Call for Applications – Edward Barry McDougall Memorial Scholarship for Graduate Studies in Law

This scholarship was established in memory of Barry McDougall, BA, LLB, by his family to enable one Polish law graduate per year to travel to Canada to earn a Master of Laws degree (LLM) in Common and Civil Law at the University of Ottawa.  An expert in energy law, Barry McDougall dedicated a great deal of his professional and personal life toward making Canadian law accessible to people in Eastern and Central Europe.
 

Eligibility Criteria

The successful applicant must:

1. be admitted as a full-time student to the LLM 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 (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. 

 

The application deadline is February 1, 2019.

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