Awards & Prizes

Beeson, Eunice W. Award – awarded to a woman student on the basis of her academic performance, personality, character, and financial need.

Forsyth, G O Most Deserving – awarded to a student whom faculty deems to be the most deserving in the sense of combining the qualities of scholarship, character and need.

May, Elizabeth Prize for Environmental Service (MELP Prize) - awarded to a student who has demonstrated excellence in promoting environmental awareness in areas such as but not limited to the law school, campus and community.

Proulx, Francois-Michael Memorial Award - awarded to a visiting student who has made a significant contribution in enriching the life of the Schulich School of Law.

Bamford, Robert E. Memorial Award – awarded to a student who best combines academic excellence with a commitment to the Law School Community.

Burchell, Thomas Memorial Good Citizen Prize in Law (LSS Award) â€“ awarded to a graduating student who is voted by the graduating class as most supportive of fellow students during the course of their education.  

* Only 3L students will be considered, and current LSS Committee Members (President, Vice Presidents Executive, Finance, External, Academic, and Student Life, and the 1L Executive) cannot be nominated.

Cox, A. William Memorial Award – awarded to a student who demonstrated scholastic merit, financial need, registered for, or participated in the Legal Aid Clinic and demonstrated a high level of community commitment and service.  Must also be from Atlantic Canada.

Dawn Russell Community Commitment Award – awarded to a graduating student who has taken an interest in public service throughout Law School and who has demonstrated intention to pursue a career path devoted to public services. 

Duckworth, Muriel Award – awarded to a woman student in graduating class based on her consciousness of women’s issues and feminism in the legal community.

Jones, David M. Memorial Award – awarded to a student whose character has been a source of inspiration and optimism to classmates/school community.

Kerr, Donald A. Award in Maritime Law and Law of the Sea â€“ awarded to a graduating student enrolled in the Marine Law Certificate program who has demonstrated academic excellence and a potential for future leadership in marine law.

MacKenzie, Sarah MacWalker â€“ awarded to a student who has completed the Clinical Law Programme at ±«Óãtv Legal Aid Service and who has made an outstanding contribution toward the its goals of education, service, community development, and law reform. This is awarded at the discretion of the Clinic; nominations are not accepted.

Marshall, Donald Jr. Memorial Award - awarded to graduating student who has a proven commitment to raising awareness and working for social justice and criminal law reform with respect to Aboriginal peoples

NSBS Presidents' Leadership Award - award to be given to a student who intends to article in NS and who has exemplified consistent leadership qualities

Potts, Judge Fran Award in Law - awarded during convocation to a graduating student who has achieved academic excellence and has shown a commitment to the overall spirit of ±«Óãtv

Read, Horace E Award – awarded to a student who has made the greatest overall contribution to scholarship and student life

Smith, G.I.  Memorial Award – awarded to a student who showed academic excellence by attaining a high scholastic average, and having demonstrated, in the opinion of Faculty, the most promise of achieving exemplary standards of professional and public service.

Borden Ladner Gervais Professional Excellence Award – awarded to a first year student who has achieved academic excellence and has displayed qualities that reflect the Borden Ladner Gervais core values, which include integrity, excellence, teamwork and commitment.

Interested students should provide details of how they meet the criteria for this award. In addition to academic excellence, this could include information on, for example, community contributions, participation in law journal activities and submission of articles for publication, participation in the organization of speakers and other events for law school societies. Consideration will also be given to any new initiatives developed by a student which would improve the school or the community at large. Download the [PDF - 139 kB]

BOYNECLARKE Prize – awarded to a first year student from Nova Scotia who demonstrated excellence through a combination of academic achievement, participation and contribution to law school and the broader community. Download the [PDF - 57 kB]