women's equality.

Visit the Shirley Greenberg Chair for more information

Eligibility Criteria

The applicant must:

1. Admitted as a full-time student in the LL.M. or PhD in Law program at Faculty of  Law of the University of Ottawa;
2. Demonstrate that the proposed research project with respect to feminist perspectives on the law;
3. Demonstrate academic achievement.

Value of award

$10,000

Number of awards

One

Level or program of study

Graduate (LL.M. or PhD at the University of Ottawa)

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applications must be made to the attention of the Admissions Officer, Graduate Studies in Law, by email to llmphd@uOttawa.ca and should include:

1. a Curriculum Vitae;
2. The applicant’s research proposal (2-5 pages);
3. One letter of support from an academic source;
4. A personal statement from the applicant detailing why he/she is applying to the scholarship;
5. A copy of the applicant’s academic transcript.

Application Deadline

April 15

Application Contact

For more information on the admissions process or the scholarship application procedure, please contact the Admission officer at llmphd@uottawa.ca.

Number of Annual Awards

Value of Award

Level of Scholarship – Master’s or Doctoral Students

The Scholarship will be available for one year to a master’s student or for two one-year periods for a doctoral student pursuing graduate studies at the University of Ottawa (not restricted to Law).  The Scholarship will be awarded in accordance with the Donor’s non-exclusive preference that the Scholarship be used to support students from developing countries and from member institutions of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law (for a list of member institutions, please consult the Academy’s website: http://www.iucnael.org/).

Eligibility Criteria

Scholarship Application Procedure

Applications must be made through Online Scholarships and Bursaries, which can be accessed through www.uozone.uOttawa.ca

Scholarship Application Deadline: 

April 1

INTRODUCTION 

Mr. Vahan Kololian is the Co-Founder and Volunteer Chair of the Mosaic Institute, based in Toronto, which collaborates with Canada's ethno-cultural communities whose homelands are in conflict to advance the cause of peace and reduce conflict internationally. The Institute encourages Canadians to become active "global citizens" committed to promoting pluralism, human rights, the rule of law, and effective governance in societies around the world. Every year, the University of Ottawa's Common Law Section, in collaboration with the donor, will specify those countries or regions from which the scholarship's applicants must either come or to which they must have both a personal and a historical connection as a member of a designated ethno-cultural or diasporic community.

PURPOSE OF FUND

This scholarship allows two law graduates to come to Canada for a period of 12 months to undertake a Masters (LLM) or Doctorate (PhD) in Law at the University of Ottawa. The first scholarship will be awarded to a student of an ethnic Chinese background hailing from China (priority will be given to students with research interests focusing on the relationship between China and Tibet).

The second scholarship will be awarded to a student of an ethnic Tibetan background hailing either from China or from the Tibetan community outside of China. Candidates who are not of Tibetan origin but who are interested in issues concerning Tibet may also be considered, however priority will be granted to candidates who can demonstrate an ethnic Tibetan background.

One of the conditions of this scholarship is a willingness to work with the other winner on a particular project. The letter of intent, research project proposal, as well as the overall excellence of the candidate's file will be determining factors in the awarding of this scholarship.

Eligibility Criteria

 The successful applicant must :

1. be admitted as a full-time student to the LL.M. or PhD program at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa;

2. hold a law degree (LL.B./J.D or LL.M) before beginning studies at the University of Ottawa and have a minimum grade point average equivalent to a "B" (70%) based on final marks at the end of the fourth year of study;

3. be fluent in either French or English, with a certificate confirming language proficiency (TOEFL, MELAB, IELTS or CANTEST);

4. submit a proposal detailing the research that he or she will undertake during his or her program at the University of Ottawa.

 Value of the awards:

CDN$40,000 each, disbursed for travel costs, full tuition, books, health insurance, accommodations and meals and some miscellaneous expenses.

Number of awards:

Two

Level or program of study:   

Graduate (LL.M. or PhD (Law) at the University of Ottawa)

 Application Procedure:

 Before applying to the scholarship, applicants must submit a complete application for admission to the LLM or PhD program at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa by April 1. Visit www.llmphd.uottawa.ca for more information.

Scholarship Applications must be made through Online Scholarships and Bursaries.   Applicants will require a uOttawa uoZone account to access Online Scholarships and Bursaries. uoZone login information will be provided to applicants once they complete their application for admission.

