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Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Calendar 2014-2015 Awards and Financial Assistance Faculty of Law Awards Faculty of Law Award Details
Faculty of Law Award Details

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP Scholarship

Donor Name: Burnett, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $20,000 (renewable)

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to an undergraduate student entering the Faculty of Law, JD program. Renewable in the second and third year at the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ, based on a minimum GPA of 3.20 on a minimum of 24.00 units in the previous fall and winter terms.
  • Academic merit
  • Community leadership and academic excellence.

Assentio Mentium Scholarship in Law

Donor Name: Members of "Assentio Mentium - A meeting of the Minds"

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a continuing undergraduate student in the Faculty of Law, JD program
  • Academic merit.

Judith Row Memorial Bursary

Donor Name: Estate of Judith Orvice Row

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $5000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a continuing undergraduate student in the Faculty of Law, JD Program
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need.

The Hon. Cecilia Johnstone Equality Award

Donor Name: Friends, colleagues and classmates of The Hon. Cecilia Johnstone through The Hon. Cecilia Johnstone Endowment Fund, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student graduating from the Faculty of Law
  • Satisfactory academic standing
  • Outstanding contribution to social equality in the community or at Law School.

James and Katharine Rendall Scholarship

Donor Name: Family and friends of James and Katharine Rendall

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second year in the Faculty of Law, JD program
  • Academic merit
  • Highest academic standing in Law 402: Contracts.

Faculty of Law Judge Walter-Alberta Provincial Judges Association Bursary

Donor Name: Faculty of Law

Number of Awards: Variable

Award Value: $2500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to continuing students in the Faculty of Law, JD program
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need.

Nexen Inc. International Energy Law Scholarships

Donor Name: Nexen Inc.

Number of Awards: Variable

Award Value: Variable

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students who are currently enrolled in the Faculty of Law, JD program, Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà or the IELP program, University of Huston
  • Academic merit
  • To be eligible, recipients must be enrolled in the International Energy Lawyers program (IELP).

Gary J. Bigg Memorial Award in Advocacy

Donor Name: Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Up to $1500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a graduating student in the Faculty of Law, JD program
  • Satisfactory academic standing Must have successfully completed Advanced Civil Procedure and have participated in the Student Legal Assistance program in the Faculty of Law
  • Demonstrated commitment to issues of social justice or public interest advocacy.

Hope and Ian McLaren Cook, Sr. Scholarship

Donor Name: Estate of Ian McLaren Cook, Sr.

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $5000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a continuing undergraduate student in the Faculty of Law, JD Program
  • Academic merit
  • Highest academic standing in LAW 571 - Oil and Gas Law.

Miller Thomson LLP Legal Ethics Prizes

Donor Name: Miller Thomson LLP

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: $500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students in the Faculty of Law, JD Program
  • Academic merit
  • Highest academic standing in LAW 510 - Ethical Lawyering.

Scott Venturo LLP Scholarship in Insurance Law

Donor Name: Scott Venturo LLP

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to an undergraduate student in the Faculty of Law, JD program
  • Academic merit
  • Highest academic standing in LAW 553 - Insurance Law.

Association of Women Lawyers Critical Legal Theories Bursary

Donor Name: Association of Women Lawyers

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $750

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a continuing student in the Faculty of Law
  • Financial need
  • Academic merit
  • Highest academic standing in LAW 559 - Critical Legal Theories.

Association of Women Lawyers International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Bursary

Donor Name: Association of Women Lawyers

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $750

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a continuing student in the Faculty of Law
  • Financial need
  • Academic merit
  • Highest academic standing in LAW 569 - International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.

Charles W. Berard Undergraduate Scholarship in Natural Resources & Environmental Law

Donor Name: Vermilion Energy Inc.

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $3500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a continuing undergraduate student entering third year in the Faculty of Law, with a demonstrated interest in Natural Resources & Environmental Law
  • Demonstrated leadership and support to the community
  • Alignment to Vermilion's Core values of excellence, trust, respect, and responsibility
  • Academic merit.

