University of Canterbury ECR Travel Grants (LSAANZ 2025)
The University of Canterbury LSAANZ Organising Committee, with generous support from the Borrin Foundation, is pleased to offer Travel Scholarships to assist Early Career Researchers attending the LSAANZ 2025 Conference.
Six cash grants of NZ$1,425 are available to support Early Career Researchers presenting at LSAANZ 2025. Recipients use the grant to cover conference registration and travel.
Eligibility
• Accepted abstract for a paper or panel presentation at LSAANZ 2025
• Master’s/PhD enrolment, or ≤ 5 years post-PhD (ECR)
• Enrolled/employed at any recognised tertiary or research institution worldwide (independent/unwaged applicants may apply and should state this)
• Brief indication of limited access to other funding
How to apply (email submission)
Email one PDF to lsaanz2025@canterbury.ac.nz with subject “ECR Travel Grant – [Your Name]” by 21 September 2025, 23:59 NZT, containing:
- Cover sheet (name, affiliation, presentation title)
- ≤250-word statement (theme fit; networking benefits; one line on need/equity)
- Short bio (≤150 words)
- Supervisor/mentor name and email
- Your LSAANZ submission details (title/abstract ID)
Assessment & timeline
• Assessed by the UC Conference Committee against the published criteria
• Notifications by 6 October 2025
Payment
Grants are paid after proof of registration (confirmation/receipt). Payments are made in NZD via Scholarships Office processes; any bank fees or exchange differences are the recipient’s responsibility.
Postgraduate Bursaries for LSAANZ 2025
LSAANZ is offering two bursaries for postgraduate students attending the 2025 conference. Each bursary covers the full registration fee plus a grant of NZD $1,000 to support travel costs.
Applications should be sent to lsaanzcomms@gmail.com and will be assessed by the LSAANZ Executive Committee.
Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for the bursary, applicants must:
- Be a student member of LSAANZ;
- Be enrolled in a Higher Degree by Research qualification (PhD or research Masters degree), in an Australian or New Zealand university;
- Be undertaking that degree in an area of research that is demonstrably of relevance to the LSAANZ remit;
- Make a commitment to attend and actively participate in:
o the LSAANZ conference, and
o the LSAANZ Postgraduate Workshop that takes place on the day before the conference;
- Be open to active ongoing involvement in LSAANZ activities (for example assisting in organizing and or/presenting at future LSAANZ activities, considering nominating to take on a role in LSAANZ committees, working groups, etc.)
- Demonstrate a case for needing the LSAANZ bursary in order to attend the conference and the Postgraduate Workshop (for example be unable to access sufficient funding from home institution to support attendance at the LSAANZ conference, or other financial exigencies).
Application Requirements
Applicants are required to provide:
· a response to the points of the eligibility criteria (as above);
· a brief (200 word maximum) statement of their research topic and the relevance of that topic to the field of law and society research in Australia and New Zealand;
· a statement of the financial support that they are seeking (such support may be for travel, accommodation, registration fee or any mix of these);
· a brief statement of support for their application from their principal research supervisor.
