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Baxter Family Competition on Federalism at McGill University 2025

Awarded by McGill University

Scholarship Details

Eligible Degrees

Other

Funding Type

Partial Funding · CAD 1,000 to CAD 5,000

Eligible Courses

Federalism

Eligible Nationalities

Open to all nationalities

Can Be Taken At

Any institution across the world

Provider

McGill University

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Overview

The Faculty of Law at McGill University and the Peter MacKell Chair in Federalism are conducting the Baxter Family Competition on Federalism, 2016.
This competition aims to improve research and foster informed debate on federalism by law students worldwide.

Eligibility Critieria:

  • Applicants must be undergraduate or graduate students, as well as junior scholars, lawyers, or practitioners with five years of working experience or less, from anywhere around the world.
  • To be eligible, authors must belong to one of the following categories:
    • Be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in law or political science;
    • Hold a law or political science degree and have obtained their most recent degree after February 7th, 2020; or
    • Have been admitted to the Bar after February 7th, 2020.
  • Papers may be co-authored, provided each author is eligible.

Submission Criteria:

  • The essays submitted for the Baxter Family Competition on Federalism should be in English or French.
  • The essays should not exceed 8000 words in English and 8800 words in French.
  • The essays should be in a 12-point font, with 2.5 margins on the side, and double-spaced.
  • The essays should contain a title, the author's name, and contact, and the author's eligibility statement.
  • The essay should have an abstract (200 words) and should be submitted in the word format.

Value:

  • Prizes ranging from CAD 1,000 to CAD 5,000
  • Opportunity to present one’s research at the Baxter Family Symposium on Federalism held in Montréal in Spring 2025.
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  • The deadline of Baxter Family Competition on Federalism at McGill University 2025 is Expired.
  • Baxter Family Competition on Federalism at McGill University 2025 is offered to Other degree.
  • Baxter Family Competition on Federalism at McGill University 2025 is offered for Federalism.
  • Baxter Family Competition on Federalism at McGill University 2025 is open for: Open to all nationalities.
  • Baxter Family Competition on Federalism at McGill University 2025 is offered by McGill University.
  • Baxter Family Competition on Federalism at McGill University 2025 covers Partial Funding, CAD 1,000 to CAD 5,000.