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SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR PUBLIC INTEREST WORK ( WITH UPCOMING DEADLINES )

SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR PUBLIC INTEREST WORK ( WITH UPCOMING DEADLINES ). Presentation by MORTIMER CAPLIN PUBLIC SERVICE CENTER & PUBLIC INTEREST LAW ASSOCIATION March 1, 2010. HOW’S YOUR JOB SEARCH?.

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SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR PUBLIC INTEREST WORK ( WITH UPCOMING DEADLINES )

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  1. SOURCES OF FUNDING FORPUBLIC INTEREST WORK(WITH UPCOMING DEADLINES ) Presentation by MORTIMER CAPLIN PUBLIC SERVICE CENTER & PUBLIC INTEREST LAW ASSOCIATION March 1, 2010

  2. HOW’S YOUR JOB SEARCH? • A list of public service employment opportunities, fellowships, and internship opportunities is available on Symplicity, PSLawNet, Idealist, USAJobs, etc. • Be sure to check recent postings, as the Public Service Center uploads current opportunities daily. • Example: The Chief Justice Edward F. Hennessey Fellowship offered by the Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee in Massachusetts (deadline: March 15, 2010).

  3. WHY APPLY FOR ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF FUNDING? • Percentage of applicants receiving PILA grants changes each year due to fluctuations in funds and number of applicants. • Competition for public interest funding is much more intense in 2010. • PSC/PILA recommends applying for a wide variety of funding sources to account for these market factors.

  4. WHERE TO START YOUR SEARCH • This presentation lists a variety of alternative funding sources for public interest work with upcoming deadlines. • Keep track of the deadlines and apply to multiple opportunities as soon as possible – some of the opportunities accept applications on a rolling basis. • Talk to your employer: ask how previous interns have funded their summers. The organization might have designated funding that it can offer some interns; some employers may be aware of summer grants and fellowships available for their interns.

  5. SOURCES AVAILABLE NATIONALLY FUNDING SOURCES THAT MAY BE APPLIED IN A VARIETY OF GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS

  6. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION JOHN J. CURTIN, JR. FELLOWSHIP • Deadline: Applications must be received by March 26, 2010. • Pay: $2,500 stipend for no less than 8 weeks of continuous work between May 1 and October 1. • Description: Student must work for an organization run by a bar organization or legal services organization anywhere in the country that serves homeless clients or those at risk of becoming homeless. A lawyer (either a volunteer or paid attorney) must supervise the intern in the program. • Website: http://www.abanet.org/homeless/curtin.shtml

  7. EQUAL JUSTICE AMERICA LEGAL SERVICE FELLOWSHIPS • Deadline: postmarked no later than March 22, 2010. Awards will be announced by email no later than April 21, 2010. • Pay: Up to $4,000 stipend (with an earnings cap of $7,500). • Description: Students may work anywhere in the U.S., provided the hiring organization is a non-profit providing direct civil legal services to the poor. Placements with public defender offices and government agencies do not qualify. Students must work full time for at least 10 weeks. • Website: http://www.equaljusticeamerica.org

  8. EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS SUMMER CORPS PROGRAM • Deadline: The 2010 Summer Corp application deadline is April 16, 2010. The application will be available from April 1 to April 16 on the EJW website. • Pay: $1000 education award voucher for more than 600 students. • Description: Law students who spend the summer in a qualifying internship at a non-profit, public interest organization are eligible for the voucher. Students must complete 300 service hours at the organization of their choosing. The voucher can be used to pay current educational expenses or qualified student loans. • Website: http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/programs/summercorps/general

  9. DORIS BUFFETT FELLOWSHIP • Deadline: April 1, 2010. • Pay: Up to $3,500. • Description: 8 to 15 fellowships are made each year to graduate students in any field of study at the University of Virginia who are professionally involved in practical work in the topic area of children and families in need. Examples of appropriate activity include law students working in public service settings and representing children and/or families. Applicants are encouraged to think broadly and creatively in applying for Buffett fellowships. • Website: http://www.virginia.edu/ccfl/buffett.php

  10. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS BAR ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION • Deadline: March 19, 2010. • Pay: $5,000 stipend for at least 5 law students. • Description: The Foundation will award stipends to law students employed as unpaid summer interns in positions with the FCC and other government agencies or entities with a connection to the communications industry (i.e., broadcasting, cable television, telephony, satellite, wireless, and information technology). • Website: http://www.fcba.org/foundation/internship_stipends.shtml

