The late Prof.
Thomas Wälde and Mr.
Ian Laird in September 2008
launched an appeal to raise funds to
support developing country teams' participation in the FDI Moot. The Thomas Wälde Team Fund
distributes donations in the form of accommodation or travel subsidies. The full amount of all donations received goes to teams. Teams receiving subsidies are selected based on available funds and team needs.
In 2008, the Thomas Wälde Team Fund raised over US $6000, distributed to teams in the 2008 FDI Moot in Boston and the 2009 FDI Moot in Frankfurt.
Since 2010 FTI
Consulting has matched donations (up to US $2500), and since 2011, Skadden
has done the same (up to US $1500). We would like to thank the individuals and
organisations for their donations and FTI Consulting and Skadden for their matching
support.
If you would like to make a donation, please click
here: Donation
Form US taxpayers may wish to donate viaCILS
Benefactors. Donations administered through CILS Benefactors ("Network
for Good") may be tax-deductible.
Salzburg, 25 October 2008 - The Wälde family has permitted the FDI Moot to name its prize for the best advocate in honour of Prof. Wälde. The prize will be known as the Thomas Wälde Advocacy Award for Best Oralist. It will be awarded to the best individual advocate of the Oral Hearings (determined by adding the scores awarded to that oralist in two Preliminary Rounds in which he/she argued)..
The late Prof.