To continue his efforts towards a more inclusive academy and empowering emerging researchers, the Fund will create graduate, doctoral, and post-doctoral scholarships to notably support students from non-traditional backgrounds or perspectives, or from abroad who are not usually supported by traditional funding schemes.
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Purpose of Fund
In establishing the Ian R. Kerr Memorial Fund, his friends and colleagues plan to support scholarships, fellowships, activities and initiatives honouring the legacy of Dr. Ian R. Kerr in the fields of technology law, ethics and policy.
As of September 2023, one fellowship will be awarded to an LL.M. student whose research focuses on legal issues such as privacy, artificial intelligence, technology ethics, or robotics, and has an outstanding academic record.
The successful Kerr fellow will receive:
- A fellowship of the amount of $25,000;
- A bursary equivalent to Canadian tuition fee (maximum $11,000) to be credited to student account;
- Travel bursary / research fund of $2,000;
- Complimentary admission to a leading conference in the field; and
- Guaranteed technology law internship.
Application contact: Office of Graduate Studies of the Faculty of Law ([email protected])
Application deadline: March 31 (Only students who have received an offer of admission by that date will be eligible.)
Eligibility Criteria
The applicant must:
- have received an offer of admission as a full-time student to the LL.M. with concentration in Law and Technology at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa;
- hold a law degree (JD, LLL, LLB, BCL) with an outstanding average; and
Application Procedure
Once the application has been submitted through OUAC, submit, via email at llmphd@uottawa (Subject must be The Ian R. Kerr Memorial Fund):
- a letter of intent stating your interest in the scholarship and demonstrating that you meet the Ian R. Kerr Memorial Fund for LLM in law and technology's eligibility criteria.
- a proposal detailing the research in the areas of privacy, robotics, artificial intelligence or ethical technologies.
Announcement of the result: April/May
Apply now to the LLM with concentration in Law and Technology.