  11. ANTITRUST LAW FELLOWSHIP AWARD Deadline: April 23, 2010. Pay: $5,000 stipend, plus possible reimbursement for certain travel expenses. Description: Fellowships will be awarded to law students pursuing unpaid summer employment opportunities within approved government agencies (federal, state, or international) dedicated to the enforcement of antitrust laws, or other institutions whose primary mission is the study of antitrust and competition law. In addition, each Fellow will be assigned to a Section of Antitrust Law Mentor who will monitor the Fellow’s progress and meet with each fellow several times throughout the summer months and be available to offer any assistance. Website: http://www.abanet.org/antitrust/at-law-student/pdf/summer-fellowship-2010.pdf

  12. J.W. SAXE MEMORIAL PRIZE Deadline: March 15, 2010, and applicants will be notified by May 1, 2010. Pay: $2,000. Description: The prize will be awarded to one or more college or university students involved in public service. The award is meant to enable the student to gain practical experience in public service by taking a no-pay or low-pay job or internship during a summer. Website: http://jwsaxefund.org/index.php

  13. PRIDE LAW FUND FELLOWSHIP • Deadline: April 1, 2010. • Pay: Up to $5000 (total combined funding received by the student for the summer cannot exceed this amount) for 4 students. • Description: The fellowships are open to law students working under the supervision of an attorney at a 501(c)(3) organization anywhere in the country in areas of concern to the lesbian and gay community, including public policy initiatives, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered civil rights and education, legal work on issues of concern to lesbians and bisexual women, and work in the area of HIV/AIDS, including legal services. • Website: http://www.pridelawfund.org/fellowships/summer

  14. QLAW FOUNDATION PUBLIC INTEREST SUMMER GRANTS • Deadline: March 19, 2009. • Pay: Up to $5,000 for 10 full-time, 40 hour weeks. • Description: Law students who seek summer internships promoting LGBT rights or the rights of persons living with HIV/AIDS may apply. The QLaw Foundation offers applicants a list of sponsoring organizations that have projects addressing issues relevant to LGBT rights or the rights of people with HIV/AIDS. • Website: http://www.q-law.org/Default.aspx?pageId=167804

  15. ROBERT MASUR FELLOWSHIP IN CIVIL LIBERTIES • Deadline: May 1, 2010. • Pay: $1,000 honorarium • Description: Open to first-year law students who intend to carry out significant activities during the summer in the areas of civil rights and/or civil liberties. Proposed activities may include a writing or research project, work with a public interest organization, work on a civil rights or civil liberties law case under the supervision of a faculty member or lawyer, etc. • Website: http://www.nationinstitute.org/p/masur

  16. SPECIFIC REGION FUNDING SOURCES FUNDING SOURCES THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE IN SPECIFIC REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES

  17. FINDING OPPORTUNITIES • There are a number of fellowships available that are geographic specific; note that some require work on a specific area of law or with a specific population. • Geographic areas include: • New York • Montana • Washington, D.C. • California • Chicago • Massachusetts • New Jersey • Texas • See the additional information section for details on these fellowships.

  18. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DETAILS ON GEOGRAPHIC-SPECIFIC FUNDING SOURCES

  19. ASIAN AMERICAN LAW FUND OF NEW YORK SUMMER SCHOLARSHIPS Deadline: March 19, 2010. Location: New York. Pay: $5,000 scholarship for up to 3 students. Description: Projects must be with non-profit organizations and must serve New York’s Asian American community. A proposed project should involve legal work and have a supervising attorney. Work with nonprofit organizations that provide legal assistance to the general population will be considered if you can demonstrate that the Asian American community will be benefited. Website: http://www.aabany.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=83

  20. ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FUND Deadline: April 30, 2010. Location: Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Pay: Stipends are generally $2,500 for 10 weeks or 400 total hours. Description: AEF awards summer fellowships to law students to work with public interest organizations (government agencies or non-profits) that benefit either the Asian Pacific American community and/or the metropolitan Washington, D.C. community-at-large. Public interest organizations must be in metropolitan Washington, D.C. Website: http://www.aefdc.org/

