About the program
The graduate studies in law are a joint endeavour of the Common Law and Civil Law Sections at the University of Ottawa.
The aim of the doctoral program is to develop autonomous academics and lawyers who are highly qualified to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in their particular discipline through theoretical, practical and empirical research in various fields of law.
The program focuses on the development and mastery of a research approach, of social and critical legal reasoning for the purpose of making original contributions in the field of law.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Indigenous Legal Theory: Worldview, Language and Legal Concepts
- Critical Approaches to Health Law, Policy and Ethics
- Studies in Human Rights
- Constitutional Equality Law and Theory
- Children's Rights: An Interdisciplinary Approach
- Contemporary Issues in Law
- Special Topics in Humanitarian and Security Law
- Law and Social Justice
- Global Sustainability and Environmental Law
- Philosophy of Law
Key information
Duration
- Full-time: 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting September 2027
- Apply before Jun 2027, National (estimated deadline; applies if you have the same nationality as the university)
- Apply before Apr 2027, International (estimated deadline; applicable to students from outside the European Economic Area who want to study within the EEA, or to students who want to study outside the EEA but are not nationals of that country)
Language
English
TOEFL iBT: 100
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Ottawa, Canada
Disciplines
International Law, Civil & Private Law, Legal Studies
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: B+
English requirements
TOEFL iBT: 100
Other requirements
The applicant must:
- Have a master of laws degree (LLM) awarded by an accredited Canadian university, obtained with a minimum average of 75% (B+), calculated as per the standards established for graduate studies or an equivalent degree in law from a foreign university meeting the same standards, as well as demonstrated legal research and writing abilities.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International (applies to you): Non-residents — 11,911 AUD / year ≈ 11,870 CAD / year
- Domestic (applies to you): Citizens or residents — 4,722 AUD / year ≈ 4,706 CAD / year
Living costs
Ottawa, Canada: 1,172 - 1,932 AUD / month (includes accommodation, public transportation, utilities, books and groceries).
Funding — Scholarships
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Law.
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: 07 Oct 2026 (U.S. government)
- DFL Scholarship Program — Need-based — Deadline: Not specified (Daughters for Life Foundation)
- International Peace Scholarship Fund — Grant: 12500 USD — Deadline: 15 Dec 2026 (The International Peace Scholarship Fund)
- Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship — Grant: 50000 CAD — Deadline: Not specified (Canadian Government)
- ServiceScape Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 (ServiceScape)
- Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program — Grant: 7000 CAD — Deadline: 18 Nov 2026 — Merit-based (Canadian Government)
- ACES Scholarships — Grant: 3500 USD — Deadline: 15 Nov 2026 (ACES Education Fund)
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: Not specified — Merit-based (OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation)
- Monthly Scholarship Series — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: Anytime (MPOWER Financing)
- P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship (IPS) — Grant: 12500 USD — Deadline: 15 Dec 2026 (The International Peace Scholarship Fund)
- Niara Scholarships — Grant: 500 CAD — Deadline: Anytime — Merit-based (Niara)
- Amberscholar Scholarship — Grant: 6000 USD — Deadline: 31 Jan 2027 — Merit-based (Amber Scholar)
- Organization of American States Academic Scholarships Program — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: Not specified (Canadian Government)
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 01 Mar 2027 (Voice Talent Online)
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 — Merit-based (IvyPanda)
- Dream Chaser Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 13 Jan 2027 — Merit-based (Salvado Law)
- Traditional Fulbright Canada Student Awards — Grant: 25000 USD — Deadline: 10 Oct 2026 (U.S. government)
- Scholarship for students with disabilities — Grant: 3000 USD — Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 — Need-based (Anonymous Hope Fund)
- Canadian Francophonie Scholarship Program (CFSP) — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: Not specified (Government Of Canada)
- CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholarship — Grant: 100000 CAD — Deadline: Not specified — Merit-based (Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR))
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship — Grant: 1500 USD — Deadline: Not specified (IELTS from 6 to 9)
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme — Grant: 12000 USD — Deadline: 11 Jan 2027 (The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme)
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