Additional Funding Opportunities for LLM and PhD Applicants (2026–27)
Queen’s Faculty of Law – Graduate Studies
Prospective graduate students at Queen’s Law have access to a wide range of competitive internal awards, research assistantships, and teaching opportunities. In addition to our standard funding packages, applicants for the 2026–27 academic year may also be considered for the following faculty-linked funding opportunities, available to students whose research aligns with specific professors and their supported projects.
These awards may be held in combination with standard graduate funding, subject to program rules.
PhD Students: On top of our minimum funding guarantee of $30K per year for four years, we offer additional funding through faculty held research grants.
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Faculty-Supervised Funding Opportunities (2026–27)
Grégoire Webber
Area: Legal Philosophy & Public Law
Available Funding: $10,000
Source: SSHRC Insight Grant
Students working in legal philosophy, constitutional and public law theory, or normative political theory may be considered for this award.
Nicholas Bala
Area: Family Law (Project-Specific)
Available Funding: $5,000–$10,000
Source: SSHRC
Ideal for students interested in family law, youth justice, and child protection, particularly those whose thesis aligns closely with the funded project.
Robert Yalden
Area: Corporate & Securities Law
Available Funding: $5,000-$10,000
Source: Sigurdson Research Fund
Supports research in business law, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and securities regulation.
Nicolas Lamp
Area: International Trade Law & the Crisis of Globalization
Available Funding: $25,000
Source: SSHRC Insight Grant
Designed for students examining international economic law, global governance, trade policy, or the socio-political effects of globalization.
Jacob Weinrib
Area: Constitutional Law & Legal Theory
Available Funding: $5,000
Source: SSHRC Insight Grant
Suitable for students pursuing normative constitutional theory, human rights theory, or jurisprudence.
Cherie Metcalf
Area: Private Rights of Action in Canada
Available Funding: Up to $10,000
Source: SSHRC Insight Development Grant (IDG)
Open to students interested in tort law, access to justice, litigation theory, and private enforcement of public norms.
Ashwini Vasanthakumar
Area: Transitional Justice, Structural Oppression, Migration & Incarceration
Available Funding: $20,000
Source: Insight Grant
A strong fit for students exploring political and legal responses to conflict, displacement, oppression, responsibility, or punishment.
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How to Be Considered for These Opportunities
Applicants interested in any of the above awards should:
1. Identify the supervising professor in their application and clearly indicate the alignment between their proposed research and the relevant funded project.
2. Discuss their fit in the Statement of Research Interest or Proposal.
3. When contacted during the admissions process, be prepared to provide additional detail on how their research will contribute to the professor’s grant-supported work.
Awards are competitive, subject to supervisor availability, and contingent on admission to the LLM or PhD program. If you have already submitted your application, please send an additional one-page addendum to the Gradate Program Coordinator at lawgrad@queensu.ca. In the subject line, please include the name of the faculty member and area of interest.