Faculty of Law Students

Financing your Law degree will involve a number of funding sources including some or all of the following programs:

• Incoming First Year Law students
  • How much will my first year cost?
  • Admission Bursary
  • Admission Scholarships
• Upper Year Law students
  • Queen's General Bursary
  • Scholarship and Awards
• Additional funding options for Law students
  • Government Student Assistance (e.g. OSAP)
  • External Awards
  • Student Line of Credit

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Incoming First Year Law Students:

Admission Bursary:

Faculty of Law Admission Bursaries are non-repayable grants. Financial need is the primary consideration in the selection of bursary recipients. Please note: assessment of eligibility for Faculty of Law Admission Bursaries is independent of your assessment for admission to the Faculty of Law.

To be eligible for a Faculty of Law Admission Bursary a student must:

• Be entering full-time studies in the first year of an undergraduate degree program in the Faculty of Law at Queen's in September
• Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada
• Demonstrate financial need*
• Be accessing government student assistance for their first year of studies in the Faculty of Law**
• Have prior accumulated government student financial debt**

* Demonstrated financial need is based on, but not restricted to the following factors: student and family (if applicable) income, number of dependants in family (if applicable), applicant's assets (including savings), the full cost of the program of studies, books and supplies and basic living expenses. Students must take advantage of assistance from other sources such as government student assistance and/or a student line of credit.

** As part of the consideration for a Faculty of Law Admission Bursary there is an emphasis on assisting those students who have and continue to demonstrate need over and above the maximum funding available through government student assistance. Therefore, it is expected that students who have prior accumulated government student financial debt are demonstrating a higher level of financial need. Students who have either not received government student assistance or qualified for only a small amount of government assistance likely have other options available to them and may not be considered for bursary assistance.

Faculty of Law Admission Bursary (Deadline has Passed)

By submitting a Faculty of Law Admission Bursary application you will also be automatically assessed for the named Faculty of Law Admission Bursaries (there is no separate application for these awards).

Only successful applicants will be notified. The Student Awards Office will make every effort to ensure that those applicants who submit their Faculty of Law Admission Bursary application by the Early Deadline will receive their bursary offer at the time they are offered admission to the Faculty of Law.

For a complete list of the named Faculty of Law Admission Bursaries please visit the Awards List section of the website.

Admission Scholarships:

Admission scholarships are awarded to students who have exhibited exemplary achievements.

Admission Scholarships not requiring a separate application:

All students accepted into the first year of the Law program will be considered by the Faculty of Law for these scholarships. Students are not required to submit a separate application to be considered for these scholarships. Only selected recipients will be notified.

Admission Scholarships requiring a separate application:

A complete list of all Faculty of Law Admission scholarships requiring a separate application can be found in the Awards List section.  To be considered by the Faculty of Law for these scholarships a student must submit an application consisting of the following:

• A cover letter addressing how you meet the criteria of the scholarship
• A resume or curriculum vitae
• Additional documentation requested in the award description (e.g. letter of reference).

Each award has a unique set of criteria and deadlines. Please read the description of each award carefully. Students are welcome to apply for more than one award; however a separate application must be submitted for each award.

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Upper Year Law Students:

Queen's General Bursary:

Queen's Law students are eligible to apply for the Queen's General Bursary. Law students will automatically assessed for the Faculty of Law Student Bursaries by submitting a Queen's General Bursary application (there is no separate application for these awards).  For a complete list of the named Faculty of Law Bursaries please visit the Awards List section of the website.

As part of the consideration for a General Bursary there is an emphasis on assisting those students who have and continue to demonstrate need over and above the maximum funding available through government student assistance. Therefore, it is expected that students who have prior accumulated government student financial debt are demonstrating a higher level of financial need. Students who have either not received government student assistance or qualified for only a small amount of government assistance likely have other options available to them and may not be considered for bursary assistance.  For more information please visit the General Bursary section of the website. 

Scholarships and Awards:

The upper-year law student scholarships and awards are available to Law students who have completed at least one year of study at Queen's.

Upper-Year Scholarships not requiring a separate application:

At the end of each academic year, Faculties review student achievement during that year. Top students are selected to receive one (or more) of the many upper-year scholarships, prizes and other merit-based awards. Only those students selected to receive a scholarship or award will be notified.

Upper-Year Scholarships requiring a separate application:

A complete list of all Faculty of Law upper-year scholarships requiring a separate application can be found in the Awards List section. To be considered by the Faculty of Law for these scholarships a student must submit an application consisting of the following:

• A cover letter addressing how you meet the criteria of the scholarship
• A resume or curriculum vitae
• Additional documentation requested in the award description (e.g. letter of reference).

Each award has a unique set of criteria and deadlines. Please read the description of each award carefully. Students are welcome to apply for more than one award; however a separate application must be submitted for each award.

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