International Research Fellowship
This is New Zealand’s premier legal research award.
It enables recipients of high ability to pursue a defined course of research either in New Zealand or overseas with the purpose of making a significant contribution to an area of law in New Zealand.
Value $125,000, annually.
Applications close at 5pm on 1st September each year.
Please refer to our How to Apply page for details about making applications for the International Research Scholarship.
Previous International Research Fellows
2012 : Dr Emily HendersonFormer Crown prosecutor in Whangarei. Honorary research fellow at Auckland University’s Department of Psychology About the recipient and their research |
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2011 : Christopher HareSenior Lecturer at the University of Auckland About the recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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2010 : Professor Campbell McLachlan QCVictoria University of Wellington About the recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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2009 : Professor Ron PatersonProfessor of Law at Auckland University. Former Health and Disability Commissioner. About the recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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2008 : Dr Mark HickfordLegal Adviser in the Department of the Prime Minister of New Zealand; Adjunct Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington. About the recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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2007 : No award was made this year |
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2006: Professor Geoff MclayCommissioner with the Law Commission, on leave from lecturing at Faculty of Law at Victoria University of Wellington. About the recipient and their research.View Fellow’s web link |
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2005: Dr Matthew S. R. PalmerDeputy Solicitor General (Public Law Group), Crown Law Office, Wellington. Former Pro Vice Chancellor (Government Relations), Dean of Law, Victoria University of Wellington, and Director of the NZ Centre for Public Law. About the recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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2004: Dr Alex ConteSenior Policy Analyst with the Anti-Corruption Division of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris. Former Senior Lecturer in International Law at Canterbury University. About the recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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2003: Professor Alexander GillespieProfessor of Law at University of Waikato. About this recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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2002: Professor John DawsonProfessor of Law at University of Otago. About this recipient and their researchView Fellow’s web link |
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