Excellence in Public Law Scholarship

The Excellence in Public Law Scholarship recognizes and rewards academic achievement of outstanding upper year students enrolled full-time in the faculty of law: one award at the University of Alberta, and one award at the University of Calgary.

Value

Two scholarships of $10,000 each are available.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must be:

• a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident of Canada or Protected Person under Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, (Visa students are not eligible),
  
  
• an Alberta resident, and to be considered an Alberta resident one of the following conditions must apply:
  • one parent, or legal guardian has maintained permanent residence in Canada for at least 12 consecutive months immediately prior to commencing post-secondary studies and be residing in Alberta, or
  • Alberta is the last place the student has lived for 12 consecutive months immediately prior to commencing post-secondary studies, or
  • the student’s spouse/partner has maintained permanent residence in Alberta for 12 consecutive months prior to the person attending post-secondary.
    
    
• enrolled full-time in the second or third year of study in the Faculty of Law at the University of Alberta or the University of Calgary.
  • Full-time requires being enrolled in at least 60% of a full course load (40% of a full course load for students with a disability) in at least one term of study.

An individual may receive a lifetime maximum of one (1) award. You are not eligible to receive the award when you withdraw from studies or drop from full- to part-time studies before the award is paid.

How to Apply

There is no application form. Recipients are selected by their university based solely upon their academic standing in their law degree program.

Selection Process

Each university will select an award recipient based on their academic standing in course work focused on the field of public law, which includes course work focused on constitutionalism (including federalism), the rule of law and statutory interpretation.

Consideration will also be given to applicants who are enrolled in combined programs, (e.g., LLB/MBA programs).