Deadline: 9 September 2024
The Michael & Suzanne Borrin Foundation is inviting applications for its Travel and Learning Awards to encourage legal professionals in Aotearoa New Zealand to seek out and bring back new perspectives, relationships, and skills to foster innovation in the legal profession and to make a valuable contribution in years to come.
Travel and Learning Awards are available to support individual members of the New Zealand legal community to take up opportunities to learn from others, build networks and relationships, and investigate innovative ideas.
Funding Information
- Pool of funding available: $120,000.
- 12 awards of up to $10,000 each will be available per year.
Uses of the Funds
- The award can be used to fund travel for 2-8 weeks to pursue a practical inquiry, to share knowledge, to build networks or to attend conferences, training or other professional learning opportunities.
- This award can also be used to fund travel for opportunities such as unpaid internships that may span several months for the benefit of the knowledge and experience applicants can acquire and bring back to New Zealand.
- Funding can be used for registration fees, and travel and accommodation costs including per diems if needed, and other travel related costs including economy class airfares.
Eligibility Criteria
- Open to all legal professionals in Aotearoa New Zealand at all stages in their career. This includes members of the judiciary (current and retired Judges), lawyers in the private or public sector, legal academics, and postgraduate law students.
- Legal professionals who are curious and passionate and have a lifelong commitment to justice and service.
- Preference given to applicants working in under-resourced areas of law in New Zealand, or in our strategic focus areas of criminal justice and family law.
For more information, visit Michael & Suzanne Borrin Foundation.