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP National Scholarship

Donor Name: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $5000 (Renewable)

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second year in the Faculty of Law. Renewable for one year providing recipient obtains an academic standing in the top 20 percent of the class in second year
  • Academic standing in the top 10 per cent of the class in first year of studies
  • Financial need and extra-curricular activities may be considered.

Scott Venturo LLP Recognition of Excellence Entrance Scholarship

Donor Name: Scott Venturo LLP

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $4000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering into the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit.

Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP Scholarship in Bankruptcy & Restructuring Law

Donor Name: Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a continuing student in the Faculty of Law
  • Highest GPA in either the course Bankruptcy & Restructuring Law or Unsecured Creditors' Remedies.

Soby Boyden Lenz Scholarship in Family Law

Donor Name: Soby Boyden Lenz

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2800

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • Highest aggregate standing in LAW 515 - The Family and LAW 683 - Advanced Family Law.

David and Maureen Corry Bursary in Law

Donor Name:

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a continuing student in the Faculty of Law
  • Financial Need
  • Academic Merit
  • Preference will be given to a mature student.

Estate Planning Council of Calgary Scholarship in Law

Donor Name: Estate Planning Council of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a graduating student in the Faculty of Law, JD program
  • Academic merit
  • Successfully completed LAW 619 - Estate Planning, with a final minimum grade of 3.00
  • Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident.

Sean M. Smith Memorial Bursary in Criminal Law

Donor Name: Savanna Energy Service Corp.

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a continuing student in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic Merit
  • Financial Need
  • Demonstrated leadership in competitive sports and/or volunteerism
  • Successfully completed LAW 410 - Crime: Law and Procedure.

Faculty of Law Alumni Alberta Opportunities Bursary

Donor Name: Faculty of Law Alumni, with matching funds from the Alberta Opportunities Bursary Program

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $900

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need.

Kerry Dyte Access Bursary

Donor Name: Kerry D. Dyte, Q.C.

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $3500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a continuing student in the Faculty of Law
  • Financial need is a primary consideration
  • Academic merit
  • Preference is given to a student who has demonstrated exceptional community involvement, citizenship and extracurricular activities.

Vincent M. Bjorndahl Scholarship

Donor Name: Felesky Flynn

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $5500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a continuing student entering second or third year in the Faculty of Law
  • Superior academic merit
  • Demonstrate initiative and leadership qualities through participation in extra-curricular activities within the law school or in the community
  • Demonstrate a career interest in Corporate Business Practice and/or Taxation Law.

Sheldon M. Chumir Memorial Prize in Ethics, Human Rights and Civil Liberties

Donor Name: Sheldon M. Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $3500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a continuing undergraduate student in the Faculty of Law, JD program
  • Academic merit
  • Outstanding performance in LAW 547 - Human Rights Law or LAW 563 - International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.

James Ferguson, Q.C. Memorial Bursary

Donor Name: Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2400

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need.

Alberta Provincial Judges Association - Chief Judge Ernie Walter Award

Donor Name: Alberta Provincial Judges Association (APJA)

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $2500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the LLB program in the Faculty of Law
  • Financial need
  • Academic standing.

Tavender Family Scholarship

Donor Name: David Tavender, Q.C. and the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $5000 (Renewable)

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second or third year in the Faculty of Law. Renewable in the third year, provided the student meets satisfactory academic progress
  • Superior academic merit with academic standing on the Dean s List
  • Initiative and leadership qualities as evidenced through commitment and contribution to extra-curricular activities within the law school or in the community.

W.L. Britton Scholarship

Donor Name: Bennett Jones LLP

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2700

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second or third year in the Faculty of Law
  • High academic standing. Placed in the top third of their class
  • Demonstrated teamwork and leadership qualities, as evidenced through participation in competitive sports and/or volunteerism conducted either within the community, working life or the university during the past five years
  • Submit a statement (500 words) summarizing their teamwork and leadership qualities at the University, within the community or through sports participation.

Tom F. Mayson Award for Excellence in Legal Research

Donor Name: Fraser Milner Casgrain and family and friends of Tom F. Mayson

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • Best legal research paper in LAW 667 - Advanced Constitutional Law.

