Some admission scholarships are awarded on a financial need basis and/or merit based or other criteria.
If you are offered an admission scholarship you will be notified by the Faculty.
Admission Scholarships – No Application
The following admission scholarships do not require an application. All eligible prospective Common Law students will be considered.
- Chad Bayne Entrance Scholarship in Engineering and Law
- Common Law Professional Training Scholarships
- Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP Entrance Scholarship (Ottawa)
- Harley Finkelstein Entrance Scholarship in Entrepreneurship
Admission Scholarships – Social Justice / Community Service
To be considered for the scholarships listed below, you must complete a tailored application for each scholarship.
All applications are available online in Online Scholarships and Bursaries.
- Bertha Wilson Scholarship
- Common Law Class of 2003 Bursary
- Dawn Divola Scholarship (OTSS)
- Edward and Olga Backhouse Entrance Scholarship (OSOTF)
- Hyman Soloway Scholarship (OSOTF)
- Marjorie Linden Scholarship (OTSS)
- Nancy and Constance Backhouse Scholarship (OSOTF)
- Newton Rowell Scholarship
- Robert F. Reid Scholarship (OTSS)
- Waterloo Region Law Association - Catherine Malvern Entrance Scholarship
- Wildeboer-Dellelce Entrance Scholarship (OSOTF)
Admissions Scholarships – Other Criteria
To be considered for the scholarships listed below, you must complete a tailored application for each scholarship.
All applications are available online in Online Scholarships and Bursaries.
- Canadian Muslim Network Arar-Mazigh Entrance Scholarship (OTSS)
- El-Aggan Family Scholarship for Muslims (OTSS)
- Frederick Cogan Q.C. Entrance Scholarship in Common
- John and Rosa Lim Scholarship (OTSS)
- LeBreton-Holmes Memorial Scholarship (OSOTF)
- Len and Maureen D'Silva Law School Entrance Scholarship (OTSS)
- McDermott Family Scholarship (OTSS)
- Tsampalieros Family Entrance Scholarship
Admission Scholarships – Financial Need Only
To be considered for the scholarships listed below, you must complete a single application for the following bursary: “Admission Bursary – English JD Program (99950)”.
The application is available online in Online Scholarships and Bursaries.
- Arnon Corporation Entrance Scholarship
- Bruce Feldthusen Scholarship (OTSS)
- Catherine Helen MacLean Memorial Entrance Bursary (OSOTF)
- Class of Common Law 1963 Scholarship
- Class of 1978 Entrance Scholarship (FAÉO)
- Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP Entrance Bursary
- Keller-Hobson Family JD Entrance Scholarship
- Marcel Hamelin Entrance Scholarship
- Robert Pitfield Entrance Scholarship (OSOTF)