Each year, the Faculty awards a number of prizes and scholarships for continuing and graduating students that have a discretionary component. To assist in the Prizes and Scholarships Committee's work, students provide input into the selection process by putting forward candidates via an on-line nomination form.听
If you wish to nominate yourself or have received an email informing you that you have been nominated, please complete the听Discretionary Prize - Nominee Information Form.
If you wish to nominate someone, please complete the Discretionary Prize - Nomination Form. The candidate will receive a copy and an invitation to complete a Discretionary Prize Nominee Form, to provide supporting information and complete the file.
List of Discretionary听Prizes
Consult the full list of听Faculty prizes, awards and scholarships for BCL/JD students for descriptions of the discretionary awards listed below.
Open to All Students*
- Borden Ladner Gervais Professional Excellence Award
- Daniel Mettarlin Memorial Scholarships
- David Litner Award
- Dentons LLP Black Student Excellence Scholarship
- Joseph Cohen, Q.C. Award
- Kark Claxton, Jr. Memorial Award
- Lyon William Jacobs, Q.C. Award
- McMillan Scholarship In Law
- Prix Souvenir George S. Challies Memorial Award
- Richard Golick Extracurricular Achievement Prize
- Stikeman Elliott Diversity Scholarship
*(including Graduating Students)
Open to Graduating Students only
- Cheryl Rosa Teresa Doran Award
- David Johnston Medal (Applications accepted via the dedicated Principal David Johnston Medal for Contribution Application Form)
- H. E. Herschorn Prize
- John W. Cook, K. C. Prize
- Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella Prize
- Rosa B. Gualtieri Prize
- Selma And Jak Almaleh Prize
- Spiegel, Sohmer Taxation Scholarship
- Stanley Kandestin, Q.C., Prize
Those listed as "Open to Graduating Students only" will only consider students graduating in the academic year (i.e. Summer, Fall, and Winter) as eligible for the award. Other awards listed may be available to both Graduating and Returning students, in which case, a Graduating student recipient will be prioritize (if comparing to the application of a Returning student).听