Faculty of Law Scholarship

Donor Name: Faculty of Law Development Endowment

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $5000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in any year in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit.

Faculty of Law Bursaries

Donor Name: Faculty of Law Development Endowment

Number of Awards: 3

Award Value: $5000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students in the Faculty of Law. One award offered in each year of study
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need.

Talisman Energy Inc. Undergraduate Scholarship in Law

Donor Name: Talisman Energy Inc.

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $10000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second or third year in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit. Completed coursework that focuses on the field of energy
  • Preparation of an essay (maximum of 1000 words) summarizing their interest in studying in the fields of energy, the environment and the economy and demonstrated potential for advanced study and research in the fields of energy, the environment and the economy.

Alberta Law Foundation Bursaries

Donor Name: Alberta Law Foundation

Number of Awards: 40

Award Value: $4000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to entering or continuing students in the Faculty of Law, JD program
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Alberta resident.

Miller Thomson LLP Entrance Scholarship

Donor Name: Miller Thomson LLP

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $2500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Extra-curricular activities. Community involvement.

Bishop & McKenzie Centennial Prize

Donor Name: Bishop & McKenzie LLP

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law, JD Program
  • High standard of performance in Advanced Civil Procedure.

Differential Tuition Bursary - Faculty of Law

Donor Name: U of C - TUBC

Number of Awards: Variable

Award Value: Variable

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Registered full-time in the upcoming year in the Faculty of Law
  • Financial need

C. Anne Calverley Prize

Donor Name: Family, friends and colleagues of C. Anne Simpson, Q.C.

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $800

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • Highest aggregate standing in LAW 517 - Basic Tax and LAW 697 - Corporate Tax.

Peter Freeman, Q.C. Bursary for Aboriginal Students in Law

Donor Name: Members of the Law Society of Alberta with matching funds from the Alberta Law Foundation and the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $3600

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a Canadian Aboriginal student entering second or third year in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need.

Elizabeth Brisco Bursary

Donor Name: Estate of Elizabeth Brisco

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $4700

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a mature student entering first year in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit. Performance on the Law School Admission Test
  • Financial need
  • Extra-curricular activities, work experience and community involvement.

Elizabeth Brisco Scholarship

Donor Name: Estate of Elizabeth Brisco

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $4700

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a mature student entering first year in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit. Performance on the Law School Admission Test
  • Extra-curricular activities, work experience and community involvement.

Maloney Family Bursaries

Donor Name: Maloney Family

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: $2500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second year in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Extra-curricular activities demonstrating community service/volunteerism.

Felesky Flynn Prize in Taxation Law

Donor Name: Felesky Flynn, Barristers and Solicitors, Tax Counsel

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • Most understanding and ability in Law 527 - Basic Tax.

Frederick and Marguerite Hulme Scholarship

Donor Name: Frederick and Marguerite Hulme

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $7000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year of the combined JD/MBA program. If there is no suitable candidate, the award is offered to a student entering the JD program and holding a degree in the following order of priority: MBA from the Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà or another university; BSc in Engineering, Geology or Geophysics from the Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà or another university; BComm from the Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà or another university. If there is no suitable candidate, then a student entering first year of the JD program with a CA, CGA or CMA designation will be considered
  • Based primarily on academic record
  • Consideration of financial need
  • Engaged in full-time studies during the tenure of the award.

A.W.R. Carrothers Memorial Bursary in Law

Donor Name: Family and friends in memory of Dr. A.W.R. Carrothers,

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $1300

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need.

Sheilah Martin Prize

Donor Name: Friends and colleagues of Sheilah Martin

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • High standard of performance in LAW 401 - Legal Perspectives.

John McLaren Entrance Bursary

Donor Name: John McLaren

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a full-time or part-time student entering in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Strong record of community service.

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer Bursary

Donor Name: Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer, Barristers and Solicitors

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second or third year in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need.

MacPherson McNiven Insolvency Prize

Donor Name: Family, friends and colleagues in memory of Jack L. MacPherson and John G. McNiven

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • Most outstanding academic performance in Law 581 - Unsecured Creditor's Remedies and/or Law 525 - Bankruptcy and Restructuring.

