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Travel Fund for Graduate Students in Environmental Law and Sustainability

The Fund seeks to promote research on cutting-edge issues related to environmental law, regulation and policy in order to provide essential inputs to national and international policy-making and more effective environmental governance.

Purpose of Travel Fund

Provide financial support to University of Ottawa graduate students  working in the field of environmental law or policy, including sustainability

Value of award: Variable
Application contact: Office of Graduate Studies of the Faculty of Law ([email protected])
Application deadline: December 1(for travel between January 1 and April 30) / April 1 (for travel between May 1 and August 31) / August 1 (for travel between September 1 and December 31)

Eligibility Criteria

  • be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, a person with protected/refugee status or an international student;
  • be registered as a full-time student in a graduate program at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa;
  • demonstrate academic excellence;
  • propose a suitable area of study consistent with cutting edge issues related to environmental law, regulation and policy in order to provide essential inputs into national and international policy formation and more effective environmental governance.; 
  • travel as part of their program of study (ex: to attend a conference or a symposium, to participate in research activities abroad, etc.).

Application Procedure

Before the travel

The applicant must submit the following forms, completed and signed, to the Office of Graduate Studies of the Faculty of Law (FTX301), or submit their application by email by sending clearly scanned documents to [email protected]:

The applicant will be advised whether their application is approved or refused by email by the Office of Graduate Studies of the Faculty of Law.

After the travel

Applicants must submit the refund request via Workday. (See guide (PDF, 1.22 MB)).