  21. LEGAL AID ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA DAN BRADLEY FELLOWSHIPS Deadline: Applications must be received by April 2, 2010. Location: California. Pay: $3,500 from LAAC and the host program for a 10 week internship. Description: Law students who have a strong interest in working to defend and expand the legal rights of the poor and the disadvantaged may apply. At least one fellowship will be given to an applicant who works in a rural program or on a rural issue(s). Students must work at one of the LAAC member organizations the equivalent of ten full-time weeks this summer. Website: http://www.calegaladvocates.org/about/item.Dan_Bradley_Fellowships

  22. MASSACHUSETTS BAR FOUNDATIONLEGAL INTERN FELLOWSHIP Deadline: March 12, 2010. Location: Massachusetts. Pay: $6,000 stipend for up to 6 students. Description: This fellowship supports law students who have secured a volunteer internship for the summer months at a qualified nonprofit organizations providing civil legal services to low-income clients in Massachusetts. Interns must commit to 10 continuous, full-time weeks. Website: http://www.massbarfoundation.org/grant-programs/legal-intern-fellowship-program

  23. NEW JERSEY SUMMER PUBLIC INTEREST LEGAL FELLOWSHIPS Deadline: All applications will be considered in the order in which they are received and hiring decisions will be made on a rolling basis, beginning in the fall of 2009. Location: New Jersey. Pay: Last year, interns were paid at a rate of $550 per week for rising 2Ls and $750 per week for rising 3Ls. Description: The program places law students in public interest legal organizations in New Jersey for a 10 week internship. Apply directly to Legal Services of New Jersey, which refers prospective candidates to participating employers for final selection. Website: http://www.lsnj.org/internprog.htm

  24. PUBLIC INTEREST LAW INITIATIVE OF CHICAGO INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Deadline: The online application period is open until March 31, 2010, or until every agency has completed its summer hiring. Location: Chicago. Pay: $5,000 grant that is paid through the agency. Description: Each summer, PILI funds dozens of internships at public interest law agencies in the Chicago metropolitan area. Interns commit to 400 hours of work. PILI provides a ten-week educational luncheon seminar series, and hosts social and networking events throughout the summer. Website: http://www.pili-law.org/internships.htm

  25. ROBERT M. TAKASUGI SUMMER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM Deadline: March 26, 2010. Location: San Francisco Bay Area or Greater Los Angeles Metropolitan area. Pay: Up to $5,000 stipend. Description: All fellows must work at a public interest "sponsoring" organization, subject to approval by the Fellowship, such as 501(c)(3)s and public defenders' offices. The organization must be in either the San Francisco Bay Area or the Greater Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. Fellows work at a sponsoring organization for at least ten weeks. Website: http://www.takasugifellowship.com/about.html

  26. SOUTH ASIAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK FELLOWSHIP Deadline: March 26, 2010. Location: New York State. Pay: $4,000 fellowship to 4 law students. Description: Fellowships are awarded to first- and second-year law students either (i) of South Asian descent working in an unpaid legal internship in the public interest sector or (ii) who will be spending at least ten weeks of the summer in an unpaid legal internship with a public interest organization focusing specifically on the needs of the local South Asian community. Website: http://www.sabany.org/site/annual_fellowship_benefit_5th

  27. BLASK FELLOWSHIP FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Deadline: April 2, 2010. Location: Southern District of Texas. Pay: Up to $2,000. Description: Fellowships are awarded to several law students who serve as volunteer interns in the offices of a federal court or agency within the Southern District of Texas, including interning for a federal judge. Check the website to learn more about eligible positions. Website: http://www.fbasouthtexas.org/infoframe.html

  28. FRAN KANDEL PUBLIC INTEREST GRANT Deadline: March 22, 2010. Location: Los Angeles area. Pay: Up to $5,000. Description: The Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles provides grants to law students working on a specific project that will directly benefit the under-represented in the greater Los Angeles area. The project must make governmental and social institutions and agencies more accessible and responsive to members of society whose interests are not otherwise adequately recognized or asserted. Website: http://www.wlala.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=66

  29. POLITICAL ECONOMY RESEARCH CENTER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM Deadline: March 15, 2010 is the regular decision deadline. Location: Bozeman, MT. Pay: Monthly stipend of $1,600, in addition to round-trip travel expenses to Montana. Description: PERC'S fellowships for graduate students and law students interested in researching issues related to natural resources and the environment. Graduate fellows spend three months at PERC in Bozeman, Montana, researching and writing a paper of publishable quality. While there, fellows are required to present two to three seminars to outline, report on, and summarize their research findings. Website: http://www.perc.org/enviroprog/students/grad/apply.php

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