Funding your studies

Twenty awards (scholarships and bursaries) are available for students with disabilities. Awards range in value and eligibility criteria.

Scholarships are based on merit such as academic achievement, community involvement, or leadership. Bursaries are based on demonstrated financial need.

For information on award eligibility and how to apply, please visit our website the UBC Student website.

Four scholarships, ranging from $275 to $1500, are available for women studying on a part-time basis. These awards are for women students on the Vancouver campus enrolled in part-time studies for both the previous and upcoming Winter Sessions (September – April). 

For information on award eligibility and how to apply, please visit our website UBC Students website.

Affiliation Scholarships and Bursaries

Affiliation scholarships are based on merit such as academic achievement, community involvement, or leadership, and require that students be connected to a specific group. Affiliation bursaries are based on financial need and require that students be connected to a specific group. Specific groups may include,

• Clubs
• Trade unions
• Companies
• Geographic regions
• Demographic groups

For information on award eligibility and how to apply, please visit our websites for Affiliation Scholarships and Affiliation Bursaries.

The Premier Undergraduate Scholarships and Wesbrook Scholars are the University's most prestigious designations, given to senior students with outstanding academic performance, leadership, and involvement in student and community activities.

Awards range from 20 Wesbrook Scholar designations worth $1,000 each to renewable scholarships worth $20,000 over two years. Eligible students will be emailed with an invitation to attend an information session in September.

For more information on eligibility requirements and how to apply, please visit the UBC Students website.

For information on awards and scholarships available for students going on exchange, please visit the UBC Students website.

Ray Herbert Award

Awarded to the best all-round graduating student as determined by a committee of his or her peers. The criteria used in making the selection are academic achievement, athletic involvement, the ability to work with and lead others, and moral force of character. Honours Ray Herbert, D.F.C., C.D., Q.C. who rendered extraordinary service to his country both in war and peace, to his university and the law school, and to the legal profession in BC.

Past Recipients of the Ray Herbert Award

2022 - Benae Tutelman 
2021 - Connie Do 
2020 - Chelsea Carter Gardner  
2019 - Young, Asha Nicole
2018 - Joseph William Doyle
2017 - Alyssa Anson Leung, Maria Oswald
2016 - Amjad Khadhair
2015 - Darcy McKitrick
2014 - Steven Chasey
2013 - Joanne Barnum
2012 - Jessica Fletcher
2011-   Shirley Smiley 
2010 - William J. Murray      
2009 - Geoffrey Rawle     
2008 - Jennifer O. Y. Lau, Tariq A. Ahmed
2007 - Jeffrey Robinson
2006 - Hayley D. Laker
2005 - Agnes Y. S. Huang, Jitesh M. Mistry   
2004 - M. Kathleen Kinch    
2003 - Donn Short    
2002 - Miranda L. Lam         
2001 - David Kolb    
2000 - Jennifer L.  Francis
1999 - Doran S. Chandler, Peter M. Smith
1998 - James P. Tate
1997 - Gregory McGunigle
1996 - Daniel J. McLeod
1995 - Nikos E. Harris
1994 - Valerie A. Schilling
1993 - Lan Yip
1992 - Leslie A. Palleson
1991 - Simon T. N. Cridland
1990 - John F. Anderson 
1989 - Lena L. Dal Santo, Vincent G. Critchley

The George F. Curtis Student Endowment Fund was created to honour the law school founding dean’s outstanding contribution to legal education in British Columbia. Income generated by the fund is used to partially fund conferences organized by JD law students and to help JD law students attend academic events related to their studies.

A call for applications is usually solicited twice an academic year (generally in October and January). Applications for Fall 2024 are due October 16 at noon.

JD students attending law-related conferences can apply to the Curtis Fund for conference funding.

To apply for funding, please provide the following information to Kaila Mikkelsen, Assistant Dean, Students by email to mikkelsen@allard.ubc.ca.

(1) A letter containing:

• Full description of the conference
• A statement about how attending the conference relates to your academic studies at UBC;
• For in-person attendance at a conference outside of Greater Vancouver where there is a virtual option, please describe why attendance in person is important; 
• Whether or not you are presenting a paper or actively participating in the conference other than as an observer; and
• A budget (conference fees, accommodation, travel, etc.). Please note the Curtis Fund does not reimburse membership fees, food costs or parking.  Students are expected to choose the most economical travel/accommodation. Please indicate if you have applied for or are receiving funding from other sources.
• If you are applying on behalf of a group, please provide the full names and email addresses of all student attendees for whom you are applying.

(2) Proof of the costs submitted in the budget:

• This usually takes the form of copies of travel/conference receipts or estimates of travel/conference expenses (eg. printouts from websites). 

Please note that because the Curtis Fund is small, we are not usually able to provide full funding. If possible, students should demonstrate that they can obtain the remainder of the conference costs from other sources. Most students that receive funding will only receive in the range of ~$50-$300 that may be applied against any conference fee, accommodation or travel expenses. Please note that certain expenses will not be covered including food, membership fees and parking.  

Applications from the following may be prioritized for more funding: 

• Students who are presenting or actively participating in a conference 
• Students who are seeking to attend conferences providing networking and mentorship for members of groups historically underrepresented in the legal profession 

This fund is not available for participation in moots or other competitive events.  Students who wish to enter such an event as an Allard School of Law entrant should contact the Associate Dean, Academic Affairs.

If you are travelling to a conference with other law students, please indicate this in your application. Students attending as a group or club are encouraged to apply as a group for funding, and joint applications are encouraged where students are traveling or staying together at the conference. 
 

The Anne M. Stewart, Q.C. Student Emergency Fund in Law has been established by Anne M. Stewart, Q.C. (B.Sc. 1972, LL.B. 1975) to assist law students in any year of study who are faced with an unexpected financial challenge of a serious nature which impacts their well-being and/or their ability to continue in the program. The student must demonstrate that all other possible sources of support have been explored before an application is considered. All requests are determined on a case-by-case basis. Awards are adjudicated by Enrolment Services.

Email the Law’s team of Enrolment Services Advisors to schedule a confidential advising appointment to assess your financial situation and get advice on the best course of action for your situation.