The foundation invested nearly $300,000 in three different scholarships for indivuduals
The grant recipients have been announced for the Michael and Suzanne Borrin Foundation’s August 2024 Individual Funding Round.
The foundation invested a total of $180,000 in the Borrin Foundation – Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Postgraduate Scholarship awardees; $84,000 in the Te Pae Tawhiti Postgraduate Scholarship awardees; and $28,170 in the Travel and Learning Awards winners.
Jacobi Kohu-Morris (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi) received $60,000 to fund his LLM studies in the UK. The Shortland Chambers junior barrister is concentrating on jurisprudence, legal history, constitutional theory, and advanced private law.
Rhianna Morar (Ngāti Porou, Tapuika) was also awarded $60,000 to pursue her LLM in the UK. She specialises in administrative and constitutional law.
Nerys Udy (Ngāi Tahu) received $60,000 for her LLM studies in the US. The Thorndon Chambers junior barrister has tackled human rights, the Treaty of Waitangi, and indigenous law cases.
Janielee Avia was granted $64,000 for her postgraduate legal studies in the UK. The Wellington-based solicitor and Crown prosecutor is focusing on Pasifika criminal justice perspectives, practices, and prison models.
Daniel Kirby received $20,000 to study for his LLM at the University of Cambridge. He, who has experience as a judges’ clerk and junior barrister, is concentrating on criminal law, human rights, and jurisprudence.
Nathan Cooper received $10,000 to go to the US and widen his network pf legal academics and practitioners. He focuses on climate-conscious lawyering.
Shea Esterling was awarded $10,000 for her work on evaluating dark sky governance and indigenous rights.
George Sabonadière received $8,170 for a trip to Frankfurt, Germany, where he will work together with Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory researchers. He will concentrate on comparing British and German socio-legal traditions, studying their relevance to colonised legal systems in Brazil and New Zealand.
