Alberta Student Aid Excellence in Public Law Scholarship 2025

The Excellence in Public Law Scholarship recognizes and rewards the 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.

Summary

1. Application Deadline: Not Specified
2. Value: $10,000
3. Study Level: Undergraduate, Master's
4. Sponsor: Alberta Student Aid
5. School to Study: University of Alberta, University of Calgary
6. Course to Study: Law
7. Eligible Country: Canada

Eligibility Criteria for Alberta Student Aid Excellence in Public Law Scholarship 2025

Applicants must be:

1. a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident of Canada or Protected Person under Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, (Visa students are not eligible),
2. an Alberta resident, and to be considered an Alberta resident one of the following conditions must apply:
3. 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
4. Alberta is the last place the student has lived for 12 consecutive months immediately prior to commencing post-secondary studies, or
5. the student’s spouse/partner has maintained permanent residence in Alberta for 12 consecutive months prior to the person attending post-secondary.
6. 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.
7. 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.

Benefits of Alberta Student Aid Excellence in Public Law Scholarship 2025

1. Two scholarships of $10,000 each are available.

How to Apply

Each university will select an award recipient based on their academic standing in coursework focused on the field of public law, which includes coursework 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).

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

For more details, visit Alberta Student Aid Scholarship webpage

Application Deadline

Not Specified

Application Link(s)

• Apply for Alberta Student Aid Excellence in Public Law Scholarship 2025