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November 30, 2009
Case Western Reserve University School of Law Summer 2010 Fellowships
Case Western Reserve University School of Law offers numerous summer fellowship opportunities for students interested in public interest, international, environmental, and health law. Through grants by several generous donors, as well as through funding from our academic centers, fellowships are available to current students who wish to pursue unpaid public interest, international, environmental, and/or health law opportunities during the summer. First- and second-year students are eligible for each of these fellowships. All applications, except for SPILF, are due to the CSO by the specified date listed below. SPILF officers set deadlines and handle the SPILF application process. Application forms will be available in the CSO starting December 1st.
The following is a brief description of the fellowships:
Klatsky Human Rights Fellowships
Thanks to the generosity of Mr. Bruce J. Klatsky, Co-Founder of LNK Partners and former Chairman and CEO of the Phillips Van Heusen Corporation, the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center offers two Case law students summer internships at Human Rights Watch in New York City or Washington, DC. Interns are awarded $4,000 for completion of the 8 to 10 week internship.
Application materials: resume; one-page statement of interest; signed application form with expressed geographical preference (application form available in CSO Hot Files)
Deadline: Friday, February 5, 2010
Adelstein Environmental Law Fellowship
The Stanley I. and Hope S. Adelstein Environmental Law Student Summer Grant is awarded to a Case law student who secures an environmental law-related internship or employment in the public interest field (including government employment). The position must be unpaid. The amount of the grant is $5,000 for an 8 to 10 week internship.
Application materials: application (application form available in CSO Hot Files); statement outlining work that will be done during the summer and what the applicant hopes to accomplish during his/her employment
Deadline: Rolling deadline – apply ASAP, but no later than Monday, March 8, 2010
Biskind Public Interest Fellowships
Each year, up to five Case law students will be eligible for Saul S. Biskind Public Interest Summer Fellowships. To qualify, students must do unpaid public interest legal work for 10 weeks during the summer at a nonprofit organization (excluding government agencies). The 2009 summer recipients were employed with the following organizations: Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH; Community Legal Services, Youngstown, OH; Community Legal Services, Warren, OH; and Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago. The summer stipend is $3,500.
Application materials: resume; statement of interest; letter of commitment from employer
Deadline: Monday, March 29, 2010
Social Justice Fellowships
Social Justice Fellowships offer up to $3,500 to students who secure unpaid public service legal work for 10 weeks during the summer at a nonprofit organization OR government agency. A sampling of where the 2009 summer recipients were employed includes the following organizations: State of California Department of Justice, San Francisco, CA; Legal Aid Society of Columbus, Columbus, OH; New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice, Gangs & Organized Crime Bureau, Whippany, NJ; San Diego Public Defender, San Diego, CA; Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Toledo, OH; Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, IL; Miami Immigration Court, Miami, FL; ARC of Greater Cleveland, Cleveland, OH; and Seattle EEOC, Seattle, WA.
Application materials: resume; statement of interest; letter of commitment from employer
Deadline: Monday, March 29, 2010
Law-Medicine Center Stipends
The Law-Medicine Center will offer up to $8,000 in 2010 to students who secure health law-related summer positions with public interest or government organizations that will not pay a significant salary or stipend. No student will receive more than $2,000. In addition, one more $2,000 stipend will be awarded to a Health Matrix journal editor who secures a health law-related summer position with a public interest or government organization that will not pay a significant salary or stipend. The 2009 summer recipients were employed with the following organizations: Senate Aging Committee, Washington, DC; Veterans Affairs Office of Regional Counsel, Bedford, MA; U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Washington, DC; EEOC, Washington, DC; and AIDS & Rights Alliance for Southern Africa, Cape Town, South Africa.
Application materials: application (application form available in CSO Hot Files); resume; one-page description of the position and what you expect to accomplish; Summer Internship Budget
Deadline: Monday, March 29, 2010
Cox International Law Center Stipends
The Frederick K. Cox International Law Center offers stipends of up to $3,000 to Case students who secure international law-related summer internships. During the summer of 2009, students who received this stipend worked for: The U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo; Special Court for Sierra Leone; Yugoslavia Tribunal Defense Council; Rwanda Tribunal; International Trade Commission in Geneva; International Justice Mission in Kenya; Supreme Court of India; Cambodia Tribunal, and many more.
Application materials: application (application form available in CSO Hot Files); resume; one-page statement of interest; Summer Internship Budget Worksheet (available in CSO Hot Files) and the
amount (between $1,000-3,000) requested to support summer work
Deadline: Monday, March 29, 2010
Summer Public Interest Law Fellowship (SPILF) Fellowships
Through fundraising campaigns, SPILF raises money from students and other individuals and organizations to support summer fellowships. The number and amount of fellowships vary each year, depending upon fundraising success and the number of applications. The application process and deadline for these fellowships is determined by SPILF.
Please note that if you receive credit for an externship, you are not eligible for Case Western Reserve fellowship funding.
Posted by cld30 at November 30, 2009 04:18 PM