Donnel O. Sabey, Q.C. Prize in Advocacy Law

Donor Name: Bennett Jones LLP

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $750

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • Most outstanding ability in LAW 611 - Dispute Resolution III: Adjudication.

Robert C. Carson Memorial Bursary (Alberta Scholarship Programs)

Donor Name: Established by Alberta Justice and Attorney General and Alberta Scholarship Programs

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second year in the Faculty of Law
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident; Alberta resident for at least three years
  • Preference is given to an aboriginal student without sponsorship
  • In the event that there are no aboriginal students without sponsorship, non-sponsored students are considered.

Darlene Korolak Memorial Award

Donor Name: Family, friends and colleagues of Rhonda Korolak

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $300

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second or third year in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit.

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Scholarship

Donor Name: Howard Mackie, Barristers & Solicitors

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2900

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second year in the Faculty of Law
  • Financial need
  • Placed in the top quartile in first year
  • Extra-curricular activities including community, volunteer or athletic involvement.

Student Peer Assistance Law Bursaries

Donor Name: Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà undergraduate students and the Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Board of Governors

Number of Awards: 5

Award Value: $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first, second or third year in the Faculty of Law
  • Financial need
  • Academic merit.

Fraser Milner Casgrain Prize in Environmental Law

Donor Name: Fraser Milner Casgrain, Barristers & Solicitors

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $650

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • Most outstanding academic performance in LAW 531 - Environmental Law.

Fraser Milner Casgrain Prize in Corporate Finance and Securities Law

Donor Name: Fraser Milner Casgrain, Barristers & Solicitors

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $650

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the LLB program in the Faculty of Law
  • Most outstanding academic performance in LAW 618 - Corporate Finance Law and/or Law 648 - Securities Law.

Irv Goldman Memorial Prize

Donor Name: Family, friends and colleagues of Irv Goldman

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $400

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • Most outstanding academic performance in LAW 511 - The Criminal Process.

Alan D. Hunter Award

Donor Name: Code Hunter Wittmann

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $3800

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • Most understanding and ability in Evidence
  • In the case of a tie, superior verbal skills and demonstrated commitment to the community and to volunteer services will be taken into consideration.

Faculty of Law - Class of '91 Bursary

Donor Name: Class of '91, Faculty of Law, Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $300

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second or third year in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Not in receipt of another major award administered by the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ.

Stevenson and Cote Prize

Donor Name: Juriliber Limited - Publishers

Number of Awards:

Award Value:

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • Outstanding performance in Law 505 - Civil Procedure.

Grant McKibben Award

Donor Name: Friends, family and colleagues of Grant McKibben

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $4500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second or third year in the Faculty of Law
  • Financial need
  • Extra-curricular activities
  • Satisfactory academic standing.

Osgoode Society Legal History Book Prize

Donor Name: Osgoode Society

Number of Awards:

Award Value:

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student graduating from the Faculty of Law
  • High level of performance in the field of legal history.

Norton Rose Fulbright Scholarship

Donor Name: Norton Rose Fulbright

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $2500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second year in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit
  • Involvement in extra-curricular activities and community work.

John D. Petrie, Q.C. Memorial Bursaries in Law

Donor Name: Mrs. Mary Petrie

Number of Awards: 4

Award Value: up to $5700

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first, second or third year in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident.

Ronald D. Bell Scholarship

Donor Name: Established by the law firm Felesky Flynn

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering third year in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit in Taxation Law
  • Leadership ability and high standards of integrity must also be demonstrated.

W.G. Brown, Q.C. Prize in Advanced Oil and Gas Law

Donor Name: Friends and colleagues of W. Gordon Brown, Q.C.

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2400

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • High standard of performance in Law 605 - Oil and Gas Contracts

Merv Leitch, Q.C. Scholarship

Donor Name: Friends and colleagues of the late Merv Leitch

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: up to $10000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • One award each is offered annually to a student entering second or third year in the Faculty of Law. Second year - particular emphasis on the Constitutional Law course. Third year - particular emphasis on the Natural Resources Law course
  • Overall academic merit
  • Strong participation in extra-curricular activities.

