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Admissions scholarships – JD program

The Faculty of Law, Common Law Section has many admission scholarships that are exclusively offered to prospective Common Law students. 

The deadline to apply for Admission Scholarships and Bursaries is May 1st of each year.

Admission scholarships are awarded based on a financial need, academic merit or other criteria. All eligible prospective Common Law students will be considered. 

Students who wish to apply for application based admission scholarships must do so through the Bursary Navigator, accessible through uozone. 

If you are offered an admission scholarship you will be notified by the Faculty. To view a list of all available scholarships, please consult the Bursary Navigator.

Automatic admission scholarships (no application required)

  • Chad Bayne Entrance Scholarship in Engineering and Law
  • Christine-Thomlinson Admission Scholarship 
  • Common Law Professional Training Scholarships
  • Faculty of Common Law Entrance Scholarship
  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP Entrance Scholarship (Ottawa)

Financial need with additional criteria (application required)

  • Arnon Corporation Entrance Scholarship
  • Bruce Feldthusen Scholarship
  • Canadian Muslim Network Arar-Mazigh Entrance Scholarship
  • Cara/Michael Syron Scholarship for the encouragement of entrepreneurial excellence
  • Catherine Helen MacLean Memorial Entrance Bursary
  • Class of Common Law 1963 Scholarship
  • Class of 1978 Entrance Scholarship
  • Class of 1979 JD Entrance Scholarship
  • Common Law Entrance Scholarship for Black Students - Renewable
  • Dawn Divola Scholarship
  • El-Aggan Family Scholarship for Muslims
  • Frederick Cogan Q.C. Entrance Scholarship in Common Law
  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP Entrance Bursary
  • Hyman Soloway Scholarship
  • John and Rosa Lim Scholarship
  • Keller-Hobson Family JD Entrance Scholarship – Renewable
  • LeBreton-Holmes Memorial Scholarship
  • Marcel Hamelin Entrance Scholarship - Renewable
  • McDermott Family Scholarship
  • Robert F. Reid Scholarship
  • Robert Pitfield Entrance Scholarship
  • The Len and Maureen D'Silva Law School Entrance Scholarship
  • The Marjorie Linden Scholarship
  • The Nancy and Constance Backhouse Scholarship
  • Tsampalieros Family Entrance Scholarship
  • Senator Josée Forest-Niesing Admission Bursary

Social Justice / Community Service (application required)

  • Audrey P. Ramsay Entrance Scholarship
  • Bertha Wilson Scholarship
  • Common Law Class of 2003 Bursary
  • The Edward and Olga Backhouse Entrance Scholarship
  • Waterloo Region Law Association - Catherine Malvern Entrance Scholarship

No financial need (application required)

  • Michel Bastarache Endowment Fund
  • Newton Rowell Scholarship