Travel Grants for CALE/ACEJ 2026 Conference

As a result of assigned royalties from Woolley, Devlin & Cotter, Lawyers’ Ethics and Professional Regulation, 4th ed (2021), CALE/ACEJ is pleased to continue the conference travel grant program that began in 2023. CALE/ACEJ thanks those who made this program possible.

Graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in the field of legal ethics and professionalism are eligible to apply for a travel grant towards the cost of attending the next annual CALE/ACEJ conference on October 22-24, 2026 hosted by the Lincoln Alexander School of Law at Toronto Metropolitan University. To qualify, an applicant must either be: (i) enrolled or based at a Canadian university; or (ii) a Canadian enrolled or based at a foreign university.

Applications are due by July 17, 2026 via email to Pooja Parmar, CALE/ACEJ’s Vice-President, at parmar@uvic.ca. Applicants must provide sufficient information to establish their eligibility and explain their financial need for the travel grant, including a travel budget. The Vice-President and the Treasurer will assess received applications by July 31, 2026.

Each recipient may receive a maximum of $500 per year, and the program has a cumulative maximum budget of $2000 per year. To receive their grant, each recipient must submit receipts for travel or accommodation expenses to the Treasurer totaling at least the amount awarded, and CALE/ACEJ will then accordingly pay the recipient during or after the conference.

Travel Grants: 2025 Conference

As a result of funds generated from production and sales of Woolley, Devlin & Cotter, Lawyers’ Ethics and Professional Regulation, 4th ed (2021), CALE/ACEJ is able to continue its conference travel grant program (created in 2023). Thanks are due to all involved in the preparation of this casebook.

Graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in the field of legal ethics and professionalism are eligible to apply for a travel grant towards the cost of attending the annual CALE/ACEJ conference (October 23-25, 2025 at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg). To qualify they must either be (i) enrolled or based at a Canadian university or (ii) a Canadian enrolled or based at a foreign university.

Applications are due to the Vice-President by July 18, 2025. Applicants must provide sufficient information to establish their eligibility and explain their financial need for the travel grant. Applications will be assessed by the Vice-President and the Treasurer by August 1, 2025.

No more than $2000 is to be awarded in this year. No applicant is to receive more than $500 in a single year. The travel grant will be paid after the annual conference. To receive their grant, each recipient must submit receipts for travel or accommodation expenses to the Treasurer totaling at least the amount awarded.

New Conference Travel Grant Program

As a result of funds generated from production and sales of Woolley, Devlin & Cotter, Lawyers’ Ethics and Professional Regulation, 4th ed (2021), CALE/ACEJ is able to announce that it is creating a new conference travel grant program. Thanks are due to all involved in the preparation of this casebook.

Starting in 2023, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in the field of legal ethics and professionalism are eligible to apply for a travel grant towards the cost of attending the annual CALE/ACEJ conference. To qualify they must either be (i) enrolled or based at a Canadian university or (ii) a Canadian enrolled or based at a foreign university.

Applications are due to the Vice-President by July 15, 2023. Applicants must provide sufficient information to establish their eligibility and explain their financial need for the travel grant. Applications will be assessed by the Vice-President and the Treasurer by July 30, 2023.

No more than $2000 is to be awarded in this year. No applicant is to receive more than $500 in a single year. The travel grant will be paid after the annual conference. To receive their grant, each recipient must submit receipts for travel or accommodation expenses to the Treasurer totaling at least the amount awarded.