At Osgoode Hall Law School, we are committed to ensuring that law school is affordable and accessible for all meritorious students. To this end, Osgoode awards over $3.5 million in academic merit and financial need based scholarships, awards and bursaries each year.

Law School is a substantial financial commitment and the Student Financial Services Office works hard to ensure that all students are aware of the array of different resources available. These resources include:

• Osgoode scholarships and awards (both entering and continuing), bursaries, and prizes
• an innovative student loan program with RBC Royal Bank that offers student lines-of-credit of up to $80,000 over three years of law school and one year of articling
• federal and provincial student loan programs, including the Ontario Student Assistance Plan (OSAP)
• an online database of external funding opportunities
• emergency funding for those students who require it

Ultimately, you must take full responsibility for the careful planning and budgeting of your available resources. To make your time at Osgoode more productive and pleasant, we encourage you to begin your financial planning for law school as early as possible. Start by reviewing the important information available on this website.

Other sources of financial advising and budgeting assistance available at Osgoode include: 

• personal discussion with the Student Financial Services Office staff
• one-to-one advice from banking professionals at RBC Royal Bank
• sample budgets and Money Penny’s Financial Tracker
• financial seminars with professional presenters, including a highly recommended session for first year students during orientation week
  
  

Contact Us

The Student Financial Services Office maintains an open door policy and invites all prospective and current students to visit and discuss their specific financial concerns. The Director, Penny Spence, and assistant, Nadia Narcisi, are available to meet with Osgoode students and advise them of their individual financial options. You can find us at:

Office of Student Financial Services
Room 1012C
Osgoode Hall Law School
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto Ontario Canada
M3J 1P3

Telephone: 416-650-8132
Email: financialservices@osgoode.yorku.ca