In July 2008, Gareth Evans was selected as an inaugural fellow of the Australian Institute of International Affairs.

In 2012 he became a inaugural fellow of the American Mathematical Society.

He has held two Fulbright fellowships for study in Russia (2003-2004 and 2012) and in 2004-2005 was an inaugural fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, DC.

In 2007, Binney was named an inaugural fellow of the New Zealand Academy of Humanities, and she was a historical consultant for Vincent Ward's film, Rain of Children (2008).

In their written reports, the inaugural fellows were not blind to Denmark's own problems in 1996, including rancor toward its Muslim immigrants.

In July 2008, he was selected as an inaugural fellow of the Australian Institute of International Affairs in recognition of his 'outstanding contribution to Australian international relations'.

In July 2008, Wolfensohn was selected as one of the inaugural fellows of the Australian Institute of International Affairs.

In 2004, Fitzsimmons became the inaugural visiting fellow of the Australasian Fire Authorities Council to the Australian Institute of Police Management.

In 2005, he was selected as one of the inaugural fellows by the Fletcher Foundation, which awards annual fellowships to people working on issues of race and civil rights.