The Samit and Reshma Sharma Scholarships in Law, Technology and Society were created in 2024 by the Samit & Reshma Sharma Foundation to celebrate the excellence of research and mentoring at the Centre for Law, Technology and Society at the University of Ottawa, Canada’s premiereresearch hub for technology law, ethics and policy.
The scholarships aim to enhance societal knowledge and interdisciplinary expertise in law, ethics and policy surrounding technology by supporting graduate students affiliated with the Centre who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and research excellence with the most significant practical impact in law, technology and society.
This year, the scholarship has been awarded to UnyimeAbasi Odong, a Ph.D. candidate in the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section under the supervision of Dr. Elizabeth Judge, a Faculty member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society. The scholarship will support her doctoral research into the regulation of financial technologies and corporate organisations, with a focus on cybercrime and national security aspects related to digital payments and assets.
UnyimeAbasi Odong is a motivated and resourceful graduate student whose outstanding academic achievements, sustained interdisciplinary commitment, community leadership, and high-impact research and publications aim to bring tangible change.
Faculty members of the Centre were invited to nominate graduate students under their supervision who demonstrated exceptional academic performance and research excellence. The Selection Committee was composed of Dr. Elizabeth Dubois, Dr. Jason Millar, and Dr. Florian Martin-Bariteau.
Thanks to the generous support of the Samit & Reshma Sharma Foundation, the Samit and Reshma Sharma Scholarship in Law, Technology and Society comes with a monetary award of CA$3,500 for the recipient to support her academic excellence and research impact.