Bachand-Duguay Bursary for Students with Exceptional Life Journeys

Award created thanks to the generosity of lawyers Guylaine Bachand and Bruno-Étienne Duguay

Award Overview

Value of the award:
$5,000
Number of awards:
1
Award frequency:
Annual
Level or program of study:
Undergraduate
Application Type:
Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone.
Application Deadline:
April 1
Renewable:
No

Purpose of this Award

To award a bursary to students in civil law who have faced personal and socioeconomic hardship, or who have experienced systemic discrimination as a result of their socio-economic status or ethno-cultural background.  Applicants can be of immigrant background or come from disadvantaged socioeconomic circumstances, cultural minorities or Indigenous communities.
Bursaries can also be awarded to those who don’t meet our minimum requirements for admission to studies in law (80% for college students and 78% for university students).

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  1. be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, a person with protected or refugee status, or an international student
  2. be admitted to an undergraduate program in the Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section, of the University of Ottawa
  3. have experienced personal and socioeconomic hardship, or have faced systemic discrimination due to their socioeconomic status or ethno-cultural background

How to Apply

Submitted in the Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone, and must include:

  1. the Financial Questionnaire
  2. a letter from the applicant (500 words max.) summarizing the personal and socioeconomic hardship they have faced in their life or the systemic discrimination they have experienced as a result of their socioeconomic status or ethno-cultural background

About this Award

This admission bursary was established thanks to the generosity of lawyers Guylaine Bachand and BrunoÉtienne Duguay, alumni of the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section. Inspired by their own careers, they believe that students who arrive with a different background and have taken detours along their path make a major contribution to the profession. A straight line is not always the best route between two points.