New LLM students eligible for up to $25,000 in funding
The University of Saskatchewan College of Law (USask Law) has funding available for new Master of Laws students planning to begin their studies in September 2026.
General funding for LLM research
Successful candidates will receive a minimum of $20,000 in funding for the 2026-2027 academic year. Students are urged to consider the highlighted research areas outlined below.
Highlighted LLM research areas
While research proposals on any legal topic will be considered, preference may be given, specifically for the 2026 intake, to proposals that focus on these areas of law:
- Administrative law
- Child protection and human rights
- Constitutional law
- Contracts
- Corporate law
- Criminal law
- Criminal procedure
- Environmental law
- Health law
- Jurisprudence
- Law and religion
- Natural resource development
- Socio-legal studies (including law and humanities, legal history)
- Tort law
Funding for Indigenous legal research in the LLM program and Indigenous students undertaking LLM research
Up to two successful candidates (Indigenous students or any student conducting Indigenous legal research) will receive $25,000 in funding for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Indigenous legal research
Indigenous research areas are a strength at the college, as many of our faculty are leaders in these areas. The college is also home to the Indigenous Law Centre, which serves as a hub for Indigenous students and research.
Indigenous students undertaking LLM research
USask Law has funding for Indigenous students interested in beginning LLM studies at the college. They may choose to focus their research on any legal topic. Preference may be given to students who choose to focus their research on one of the “Highlighted LLM research areas” noted above.
Key dates
- Students must begin their program in September 2026.
- Deadline to apply for the funding is 15, 2026.
About the college
Leaders in legal scholarship
USask Law is the oldest law school in Western Canada and has provided public service, innovative legal education and high-quality legal scholarship to Saskatchewan and beyond since 1912.
Our alumni are judicial, political, academic, and private and public sector leaders across the country. The school’s faculty members are award-winning teachers, recognized for their innovation and effectiveness.
The college has strengths in numerous fields, including: dispute resolution, constitutional law, Indigenous law and access to justice.
Interdisciplinary research
USask Law also hosts two important centres: the Indigenous Law Centre and CREATE Justice. As a result, there are opportunities for significant interdisciplinary partnerships between the college and other academic units on campus. The college has embraced the interdisciplinary opportunities presented by being part of a major research-intensive university. This is reflected in how the school values the creation and dissemination of diverse forms of knowledge and using that knowledge to better the human condition.
Endowed chairs:
The college hosts three major endowed chairs:
- Ariel F. Sallows Chair in Human Rights
- Law Foundation of Saskatchewan H. Robert Arscott Chair
- Estey Chair in Business Law
Distinguished scholars from Canada and around the world have served terms in the college, enriching the academic life at USask Law.
More information
All candidates interested in applying to the LLM program may contact law.gradstudies@usask.ca if they have questions. You may also visit Master of Laws information page.
