Ian’s vision was to ensure that top students from around the world have the necessary funding and support to pursue their scholarly dreams researching legal, ethical and policy questions surrounding new technologies at the University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society. 

To continue his efforts towards a more inclusive academy and empowering emerging researchers, the Ian R Kerr Memorial Fund has allowed the Centre for Law, Technology and Society to create the Ian R. Kerr Fellowships for the LLM in Law and Technology to notably support students from non-traditional backgrounds or perspectives, or from abroad who are not usually supported by traditional funding schemes.