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.
If you wish to nominate yourself or have received an email informing you that you have been nominated, please complete the 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 Prizes
Consult the full list of Faculty prizes, awards and scholarships for BCL/JD students for descriptions of the discretionary awards listed below.
- Borden Ladner Gervais Professional Excellence Award
- Cheryl Rosa Teresa Doran Award (Graduating Students only)
- Daniel Mettarlin Memorial Scholarships
- David Johnston Medal (Graduating Students only)
- David Litner Award
- Dentons LLP Black Student Excellence Scholarship
- H. E. Herschorn Prize (Graduating Students only)
- John W. Cook, K. C. Prize
- Joseph Cohen, Q.C. Award
- Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella Prize (Graduating Students only)
- 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
- Rosa B. Gualtieri Prize (Graduating Students only)
- Selma And Jak Almaleh Prize (Graduating Students only)
- Spiegel, Sohmer Taxation Scholarship (Graduating Students only)
- Stanley Kandestin, Q.C., Prize (Graduating Students only)
- Stikeman Elliott Diversity Scholarship
- Thomas Alexander Rowat Scholarship
Those listed as "(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).