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The Runnymede Society is pleased to invite applications for the 2026\u20132027 Jack Major and Marshall Rothstein Graduate Fellowships.<\/span><\/h6>
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 <\/span>constitutionalism, fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law<\/b>.<\/span><\/h6>
The fellowships are intended to encourage serious legal scholarship and contribute to ongoing legal and constitutional discourse in Canada.<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Value<\/b><\/h3>
$25,000<\/b> awarded to each fellow<\/span><\/h6><\/li>
Appointment as a Runnymede Society scholar-in-residence<\/span><\/h6><\/li>
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Recipients will join Runnymede as scholars-in-residence and will be expected to write and submit a research paper of at least <\/span>8,000 words<\/b> 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.<\/span><\/h6>
Recipients will also join the <\/span>Dicey Law Review<\/span><\/i>\u2014a project of the Runnymede Society and Advocates for the Rule of Law\u2014as senior editors for the duration of their respective fellowship programs.<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Eligibility<\/b><\/h3>
Applicants must either be Canadian citizens or be pursuing eligible studies at a Canadian university while residing in Canada<\/span><\/h6><\/li>
Applicants must be pursuing graduate legal studies (e.g., LLM, SJD, PhD, DPhil) at an accredited law school or university<\/span><\/h6><\/li>
Applicants must have a period of study beginning no later than September 30, 2026 and ending no earlier than April 30, 2027<\/span><\/h6><\/li>
Applicants must be enrolled in graduate legal studies at the time of application<\/span><\/h6><\/li>
Applicants must submit a <\/span>cover letter, transcript, and CV<\/b><\/h6><\/li>
Letters of reference from a professor or mentor are encouraged, but not required<\/span><\/h6><\/li>
Cover letters should explain how and why the applicant shares Runnymede\u2019s commitment to <\/span>constitutionalism, fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law<\/b><\/h6><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Submission<\/b><\/h3>
Please send application materials to Tim Haggstrom at thaggstrom@runnymedesociety.ca<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Deadline<\/b><\/h3>
Applications are due by <\/span>July 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET<\/b>.<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Presentation<\/b><\/h3>
Recipients will be invited to attend Runnymede\u2019s national Law & Freedom conference at Hart House in Toronto on <\/span>February 5\u20136, 2027<\/b>, where the fellowships will be formally presented.<\/span><\/h6>
Please note that funding for travel to and from Toronto cannot be guaranteed.<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Allison Jandura<\/h2>
Major Fellow 2025\u20132026<\/strong><\/h3>
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.<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Christoph Pike<\/h2>
Rothstein Fellow 2025\u20132026<\/b><\/h3>
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 T\u00e9trault 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.<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Preston Jordan Lim<\/h2>
Major Fellow 2024\u20132025\u200b<\/strong><\/h3>
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\u20132025 academic year. He holds an AB from Princeton University, a Master\u2019s of Global Affairs from Tsinghua University\u2014where he studied as a Schwarzman Scholar\u2014and a JD from Yale Law School.<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Amit Singh\u00a0<\/h2>
Major Fellow 2023\u20132024\u200b<\/strong><\/h3>
Amit Singh is a legal theorist and litigator. His research applies philosophical insights to issues of legal doctrine, with a particular focus on property law and Aboriginal and Indigenous law. He is a JD graduate of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and received the Jack Major Fellowship for his graduate studies at Yale Law School.<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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