A fourth year student at the University of PNG’s (UPNG) School of Law has been awarded Norton Rose Fulbright’s first PNG scholarship.
The global law firm announces that Alison Kult has been awarded its first scholarship to support the pursuit of quality in legal studies in Papua New Guinea.
The firm, on its website, says: “The Norton Rose Fulbright PNG Legal Scholarship provides the recipient with up to K10,000 in payments and reimbursements for major costs related to their study and to reward high achievement in their final year studies.
“The firm created the scholarship to support PNG law students who have already shown a commitment to their undergraduate studies.”
Karo Lelai, Principal of Norton Rose Fulbright PNG and a member of the judging committee, says the committee was very impressed by the applications received for the scholarship.
“The quality of applications was very high overall, and the shortlisted applicants were very strong,” she said.
“All four students were very impressive, and a credit to their families and the School of Law at the University of PNG, but Alison was the unanimous choice of the judging committee to be the recipient of the scholarship.
“On behalf of the committee and Norton Rose Fulbright, I would like to formally congratulate Alison Kult on being the recipient of the Norton Rose Fulbright PNG Legal Scholarship 2017.”
Additionally, the judging committee was also given discretion to select up to two additional applicants to receive a highly commended award of K1,000 each.
Another member of the judging committee and managing partner of Norton Rose Fulbright in Australia, Wayne Spanner, said: “Given the very high quality of applications from all the four shortlisted candidates, instead of awarding up to two highly commended awards, we have awarded three.
“On behalf of the judging committee and the firm, I would like to congratulate Gideon Pogla, Naomi Riyong and Benjamin Yalehen Jnr on being shortlisted for the scholarship and for receiving highly commended awards.”
To be eligible for the 2017 scholarship, an individual must be a citizen of PNG, enrolled in an undergraduate degree with a major in law, have completed the first three years of full time study (or part time equivalent) in the degree, and be continuing these studies in 2017.
The members of the judging committee for this year’s scholarship are:
- Karo Lelai, Principal, Norton Rose Fulbright PNG
- Tania Tokam, Senior Instructor and Lawyer, Legal Training Institute
- Wayne Spanner, Managing Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
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*Norton Rose Fulbright PNG is an associated office of Norton Rose Fulbright Australia. Norton Rose Fulbright provides the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. They have more than 4000 lawyers and other legal staff based in more than 50 cities across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.