James G. Kidd Scholarship

Donor Name: Family of Justice James G. Kidd

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $3200

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second year in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit.

Canadian Energy Law Foundation Prize

Donor Name: Canadian Energy Law Foundation

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $2500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Academic merit.

Judith R. Norman Memorial Awards

Donor Name: Family, friends and colleagues of Judith Norman

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: up to $2500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering third year in the Faculty of Law
  • Must have shown leadership in athletics, university or law school activities
  • Demonstrated superior ability and understanding in the areas of family law and interviewing, negotiation and counselling.

Donald P. McLaws Prize

Donor Name: Friends and colleagues of Donald P. McLaws

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $5000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering third year in the Faculty of Law
  • High aggregate standing in the following courses: Completed both LAW 402 - Contracts and LAW 404 - Property, plus three of the following: LAW 509 - Business Associations, LAW 523 - Natural Resources Law, LAW 527 - Taxation Law and Policy, LAW 535 - Commercial Transactions II: Secured Transactions, LAW 537 - Commercial Transactions I: Sale of Goods, LAW 631 - Commercial Transactions III: Payment Mechanisms, LAW 659 - Corporate Finance and Securities.

F. Richard Matthews, Q.C. Scholarship

Donor Name: Pembina Corporation

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $5700

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering the Faculty of Law who is a Bachelor of Commerce graduate of the Haskayne School of Business with an Accounting concentration or already possess the C.A. designation
  • Academic merit
  • In the event there are no suitable candidates, the award will be offered to a student who is a graduate of the Haskayne School of Business.

A. Norman Maloney Memorial Bursary

Donor Name: Family, friends and colleagues of Norman Maloney

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second or third year in the Faculty of Law
  • Satisfactory academic standing
  • Financial need
  • Extra-curricular activities encompassing a wide range of community and/or sports involvement.

R.A. MacKimmie, O.C., Q.C. Awards for Outstanding Contribution

Donor Name: Alberta Natural Gas Company, Ltd.

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: up to $3500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering third year in the Faculty of Law
  • Satisfactory academic standing
  • Significant contribution to the life of the Law School during the first two years of the LLB degree.

Alberta Crown Attorneys' Association Prize

Donor Name: Alberta Crown Attorneys' Association

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • High standard of performance in LAW 410 - Crime: Law and Procedure.

W. Bernie Kelly, Q.C. Memorial Prize

Donor Name: Law Society of Alberta

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • Good academic standing. Performance with distinction in a skills training or professional responsibility and ethics course or program.

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Prize

Donor Name: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Barristers & Solicitors

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • High standard of performance in LAW 402 - Contracts.

Campbell McLaurin Achievement Award

Donor Name: Honourable Campbell McLaurin

Number of Awards:

Award Value:

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a graduating student in the Faculty of Law
  • High academic standing
  • Made a significant contribution to the life of the Law School during the three years of the LLB degree
  • Not presented at convocation.

Neil V. German, Q.C. Memorial Scholarship

Donor Name: Friends and colleagues of the late Neil V. German, Q.C.

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second or third year in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit
  • Leadership ability
  • Upon graduation, must be eligible for enrollment as a student-at-law in the Law Society of Alberta.

John McLaren Scholarship

Donor Name: Society of Law Students of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $800

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering third year in the Faculty of Law
  • Good academic standing
  • Participation with distinction in law school activities and/or extra-curricular activities.

Chief Justice William McGillivray Mooting Shields

Donor Name: Faculty of Law, Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: Book and Shield

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students in the Faculty of Law
  • Best advocacy skills in the McGillivray Moot.

Joseph P. and Victoria M. McCaffery Law Bursary

Donor Name: McCaffery & Company

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $1500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second or third year in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need.

John A. MacPherson, Q.C. Memorial Scholarships

Donor Name: Family of the late John A. MacPherson, Q.C.

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: up to $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students in the Faculty of Law, JD Program
  • Outstanding ability in advocacy skills.

Advocis Educational Foundation Scholarship

Donor Name: Advocis

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $700

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering third year in the Faculty of Law
  • Based primarily on academic merit
  • Financial need may also be taken into consideration
  • Interest and aptitude in the area of estate planning.

