Promoting legal knowledge with lasting impact

The Law Foundation of South Australia Incorporated, through its grants programme, provides funding for:

• the promotion of legal research in the reform of law;

• the promotion of education and training of legal practitioners and/or their employees;

• the promotion of education in law and the legal system for the broader community including programmes in schools and universities;

• legal services to the community.

Its Grants, Fellowships and Prizes are awarded for the provision of legal services to the community, legal research, legal scholarship and service to the legal profession.

Grant applications are invited bi-annually with the closing dates being 31 March and 30 September of each year.

Fellowship applications are invited annually, with the closing date being 30 September of each year.

Law & Justice Essay Prize applications are invited annually, with the closing date being 31 March of each year

In considering applications, the Foundation has regard to the relevant published Rules and/or Guidelines.

Further information can be obtained from the Executive Officer,
Caroline Apps, by email or telephone.

Law Foundation Fellowship 2022

Due to COVID-19 international travel restrictions in 2020 and 2021, the Law Foundation awarded three Fellowships in 2022

The successful applicants are Adelaide Law School alumni. Please see the Adelaide Law School's news report here.  

Previous Reports

Law & Justice Essay Prize 2023 (shared)

"Legal Reasonableness: An Origin Story"

by Sarah Klimek - University of Adelaide

and

"Consumption Taxes and Section 90:
An Analysis on the Law of Excises"

by Winston Li - University of Adelaide

Previous Essays

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