Financial Assistance: Scholarships and Bursaries

Schulich School of Law awards

The Schulich School of Law has limited scholarship money made available through endowments for graduate students. These funds are awarded by the Graduate Studies Committee:

• Schulich Graduate Scholarships

There are two Schulich Graduate Scholarships, one for a J.S.D. student ($20,000) and one for an L.L.M. student ($10,000).

• Law Foundation of Nova Scotia Millennium Graduate Fellowship:

  The Graduate Studies Committee can allocate fellowships from this fund to students who have demonstrated superior academic performance.  The amount is $20,000.

• Roy A. Jodrey Scholarship in Law:

  The will of the late Roy A. Jodrey established a fund, the income of which is to be awarded as an annual scholarship for post-graduate study at Schulich School of Law to a student deemed by the faculty to be outstanding.  This amount varies.
  

• Fielding Sherwood Memorial Fund:

  The fund provides a bursary which is to be awarded to an LL.M. or J.S.D. student whose work concerns the environment, or relates in some way to fisheries or ocean research studies. The intent is that the bursary be directed toward travel or research. The student will be selected by the Dean, on the advice of Faculty members in the areas concerned. One award may be made annually. The fund will be self-perpetuating. The amount varies.
  

• George C. Thompson Fellowship in Law:

  Mr. George C. Thompson established this fellowship to support a graduate student enrolled in the LL.M. programme at Dalhousie. The fellowship will preferably be awarded to a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) graduate from Dalhousie. In the event that there is no suitable recipient from Dalhousie, the fellowship can be awarded to any student enrolling in the Master of Laws (LL.M.) programme. Preference will be given to students who combine scholarly achievement and athletic involvement throughout the candidate's university career. The amount varies.
  

• H.A.J. Wedderburn Scholarship in Law:

  This scholarship was established by the Nova Scotia Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (N.S.A.A.C.P.) in recognition of Mr. Wedderburn's contributions in the struggles of the Black peoples of Nova Scotia for equal access. An annual scholarship will be awarded to a Black Nova Scotian enrolled in the LL.M. or J.S.D. programme at the Schulich School of Law. The amount varies
  

• CMLA:

  To commemorate the centenary of the Comité Maritime International (CMI) in 1997, the Canadian Maritime Law Association (CMLA) created a scholarship at Dalhousie Law School to support a graduate student in MELP who is studying maritime law. Amount awarded is $1,000
  

  
  

• Ronald St. John Macdonald Graduate Fellowship in Law:

  This Fellowship was created to support a Graduate Fellowship in International Law and/or Human Rights at the Schulich School of Law, in honour of the late Ronald St. John Macdonald, former Dean of the Law School and Judge of the European Court of Human Rights, who was instrumental in developing the graduate studies programme at the Law School. There is approximately $ 3,000 available.

University awards

Dalhousie University has a number of awards potentially available to graduate students in law. These include the following:

1. exceptionally well qualified applicants are eligible for Killam fellowships which currently have a value of $19,000 for LL.M. students and $23,000 for J.S.D. students. Suitable candidates are identified and nominated by the Faculty of Law Graduate Studies Committee to the Dalhousie Faculty of Graduate Studies.

2. the Faculty of Graduate Studies usually is in a position to award several university fellowships of varying amounts.

3. James Robinson Johnston Graduate Scholarship is available to Black Canadian citizens or permanent residents in Master's thesis or Ph.D. programmes (value in 2006 - 2007 LL.M. $15,000, J.S.D. $19,000). To be eligible, students must be accepted into a graduate programme before applying for this scholarship. One scholarship may be awarded each year. Deadline - March 15th. Click here for more information on the James Robinson Johnston Chair.

4. Eliza Ritchie Doctoral Scholarship for Women is awarded to Canadians and permanent residents only and preference will be given to candidates from the Atlantic Provinces. Among such applicants preference will be given to those in disciplines in which women are underrepresented. The award will have a value of $24,000 (2006-2007) for a 12-month academic period at Dalhousie. One scholarship may be awarded each year. The deadline for receipt of the prescribed applications is March 15th. Additional information and application forms are available from the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Dalhousie University.

5. Nova Scotia Black and First Nations Students Graduate Entrance Scholarships are open to Black and First Nations students, residents of Nova Scotia (first preference) or former residents returning to Nova Scotia (second preference), who have completed a Dalhousie University undergraduate program and are entering their first Dalhousie University graduate programme. The award will have a value up to $15,000 per year. The deadline for receipt of the application is May 15th, 2011. Additional information and application forms are available from the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
   

Many outside agencies offer awards to graduate students. Keep in mind that deadlines can be very early, often in October or November of the year preceding a September enrolment. The deadlines given below are subject to change by the various organizations concerned. Apart from those listed, you may wish to contact your home university or government.

   Faculty Supported Research Funding

Several faculty members have research funding that potentially supports gradates students for the 2011-2012 academic year.

For more information on this potential support contact lawgradstudies@dal.ca