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Portrait of John Logan Campbell, by John Louis Steele. Date c 1900. PA1 A, Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira.


Sir John Logan Campbell Residuary Estate

Sir John Logan Campbell’s Residuary Estate is held in trust in perpetuity to distribute its income each year as directed by Sir John’s will. It is administered by the Cornwall Park Trust Board.

Sir John supported many charities and institutions in his lifetime and his Residuary Estate continues this legacy, distributing grants annually to organisations across the old Provincial District of Auckland which covers about half of the North Island.

Generally, support falls into the categories:

  • Relief of poverty
  • Advancement of education
  • Other purposes beneficial to the community

The overriding requirement for each of these categories is that the purpose is of “public benefit” and that any grants are direct, in the first instance, for a sufficiently wide section of the community

In 2023, in recognition of the cost-of-living crisis affecting communities in New Zealand, the Trust will target key charitable social agencies in Gisborne, Rotorua, Hamilton, Tauranga, Thames, Auckland and Whangarei that provide regional services for the direct alleviation of poverty and homelessness through the provision of food banks and related health services.

The Trust will make funds available on an equitable basis to those agencies who wish to be supported.

The Estate is also responsible for Sir John’s large collection of personal and business papers, available to view digitally at Auckland Museum.

Sir John Logan Campbell Residuary Estate Grants - 2022
The grants totalled $400,000 for the following:

The Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal Account, Love Soup, Huntly Community Foodbank, Kaitaia Fresh Start Foodbank, Far North Community Foodbank, Coromandel Foodbank, Auckland City Mission, South Auckland Christian Foodbank, VisionWest Community Trust, Everybody Eats Charitable Trust, Presbyterian Support (Family Works), Rubicon Youth Alcohol and Drug Support Services Charitable Trust.

View the complete 2022 grant list here.

Sir John Logan Campbell Medical Trust

The Sir John Logan Campbell Medical Trust was established under a trust deed dated 10 July 1970 and is administered by the Cornwall Park Trust Board as trustee in conjunction with the Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences at the University of Auckland.

Carrying forward the vision and philanthropic legacy of Sir John Logan Campbell, the Trust is dedicated to advancing medical knowledge, fostering academic leadership, and supporting health researchers, postgraduate scholars, and academic staff. By investing in emerging talent and international research collaboration, the Trust ensures world-class medical expertise directly benefits the Aotearoa New Zealand healthcare sector.

Since 2010, the Medical Trust has provided more than $660,000 in financial support to medical students, clinicians, and researchers at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland.

Sir John Logan Campbell Travelling Fellowships

The fellowships support doctoral candidates and early-career academic staff to undertake short-term study or research at leading international institutions, bringing world-class health insights and global networks back to New Zealand.

  • Details: Enabling medical researchers to undertake up to three months of overseas study leave.
  • Funding: Up to five awards per annum, valued between $10,000 and $25,000 each.
  • Eligibility: Open to FMHS doctoral students and early-career academic staff (within 5 years of appointment).
Case Studies: 2025 Fellowship Recipients

In 2025, the Sir John Logan Campbell Medical Trust awarded travel grants to two researchers from the University of Auckland, helping them bring world-class medical insights back to Aotearoa New Zealand:

  • Jessie Hutchings (School of Pharmacy | $25,300)

Jessie travelled to Geneva to attend the launch of the World Health Organization (WHO) report on the social determinants of health equity. Her fellowship extended to Finland, where she actively supported the WHO with the evaluation, reporting, and dissemination of these critical global findings.

  • Dr. Kelly Garton (School of Population Health | $24,700)

Kelly utilised her grant to collaborate with the Centre for Epidemiological Research in Nutrition and Health (NUPENS) at the University of São Paulo. Her research investigated the vital links between ultra-processed foods (UPF) and heart disease, combining global data with her ongoing Heart Foundation fellowship to help shape public health nutrition policies in New Zealand.

"We chose Jessie and Kelly because both of their proposals demonstrated a definite pathway to benefiting health research and the provision of health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and they both clearly explained how their own pathways would be strengthened because of the fellowship.”

– Adrienne Young-Cooper, Cornwall Park Trust Board

Māori & Pacific Postgraduate Research Scholarships

In 2022, the Trustees established the Sir John Logan Campbell Māori and Pacific Postgraduate Research Scholarship programme. This initiative encourages and supports Māori and Pacific students undertaking a research thesis at the Master's or Honours level within the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. Since its launch, seven scholarships have been awarded.

  • Details: Supporting domestic Master's and Honours thesis students within the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences.
  • Funding: Full compulsory tuition fees plus a stipend of up to $13,655 (per award, for 1 year).
  • Eligibility: Open to domestic Māori and Pacific students enrolled (or enrolling) in a Master's or Honours research thesis at FMHS.
Proud Sponsor of HealtheX

The Medical Trust is proud to support the next generation of health leaders at HealtheX. As part of this commitment, the Trust offers four $1000 presentation and excellence awards at the conference:

  • Best Masters Oral Presentation Award
  • Best Honours / Summer Studentship Oral Presentation Award
  • Māori Health Research Excellence Award
  • Pacific Health Research Excellence Award

Find Out More

To learn more about grant eligibility and award recipients:



Case study one
Photo: Moorhouse

One of the 2019 recipients of the Sir John Logan Campbell Residuary Estate was the Waipa Community Trust which used the donation for its Cambridge Pump Track, which opened to the public in December 2019. A representative says both local children and surfers use it regularly when the waves at Papamoa Beach are bad. The Red Bull Pump Track World Qualifier was held at the track in March 2020, before the nationwide lockdown.

The park has also had a positive social impact, the representative says. “One local kid approached me to thank me. When he left school, many of his mates went to drugs as there was nothing to do in town, but he’s hoping to get them riding the track and back on track with their lives.”


Case study two

Another grateful recipient of last year's grants was Mobility Dogs, which trains dogs to offer practical support, companionship and security for those living with disabilities.