Schulich School of Law
Al Meghji and Diana Belevsky Scholarship in Law
Al Meghji and Diana Belevsky made a generous gift to the Schulich School of Law to support a renewable entrance scholarship for students who are the first generation of their family to attend university.
Eligibility: To be awarded to a student entering their first year of the Juris Doctor program, based on the following criteria:
• Has demonstrated that they are the first generation in their family to attend university
Application Type: Contact the Faculty for more information
Application Deadline: January 15
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Beige Aubrey Memorial Entrance Scholarship
The purpose of this award is to commemorate and celebrate the life of past Schulich School of Law student, Beige Aubrey. She was a very kind and intelligent young women, who cared for others and the world around her. She received several scholarships when she was a student and worked hard to support herself during her education.
Eligibility: To be awarded to a student entering their first year of the Juris Doctor program, based on the following criteria:
• Financial need
Application Type: Contact the Faculty for more information
Application Deadline: January 15
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Cox & Palmer Entrance Bursary for Students from Equity-Deserving Communities
Cox & Palmer has created this bursary to support an incoming student as they enter law school who self-identifies as coming from an equity deserving community who continues to be underrepresented at Dalhousie Schulich School of Law.
Eligibility: To be awarded to a student entering their first year of the Juris Doctor program, based on the following criteria:
• Self-identification as coming from an equity-deserving community underrepresented at the Schulich School of Law
• Financial need
Application Type: Contact the Faculty for more information
Application Deadline: January 15
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The Frank Gronich Memorial Scholarship
This award was established to support racialized women in the Atlantic Region who plan to pursue a career in law.
Eligibility: Recipient will be accepted into the JD program; current resident of the Atlantic Provinces; self-identifies as woman; self-identifies as a person of Black/African &/or Indigenous ancestry.
Application Type: Contact the Faculty for more information
Application Deadline: n/a
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The Francis Hugh Bell Entrance Scholarship in Law
The fund was established to honour the memory of Francis Hugh Bell through a bequest from his daughter, Barbara Bell. The purpose of the fund is to provide an annual scholarship to a student entering the first year of the program leading to the Juris Doctor degree at Dalhousie University.
Eligibility: To be awarded to a student entering their first year of the Juris Doctor program.
Application Type: Automatic Consideration – No Application Required
Application Deadline: January 15
Value: $5,100
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The Honourable John C. Crosbie Weldon Tradition Scholarship in Law
The Newfoundland Scholarship in Law. It was renamed in 2011 to honor the Honorable John C Crosbie (1931-2020).
The purpose of the fund is to support students from Newfoundland & Labrador who show scholastic merit and selfless public service. Successful candidates will have demonstrated leadership and high levels of community involvement and will have demonstrated a measure of "selfless public service" in line with the Weldon Tradition.
Eligibility: To be awarded to a student entering their first year of the Juris Doctor program, based on the following criteria:
• Resident of Newfoundland & Labrador
• Academic excellence
• Selfless public service as per the Weldon Tradition
• Community involvement and leadership
Application Type: Contact the Faculty for more information
Application Deadline: January 15
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The Alistair Fraser Scholarships in Law
This endowed scholarship was established through a generous bequest from the Estate of the Honourable Alistair Fraser. The purpose of this scholarship is to commemorate the Honourable Alistair Fraser, a law school graduate, who became the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia from 1952-1958.
Eligibility: To be awarded to a student entering their first year of the Juris Doctor program, based on the following criteria:
• Academic excellence
• Financial need
Application Type: Contact the Faculty for more information
Application Deadline: January 15
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The J. Gerald Godsoe Scholarship
The University's aim in establishing the Godsoe Scholarship is to remember Gerry Godsoe by providing aid to bright, young Canadians, who will give as much to Canada in their time as Gerry did in his.
Eligibility: To be awarded to a student entering their first year of the Juris Doctor program, based on the following criteria:
• Academic excellence
• Be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant
• Demonstrated interest in the development of public policy in Canada
Application Type: Contact the Faculty for more information
Application Deadline: January 15
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The Law Foundation of Nova Scotia Scholarships
The Law Foundation of Nova Scotia offers entrance scholarships for students entering the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University.
Eligibility: To be awarded to a student entering their first year of the Juris Doctor program, based on the following criteria:
• Academic excellence
Application Type: Contact the Faculty for more information
Application Deadline: January 15
Value: $21,500
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The Arthur Allister MacBain Memorial Scholarship
The Arthur Allister MacBain Memorial Scholarship was established by John H MacBain, in memory of his father, Arthur Allister MacBain (JD Dalhousie, 1951).
Eligibility: To be awarded to a student entering their first year of the Juris Doctor program, based on the following criteria:
• Academic excellence
• Commitment to community service
• Significant involvement in extra-curricular activities
Application Type: Contact the Faculty for more information
Application Deadline: January 15
Value: $20,000
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Arthur F. Miller Scholarship in Law
The Arthur F Miller Scholarship in Law was established by Arthur F Miller, in memory of his mother, Jean F Miller. This entrance scholarship is awarded who has demonstrated academic achievement and financial need and is a graduate from a high school in Labrador. If no students from this area are eligible, graduates from other high schools in Newfoundland, then the Atlantic Provinces, will be eligible.
Eligibility: To be awarded to a student entering their first year of the Juris Doctor program, based on the following criteria:
• Academic excellence
• Financial need
• The recipient must be a graduate of a high school from, in the following order of preference,
o Labrador
o Newfoundland; or
o The Maritime provinces
Application Type: Contact the Faculty for more information
Application Deadline: January 15
Value: $10,000
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Schulich Entrance Scholarships
In 2009, philanthropist Sir Seymour Schulich generously donated $20 million to Dalhousie Law School in recognition of the excellence education offered by the institution since 1883. In recognition of Sir Schulich's support, Dalhousie Law School was renamed the Schulich School of Law. Students are the major beneficiaries of the donation as the greatest portion of the Schulich gift is dedicated scholarships.
Eligibility: To be awarded to a student entering their first year of the Juris Doctor program, based on meeting two (2) of the following three (3) criteria:
• Academic excellence
• Community involvement / public service
• Financial need
Application Type: Contact the Faculty for more information
Application Deadline: January 15
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Marion E. & Richard D. Weldon, Q.C. Entrance Scholarship
This fund was established at the bequest of Marion E. Weldon, wife of Richard D. Weldon, grandson of the first Dean of Dalhousie's Law School. The intent of this fund is to aid students in obtaining and furthering the teachings of Law about which Dean Weldon was so passionate.
Eligibility: To be awarded to a student entering their first year of the Juris Doctor program
Application Type: Contact the Faculty for more information
Application Deadline: January 15
Value: $1,400
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