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;

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

• legal services to the community.

Its Grants and Fellowships 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.

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 2025
This year the Law Foundation awarded Fellowships to two graduates of the University of Adelaide Law School.
Olivia Bradley commenced studying the Bachelor of Civil Laws at the University of Oxford in September 2025 for a period of ten months.
Madeleine Perrett has successfully completed the Continuing Education Certificate (CEC) in Indigenous Governance through the University of Arizona's January in Tucson (JIT) program. The course commenced in January 2026 for a period of three weeks. Madeleine's report on her experience is available here.

Law Foundation Fellowship 2024
Ashwini Ravindran is a graduate of the University of Adelaide Law School. Ashwini commenced studying a Master of Laws at Harvard University in August 2025 for a period of ten months.

Law Foundation Fellowship 2023
Olivia Jay is a graduate of the University of Adelaide Law School. Olivia commenced studying a Masters of Law at the University of Cambridge in October 2024 for  a period of nine months. Olivia's report of her experience is available here.

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