Jim Ryan Class of 1975 Scholarship Fund

This award was created in loving memory of Jim Ryan

Award Overview

Value of the award:
Minimum $1,000
Number of awards:
1
Award frequency:
Annual
Level or program of study:
JD
Application Type:
Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone.
Application Deadline:
March 2
Renewable:
No

Purpose of this Award

To award a scholarship to the first-year student who contributed most to the enjoyment of his or her classmates during their first year of law school. 

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  1. be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or a person with the protected/refugee status
  2. be registered to the first year of the JD program at the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section
  3. be an Ontario resident, as per OSAP rules
  4. demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid and Awards Service
  5. have been nominated by classmates from the first-year class of the JD program at the Common Law Section as the student who contributed most to their enjoyment during their first year of law school

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
  3. a letter of recommendation by a nominating classmate from the first-year class of the JD program. The letter must provide examples of how the candidate contributed to the enjoyment of the first year of law school.

About this Award

This fund was established thanks to the contribution of J. Bruce Carr-Harris of Borden Ladner Gervais and those of Jim’s family, classmates and friends who contributed towards this scholarship.


Mr. Carr-Harris established this Fund in memory of Jim Ryan, Class of 1975. Jim is fondly remembered by his classmates for his wit and humour during the sometimes anxious days of their first year at law school. Jim never forgot that the serious business of being a law student did not mean that one must always be serious. It seemed that wherever Jim was to be found in the law school there was always laughter. 

 

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