Deadline: July 31, 2025

Eligibility

In order to be considered for the First Peoples Law Scholarship, an applicant must:

  1. be an Indigenous student (i.e. First Nations, Métis or Inuit) currently enrolled at a Canadian law school as a JD candidate as of September 2025; and
  2. have a demonstrated interest in serving and advancing the interests of Indigenous Peoples.

Application requirements

  1. Reference letter from one of the following:

    a) Reference letter from a member of your home community identifying and confirming your commitments and interests. It is suggested but not required that this reference letter come from a community Elder, elected or hereditary leader, or traditional knowledge-holder;

    OR

    b) Reference letter from an organization, entity or other body which provides services and supports for or on behalf of Indigenous Peoples.
     
  2. Reference letter from an employer or professor (or other faculty member)

    Please note: your two reference letters must be

    a) submitted directly by the authors at the following link (click here);
     
    b) written by different individuals; and

    c) addressed to First Peoples Law regarding the Indigenous Law Student Scholarship.
     
  3. Proof of enrolment as a law student at a Canadian law school from the university registrar or law faculty

    Please note: offers of admission and course schedules do not meet this requirement. If you are not yet registered for the fall term (first year law students are sometimes not enrolled until the end of August), please submit a letter from the faculty of law confirming you have accepted your offer of admission and that you will be registered for the fall term.

    If uploading your proof of enrolment is a problem via the application page, please email the document to scholarship@firstpeopleslaw.com.
     
  4. An essay not exceeding 500 words explaining how you intend to use your law degree to serve and advance the interests of Indigenous Peoples
     
  5. Your one-page résumé in PDF format

    If uploading your résumé is a problem via the application page, please email the document to scholarship@firstpeopleslaw.com.

First Peoples Law

As part of our commitment to supporting the development of Indigenous lawyers, First Peoples Law is offering a scholarship in the amount of $10,000 to an Indigenous law student with a demonstrated interest in serving and advancing the interests of Indigenous Peoples.

First Peoples Law LLP is a law firm dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of Indigenous Peoples. We work exclusively with Indigenous Peoples to defend their inherent and constitutionally protected title, rights and Treaty rights, uphold their Indigenous laws and governance and ensure economic prosperity for their current and future generations.

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