THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PAUL MARTIN SR. SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship Recipients      Applications

The Right Honourable Paul Martin Sr. Scholarship covers full University and College fees (i.e. full tuition at the University of Cambridge), and a monthly living allowance, subject to any other awards received by the successful candidate.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies annually awards two full scholarships for graduate studies in law at the University of Cambridge (Cambridge, England) to candidates who have been awarded a law degree from a three or four year program at a faculty of law in a Canadian university in the four years before the candidate will commence his or her studies at the University of Cambridge (supported by The Right Honourable Paul Martin Sr. Scholarship).

An Applicant must be accepted into the University of Cambridge and a College of the University of Cambridge for graduate studies in law in order to receive this Scholarship, although such acceptance need not be confirmed at the time of the application for the Scholarship nor at the time that the Institute provides the candidate with notice that he or she has been selected to receive the Scholarship.

APPLICATIONS

Applications must include:
(1) Curriculum vitae;
(2) A personal statement indicating why the applicant wishes to undertake graduate studies in law at the University of Cambridge and why the applicant is suited to undertake such studies;
(3) A copy of transcripts for undergraduate and graduate studies, for studies in law and for a Bar Admissions Course, as applicable; and
(4) A maximum of three letters of reference.

Applications may be submitted by mail, fax or electronic mail and must be received NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 31, 2013.

Mr. Randall J. Hofley, Vice-President Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies P.O.Box 43538, Leaside Post Office 1601 Bayview Avenue Toronto, Ontario, M4G 4G8 Telephone: 416-429-3292 Fax: 416-429-9805 Email: info@canadian-institute.com

CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS

Applications for the Scholarship are considered by a Selection Committee appointed annually by the Institute. The awarding of the Scholarship is conditional upon establishing, to the satisfaction of the Institute, that the recipient has successfully graduated from a law school in Canada with an LL.B or B.C.L. or equivalent, and has been accepted by the University of Cambridge in graduate studies in law for the relevant year of study. The Selection Committee's decisions are final.

SELECTION OF PERSON(S) TO BE AWARDED THE SCHOLARSHIP

Successful applicants will be notified by April 15, 2014.