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2016 UVic Libraries Student Scholarships

The annual UVic Libraries Student Scholarships are now open for applications! Continue the winning tradition of the law school community.

Continuing law students and grad students, have you made use of library resources in furtherance of a paper, project, or assignment?

(For example, did you complete a paper, write an open memo, or take LAW 399?)

If so, take a moment to apply for either the David Harris Flaherty Scholarship, for undergraduate applicants from any discipline including Law, or the William Petrie Scholarship, open to graduate students.

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Jonathan Minnes, a graduate student in Law, was the inaugural winner of the William Petrie Scholarship! You can read his winning essay and the winning undergraduate essay for inspiration.

April 1 to May 31 is the submission window. Read on for details and terms:

  • DAVID HARRIS FLAHERTY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT LIBRARY SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 2014 and named for donor David Harris Flaherty, this scholarship is awarded to an in-course, academically outstanding undergraduate student in any discipline who can show how they have utilized library resources – be they print, archival, music, multimedia, digital, etc. – for a class project, assignment or research paper.
    • Eligible students must complete a 500 word essay explaining their use of library resources in an application.

 

  • WILLIAM PETRIE GRADUATE STUDENT LIBRARY SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 2014 and named for bequest donor William Petrie, this scholarship is awarded to an academically outstanding graduate student in any discipline who can show how they have utilized library resources – be they print, archival, music, multimedia, digital, etc. – for a class project, assignment or research paper.
    • Eligible students must complete a 500 word essay explaining their use of library resources in an application.

Please visit the Student Scholarships page for complete application instructions.