Joseph P. Dallaire and Cécile Caouette Scholarship

Award created thanks to the generosity of the Honorable Pierre Dallaire

Award Overview

Value of the award:
Minimum $1,000
Number of awards:
Variable
Award frequency:
Annual
Level or program of study:
Undergraduate
Application Type:
Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone.
Application Deadline:
November 3
Renewable:
No

Purpose of this Award

Award a scholarship to a student in Civil Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa who has distinguished himself/herself through volunteering and charitable activities in the community and academic excellence.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  1. be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, a person with the protected/refugee status or an international student
  2. be registered in the second year of the undergraduate program at the Civil Law Section of the Faculty of Law
  3. demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid and Awards Service of the University of Ottawa
  4. demonstrate academic excellence
  5. demonstrate involvement in volunteering and charitable activities in the community

How to Apply

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

  1. the Financial Questionnaire
  2. the Curriculum Vitae on Online Scholarships and Bursaries

About this Award

This scholarship was created by the Honorable Pierre Dallaire, who was adjunct professor at the Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section, before his appointment to the bench of the Quebec Superior Court. He created this scholarship in memory of his parents, Joseph (Jos.) Dallaire (1919-2003) and Cécile Caouette (1921-1981), who were both lifelong volunteers in the service of their fellow citizens in Rouyn Noranda, a town in the Abitibi region of Quebec. For example, following his retirement in 1983, Joseph Dallaire founded Mission-Partage, a non-profit organization in which retirees collect salvageable items that would ordinarily be thrown away, repair them and sell them to those in need. Over the past 25 years, this recycling initiative has generated over $1 million, which has been donated to help underprivileged communities in Brazil.