Professor Vern Krishna Scholarship (OTSS)

Award created thanks to the generosity of Professor Vern Krishna

Award Overview

Value of the award:
Minimum $4,000
Number of awards:
Variable
Award frequency:
Annual
Level or program of study:
JD
Application Type:
Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone.
Application Deadline:
November 3
Renewable:
No

Purpose of this Award

To provide financial support to students in the English-language JD Program of the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section whose education would otherwise be compromised.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  1. be registered as full-time student in the English-language JD Program of the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section at the University of Ottawa
  2. be an Ontario resident, as per OSAP rules
  3. demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid and Awards Service of the University of Ottawa
  4. demonstrate strong academic standing
  5. demonstrate a genuine interest in income tax law and/or business law
Note: Preference will be given to person with genuine interest in income tax law.

How to Apply

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

  1. the Financial Questionnaire
  2. a brief statement from the applicant (maximum 500 words) explaining how they have demonstrated a genuine interest in income tax and/or business law

About this Award

Professor Vern Krishna, C.M., Q.C., F.R.S.C., LL.D., has taught at the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, since 1981. He is an expert in the domain of tax law and has published extensively in the area. Professor Krishna has been a Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada since 1991. In June 2001 he was elected by his colleagues to serve a two year term as Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada. He is the first law professor ever to serve as Treasurer. Professor Krishna is the Executive Director of the Tax Research Centre at the University of Ottawa and was the Executive Director of the National Committee on Accreditation, Federation of Law Societies of Canada from 1983 to 2009. In addition, among Professor Krishna’s many distinguished accomplishments, he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Fellow of the Certified General Accountants of Canada and a Member of the Order of Canada.

The donor thanks the Government of Ontario who helped create this fund through its generous matching contributions.