Funding

The Schulich School of Law has some scholarship money made available through endowments for graduate students. These funds are awarded by the Graduate Studies Committee. Taking the LLM on a part-time basis renders you ineligible for Schulich-specific financial support.

Schulich Graduate Scholarships

There are three Schulich graduate scholarships – one for a PhD student and two for LLM students.

Law Foundation of Nova Scotia Millennium Graduate Fellowship

Our Graduate Studies Committee allocates fellowships from this C$20,000 fund to students who have demonstrated superior academic performance. 

Roy A Jodrey Scholarship in Law

The will of the late Roy A Jodrey provided for an annual  scholarship of varying value to one of our graduate students.

Fielding Sherwood Memorial Fund

On the advice of our Graduate Studies Committtee, our Associate Dean annually awards a scholarship of varying amounts to one LLM or PhD student whose work relates in some way to fisheries, ocean research or the environment.

George C Thompson Fellowship in Law

This fellowship, the amount of which varies, is usually awarded to a Dalhousie JD graduate undertaking our LLM degree. Students who combine scholarly achievement and athletic involvement throughout their university career receive preference.

HAJ Wedderburn Scholarship in Law

The Nova Scotia Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NSAACP) created this scholarship to recognize HAJ Wedderburn's work to ensure equal access to justice for the province's black people. Each year, the scholarship awards a varying amount to a black Nova Scotian enrolled in either the LLM or PhD program.

Ronald St John Macdonald Graduate Fellowship in Law

This annual fellowship, created to support one of our graduates studying international or human rights law, honours the late Ronald St John Macdonald. A former dean and European Court of Human Rights judge, John was instrumental in developing our graduate studies program.

J Gerald Godsoe Scholarship in Law

The J Gerald Godsoe Scholarship is awarded to scholars who have demonstrated, in the opinion of the Selection Committee, a particular interest in work on current issues of social and public policy facing Canadian society.

Dalhousie University has a number of awards potentially available to graduate students in law.

They are managed through the Harmonized Scholarship Process which allows for a current/prospective student to be considered for several FGS-managed scholarships using a single application, including the Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship, Killam Predoctoral Scholarships, James Robinson Johnston Graduate Entrance Scholarship for African Canadians, African Nova Scotian Graduate Scholarship, Indigenous Graduate Scholarship,  Vitamin Scholarship and the Abdul Majid Bader Graduate Scholarship.

All required application material must be submitted via the Online Scholarship Platform.  Late submission may result in your application not being eligible for review. Only one Harmonized Scholarship application will be accepted per student per year.

For more information and to apply, please visit the Faculty of Graduate Studies website.

Some faculty members may be able to offer research funding on the basis of research grants. Research areas, faculty member in charge and amounts may change every year.

Many organizations outside Dal offer awards to our graduate students. Some of these are listed in the table below. Please bear in mind that applications for these awards may be due almost a year before our usual September enrolment.

Applications for these awards must be made by students directly to the relevant organization(s).