Ken Harkness Calgary Buffalo P.C. Scholarship

Donor Name: Calgary Buffalo Progressive Conservative Constituency Organization

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $1200

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second year in the Faculty of Law
  • Financial need
  • Satisfactory academic achievement
  • Involved in the political party process either on or off campus.

E.S. Watkins Memorial Prize in Torts and Accident Compensation

Donor Name: Family and friends of E.S. Watkins, Q.C.

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • Outstanding performance in Torts and the Loss Compensation Process.

Vallance Prize in Family Law

Donor Name: Vallance & Co., Barristers & Solicitors

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $350

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • Most understanding and ability in the field of Family Law.

Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Bursaries in Law

Donor Name: Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ

Number of Awards: 3

Award Value: $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students in the Faculty of Law
  • Financial need
  • Academic merit.

Howard Tidswell Memorial Award in Law

Donor Name: Friends and colleagues of Howard Tidswell

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $5000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second or third year in the Faculty of Law
  • Exhibited qualities of integrity and public spiritedness exemplified by Howard Tidswell
  • Satisfactory academic standing
  • Financial need may also be taken into consideration.

Canadian Federation of University Women/Calgary Helen Steeves Memorial Scholarship in Law

Donor Name: Canadian Federation of University Women/Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $1200

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a continuing student entering second year in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit.

Fred Scott Bursary

Donor Name: Mr. Fred L. Scott

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $800

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second year in the Faculty of Law
  • Satisfactory academic record in the first year
  • Financial need
  • Demonstrated some involvement in public service to the faculty, the University, or the general community.

Miles Davison LLP Prize in Administrative Process

Donor Name: Miles Davison LLP in honour of the late John Romanow

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $250

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • Understanding and ability in the field of Administrative Process.

Maurice and Myra Paperny Scholarship

Donor Name: Maurice and Myra Paperny

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second year in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need.

John W. Moyer Memorial Bursary

Donor Name: Mrs. J. W. Moyer, Calgary

Number of Awards: 3

Award Value: up to $1500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to one student in each of first, second and third year in the Faculty of Law
  • Permanent resident of Calgary or reside within a 40 kilometre radius of the city limits
  • Completed a minimum of two years at the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ
  • Academic merit
  • Participation in university activities
  • Financial need.

Justice Morrow Bursary in Law

Donor Name: Morrow and Dunkley families

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $1600

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second or third year in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Demonstrate superior qualities of integrity, competence and professional conduct in academic and extra-curricular activities.

L.H. Fenerty, Q.C. Law Prize

Donor Name: Fraser Milner Casgrain

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student completing second year in the Faculty of Law
  • High academic standing
  • Participated with distinction in sports, university government or public service.

Karl Gurevitch Real Property Award

Donor Name: Leon Bickman Brenner

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a continuing student in the Faculty of Law JD program
  • Academic Merit
  • High standard of performance in Law 404 - Property Law.

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Scholarship

Donor Name: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering second year in the Faculty of Law
  • Academic merit.

E.W. Costello Entrance Scholarship

Donor Name: Carthy Foundation on behalf of Pembina Resources Ltd.

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $4000 (Renewable)

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered every fourth year to a student entering the Faculty of Law. Renewable in second and third year provided high academic standing is attained in the year of law studies just completed
  • Academic merit. Performance on the Law School Admission Test
  • Evidence of maturity. Work experience. Extra-curricular activities and community involvement.

Canadian Petroleum Tax Society Faculty of Law Prize

Donor Name: Canadian Petroleum Tax Society

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $3000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Faculty of Law
  • Outstanding performance in Law 697 - Corporate Tax.

Frank L. Burnet, Q.C. Scholarship

Donor Name: Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2600

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first or second year in the Faculty of Law. Preference given to a student entering first year
  • Academic merit.

Billington/Baker Cup

Donor Name: Geoffrey Baker, LL.B & Rick Billington, LL.B

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Cup

  • Offered annually to a Student in the Faculty of Law
  • Best individual debater in the Faculty of Law's annual debating competition.