Loan Programs for Domestic Students
Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)
OSAP is a need-based program available to Canadian citizens and landed immigrants who are Ontario residents. Our full-time and part-time Professional LLM and Graduate Diploma in Foundations of Canadian Law programs are OSAP-eligible. For more information:
Other Provincial Government Loan Programs
For information regarding other provincial student loan programs, consult the website of your provincial student assistance office:
Student Line-of-Credit Programs
Professional LLM students who are Canadian citizens or landed immigrants may be eligible for RBC’s Student Line-of-Credit for Professional Studies. For more information:
Windmill Microlending
Windmill Microlending offers fixed-rate loans to internationally-trained new Canadians who require relicensing, retraining, or relocation to achieve their career goals. For more information see:
Third Party Loan and Bursary Programs for International Students
Country-Specific Opportunities
We encourage international students to investigate all sources of funding within their home country, including government and private loans.
FCR Loan Program
The Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) is funded in part by the Federal Government of Canada to help skilled newcomers get back into their professional field. For more information see:
LLMStudy.Com International Student Bursaries
Postgrad Solutions – the team behind LLMstudy.com offers international students funding opportunities through a wide portfolio of postgraduate law bursaries. For more information see:
Awards and Bursaries for Current Students
Bursaries
Osgoode Professional Development bursaries are granted to Professional LLM or Graduate Diploma students on the basis of financial need. Students can make one bursary application each term. Current bursary amounts:
| Financial Need | Full-Time | Part-Time |
|---|---|---|
| Low | $400 | $200 |
| Medium | $1,000 | $500 |
| High | $2,500 | $1,250 |
The Professor Marilyn L. Pilkington Award
Professor Marilyn L. Pilkington, the Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School from 1993 to 1998 and founder of Osgoode Professional Development, established this award to be given to a student pursuing studies in the LLM program. The award will be granted annually (each Fall term) to a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, protected person, resident of Ontario, on the basis of academic achievement and financial need. Preference will be given to a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School. Applications for the Professor Marilyn L. Pilkington are made through the Osgoode Professional Development bursary application.
Vukica and Ljubomir (Bata) Dimitrijevic Memorial Annual Award
This award is established by the granddaughter of beloved grandparents, Matata and Deda Bata, for their unconditional love from the day she was born until they passed away in 2004 and 2006, respectively. It will be given annually (in each Fall term) to a student in the Professional LLM who is an internationally-trained lawyer or law graduate pursuing their first academic program in Canada. Full-time or part-time students paying either domestic or international fees are eligible. The recipient must demonstrate financial need. Applications for this award are made through the Osgoode Professional Development bursary application.
Sasa Jurak Memorial Annual Award
This award is established by Katarina Jurak, the daughter of beloved father, Sasa Jurak who passed away on January 7, 2020. It will be given annually (in each Fall term) to a student in the Professional LLM in International Business Law who is paying either domestic or international fees. The recipient must demonstrate financial need. Applications for this award are made through the Osgoode Professional Development bursary application.
Professional LLM Prize in Taxation Law
This prize was created to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Osgoode Professional Development’s Professional Masters of Law specializing in Taxation. The prize was inaugurated on May 25, 2023, at an anniversary celebration in honour of former long-time program directors Neil Brooks and Scott Wilkie. This prize is intended to continue to inspire thought leadership in Tax Law embodied by speakers at the 30th anniversary: Heather Evans; The Honourable K.A. Siobhan Monaghan; and The Honourable Marc Noël, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal. This prize will be awarded annually to a student with the best graduate paper in a Taxation Law course, based on nominations from the course instructor(s) and as determined by the academic directors. Instructors in Taxation Law courses will nominate papers. The academic director(s) of the Taxation Law program will select the prize winner.
Entrance Awards for International Students
OsgoodePD entrance awards are open to international students applying to a full-time LLM program. To be considered for this award, applicants to the program must submit the award application form and provide the contact information for a reference who can speak to their academic potential, in addition to submitting the documents required for the Professional LLM admission application.
The deadline for Fall entry award applications is January 15 or April 15, for Winter entry.
OsgoodePD International Entrance Award of Excellence
Applications for this award are open to international students applying to a full-time LLM program who have at least five years of post-graduate professional legal experience and demonstrate excellent academic potential. The award is valued at $30,000 (which is paid out in three installments over the three terms of the program). A minimum of six awards (typically, three to students starting in the Fall term and three to students starting in the Winter term) will be granted each year.
OsgoodePD International Entrance Award of Merit
Applications for this award are open to international students applying to a full-time LLM program who have at least two years of post-graduate professional legal experience and demonstrate excellent academic potential. The award is valued at $10,000 (which is paid out in three installments over the three terms of the program). A minimum of twelve awards (typically, six to students starting in the Fall term and six to students starting in the Winter term) will be granted each year.
International Entrance Awards Application Process
Eligible international students applying to full-time programs, will get access to the award application via the Application Portal, upon submission of their application fee (provided that the fee is submitted before the award application deadline).
The award application contains three questions each with a maximum word limit of 500 words (supplementary information will not be accepted):
- Describe how your professional and academic background make you a strong candidate for the award(s) you are applying for?
- What academic and professional goals do you plan to achieve during and after the Professional LLM?
- How would receiving this award help you to achieve these goals?
Applicants will also be asked to provide contact information for one support person (reference) for this award. This person can be an academic or professional reference. The can be one of the referees you used for your LLM Application or they may be someone different.
Award supports will be sent a form to complete via e-mail application containing three questions each with a maximum word limit of 500 words (supplementary information, in lieu of or in addition to completion of the form will not be accepted):
- What is your relationship to the applicant (for example, manager, professor, colleague, etc.) and how long have you known them?
- What makes the applicant an exceptional candidate for this award? Please refer to specific academic or professional achievements. If the applicant has personal circumstances relevant to their merit for this award you may include that information here.
- What goals (professional or academic) will the applicant achieve through the Professional LLM and how would receiving this award contribute to their success?
The deadline for Award Support forms for Fall entry award applications is January 30 or April 30, for Winter entry.
Academic Fee Waiver for Senior Citizens (Partial For OsgoodePD LLM Programs)
York University automatically applies a partial fee waiver for all Canadian citizens or permanent residents aged 60 years of age or older by:
- May 1, for registration in the summer session; or
- September 1, for registration in the fall/winter session (including winter term courses, which are part of the fall/winter session).
The fee waiver cannot exceed the level of tuition fees assigned to domestic, non-professional programs at York University.
The waiver covers academic fees only. Students are responsible for any additional charges including interest charges, student health and dental plans, course materials fees, supplementary fees, etc. Waivers are applied on a term by term basis.
For Example: a part-time student joining the program in the Fall 2024 term who is eligible for an academic fee waiver:
Standard Tuition for Fall 2024: $4079.61
Fee Waiver Amount for Fall 2024: $717.75
Tuition Owing for Fall 2024: $3361.86
For more information see the Waivers and Payments by a Third Party (External Agency) page on York University’s website.
Tax Credits
Tuition and Education Tax Credit
Students may qualify for a tax credit for tuition fees and education amounts. The amount of the tax credit depends on each student’s taxable income. For information, please consult Canada Revenue Agency’s Information on Students and Income Tax.