Major and Rothstein Graduate Fellowships 2026–2027
The Runnymede Society is pleased to invite applications for the 2026–2027 Jack Major and Marshall Rothstein Graduate Fellowships.
Established in honour of the great Canadian jurists whose names they bear, the Jack Major and Marshall Rothstein Fellowships support outstanding Canadian students pursuing graduate legal studies relating to constitutionalism, fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law.
The fellowships are intended to encourage serious legal scholarship and contribute to ongoing legal and constitutional discourse in Canada.
Value
$25,000 awarded to each fellow
Appointment as a Runnymede Society scholar-in-residence
Join the Dicey Law Review as a senior editor
Expectations
Recipients will join Runnymede as scholars-in-residence and will be expected to write and submit a research paper of at least 8,000 words to a peer-reviewed Canadian law journal on a theme relating to constitutionalism, fundamental freedoms, or the rule of law by the conclusion of the fellowship period.
Recipients will also join the Dicey Law Review—a project of the Runnymede Society and Advocates for the Rule of Law—as senior editors for the duration of their respective fellowship programs.
Eligibility
Applicants must either be Canadian citizens or be pursuing eligible studies at a Canadian university while residing in Canada
Applicants must be pursuing graduate legal studies (e.g., LLM, SJD, PhD, DPhil) at an accredited law school or university
Applicants must have a period of study beginning no later than September 30, 2026 and ending no earlier than April 30, 2027
Applicants must be enrolled in graduate legal studies at the time of application
Applicants must submit a cover letter, transcript, and CV
Letters of reference from a professor or mentor are encouraged, but not required
Cover letters should explain how and why the applicant shares Runnymede’s commitment to constitutionalism, fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law
Submission
Please send application materials to Tim Haggstrom at thaggstrom@runnymedesociety.ca.
Deadline
Applications are due by July 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET.
Presentation
Recipients will be invited to attend Runnymede’s national Law & Freedom conference at Hart House in Toronto on February 5–6, 2027, where the fellowships will be formally presented.
Please note that funding for travel to and from Toronto cannot be guaranteed.
Current Fellows
Allison Jandura
Major Fellow 2025–2026
Allison Jandura is pursuing an SJD at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. She holds an MSc in Molecular Genetics from the University of Toronto, a JD with distinction from the University of Alberta, and an LLM from the University of Cambridge. She previously clerked for Justice Mary T. Moreau of the Supreme Court of Canada. Her research examines the philosophical foundations of accessory liability in private law.
Christoph Pike
Rothstein Fellow 2025–2026
Christoph Pike is pursuing an SJD at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. He holds a JD (with Honours) from the University of Toronto and a BCL from the University of Oxford. He most recently practiced commercial litigation at McCarthy Tétrault LLP in Toronto and has been cited by the Supreme Court of Canada. His research examines an uncertain area of bribes and secret commissions law, at which contract, tort, and equity intersect.
Past Fellows
Preston Jordan Lim
Major Fellow 2024–2025
Preston Jordan Lim is an Assistant Professor at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. He commenced an SJD at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law during the 2024–2025 academic year. He holds an AB from Princeton University, a Master’s of Global Affairs from Tsinghua University—where he studied as a Schwarzman Scholar—and a JD from Yale Law School.
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