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Nicole Senécal Scholarship for Civil Law Indigenous Students

The Nicole Senécal Doctoral Scholarship was set up in 2006 by Nicole Senécal on the 40th anniversary of her graduation from the LL.L. program in the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law. Nicole Senécal also holds a Diplôme d'études supérieures in public international law from the University of Nice, in France. She was
admitted to the Barreau du Québec in 1967. During her long career in the Canadian public service, Ms. Senécal held important positions in foreign affairs, international cooperation, communications and public management. Those positions include Deputy Delegate of the Permanent Mission of Canada to UNESCO (in
Paris), Press Secretary to the Prime Minister of Canada, Vice-President of Policy Branch and Multilateral Programs Branch at the Canadian International Development Agency, Assistant Deputy Minister of Labour and Executive Director of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Since her retirement in 2001, she has been active in volunteer work in the area of francophone education. She has been a board member of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, the World Vegetable Center in Taiwan and Vice-Present of the Friends of Library and Archives Canada.

Award a scholarship to an Indigenous student at the Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section of the University of
Ottawa.

Value of award: Minimum $10 000
Number of awards: 1
Frequency of the award: Every two years
Application contact: Financial Aid and Awards Service
Application deadline: March 31

Applicants must meet these criteria:

  • be a Canadian citizen;

  • provide documented proof of Indigenous identity, in accordance with the requirements of the University of Ottawa Eligibility for Focused Admissions, Scholarships, and Bursaries for First Nations, Inuit, and
    Métis People administrative procedure; 

  • be registered in a French-language undergraduate program at the Civil Law Section OR in a French language graduate program at the Faculty of Law and be supervised by a Civil Law Section professor.

Applications must be made through Online Scholarships and Bursaries, which can be accessed
through the uoZone portal, and should include:

  • documented proof of Indigenous identity, in accordance with the requirements of the University of Ottawa Eligibility for Focused Admissions, Scholarships, and Bursaries for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis People administrative procedure; 
  • a confirmation from the applicant that his/her supervisor is a Civil Law Section professor (if applicable).