Honourable Martin Cauchon Human Rights Scholarship

Award created thanks to the generosity of the Hon. Martin Cauchon and Dorine Perron

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

To award a scholarship to undergraduate students studying full time in a program in the Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section, who have demonstrated a commitment to human rights through their personal, academic and/or social achievements.

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 enrolled full time an undergraduate program in the Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section, of the University of Ottawa
  3. have demonstrated a commitment to human rights through their personal and social achievements
  4. demonstrate financial need, according to the criteria of the University of Ottawa Financial Aid and Awards Service

How to Apply

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

  1. the Financial Questionnaire
  2. a letter (max. 500 words) describing the applicant’s commitment to human rights through their personal, academic and social achievements

About this Award

This scholarship was generously established by the Hon. Martin Cauchon and Dorine Perron, alumni of the Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section. Before joining the firm DS Avocats in the late 2010s, Mr. Cauchon had a brilliant career in federal politics. MP for Outremont from 1993, he was minister of state for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the regions of Quebec, followed by minister of national revenue (August 1999 to January 2002), as well as minister of justice and attorney-general of Canada. When he was minister of justice, he presented a bill to redefine marriage and extend it to same-sex spouses.