Scholarship applications made through Online Scholarships and Bursaries should include:

1. the Curriculum Vitae on Online Scholarships and Bursaries;
2. the applicant's research proposal (max. 5 pages);
3. one letter of support from an academic source;
4. a personal statement of why you are applying; and
5. a description of your proposed research topic.

Note: The Faculty of Law will take the applicant's official transcripts covering all previous university studies and English or French proficiency test scores from their admission file.

Application Deadline

March 1

Application and Information

For more information on the admissions process or the scholarship application procedure, please contact the Admission Officer at  llmphd@uottawa.ca

The Raoul Barbe and Yolande Larose Scholarship on the Study of the Judiciary is granted on a yearly basis to reward an LL.M. or Ph.D. student whose research project focuses on the judiciary.

Among the subjects that could be relevant for this scholarship program are the following (non-exhaustive): challenges and issues related to the functioning of the judicial system (including civil, criminal, administrative, small claims); the independence of the judiciary and the separation of powers; judicial appointment processes; military justice; judges and the media; judicial knowledge; ethics and the judiciary; the discretionary powers of the judiciary; specialized tribunals and courts’ supervised social programs; access to justice; self-represented litigants; judicial mediation; trial management and courts’ supervised settlement conferences; international criminal courts, etc.

Eligibility Criteria

The applicant must:

1. Be admitted as a full-time student in the LL.M. or Ph.D. in Law program at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa;
2. Submit a research proposal pertaining to the study of the judiciary in Canada or at the international level;
3. Have an excellent academic record;
4. Priority will be granted to candidates whose research will be undertaken in French.

Value of Award

$10,000

Number of Awards

One (non-renewable)

Level or Program of Study

Graduate (LL.M. or Ph.D. at the University of Ottawa)

Application Procedure

Applications should be sent to the attention of Florence Downing, Admissions Officer, Graduate Studies in Law, by email to llmphd@uOttawa.ca and should include:

1. A Curriculum Vitae;
2. The applicant’s detailed research proposal (3 to 5 pages);
3. A personal statement from the applicant detailing why he/she is applying to the scholarship.

Application Deadline

March 1

Application Contact

For more information on the admissions process or the scholarship application procedure, please contact Ms. Florence Downing at llmphd@uottawa.ca

The University of Ottawa Refugee Assistance Project (UORAP) is pleased to announce the UORAP Graduate Research Fellowship competition for the upcoming academic year. This is an exciting opportunity to integrate cutting edge, primary research into your graduate work.

UORAP Graduate Research Fellows will become a central part of our research team, which includes Professor Jennifer Bond, Professor David Wiseman, and Refugee Hub Director Emily Bates. They will work with analytical outputs from UORAP’s unprecedented pool of data to carry out both direct analysis and foundational research, in order to contribute to the UORAP’s major upcoming publication on access to justice in Canada’s refugee system.

Qualified candidates must be enrolled in a graduate degree at the University of Ottawa. They will have a strong academic record, excellent analytical skills, and superior writing ability in English. The ability to undertake high-quality research and problem-solving independently will be required. A superior ability to work collaboratively with peers and to act as a peer leader will be an asset in this role. A demonstrated interest in refugee issues, access to justice, or a related area is also an asset, as is bilingualism in French and English. Completion of upper year law courses in these and other related areas is an asset but is not required.

This competition is open to graduate students in all faculties.

Applicants are asked to send a brief statement of interest (max. 1 page), current CV, and unofficial transcript to Refugee Hub Director Emily Bates (emily.bates@uottawa.ca) no later than Wednesday, September 7, 2016. Please use subject line “UORAP Graduate Research Fellowship”. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Fellowship duration: September 2016 – May 2017 (with some flexibility)

Value: $4,000-$6,000 (depending on duration and number of fellowships granted)

About UORAP’s Research: UORAP is currently undertaking a major, multi-year research project on access to justice in Canada’s newly-reformed refugee determination system. Using a unique data pool comprised of full refugee claimant files from the IRB, this research investigates access to justice barriers experienced by claimants whose claims have been processed since January 2013. This research is jointly funded by SSHRC, the Law Foundation of Ontario, the University of Ottawa and the Faculty of Law. See www.refugeehub.ca for more details.