2009 Application Information
The application for the Summer 2009 EJF Grant is currently available in the Office of Career and Professional Development.
When you pick up your application, be sure to sign the sheet indicating that you understand that applications are due at 6pm on Monday, March 30th. NO EXCEPTIONS.
To apply for the grant you must have completed all requirements indicated in the application including:
1) Attending (or received a waiver of attendance) the TWO mandatory information sessions (one held in the Fall and one held this Spring)
2) Volunteering AT LEAST 10 hours with EJF throughout the school year. At least 2 of those hours must have been spent off-campus canvassing
Please read all directions on the application CAREFULLY. Also, please note that THERE IS NO PAGE 4 on the application.
If you have any questions during the application process, please contact Monica Parran at EJF.Selection.Chair@gmail.com
The Auction was a Success!
EJF would like to thank all of those who donated, attended the auction, and placed bids. Your gifts have gone towards a great cause. Each and every student who is able to recieve a grant this year will be forever grateful.
To Jess, Elise, and all of this year's volunteers: Your contributions have not gone unnoticed. Thank you for helping make our auction one of the best yet!
Special Thanks to Dean Claudio Grossman and the Office of the Dean, Dean Jaffe and the Office of Student Affairs, Amir Tejani and SECLE, the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, Dean Khalid and the Office of Finance and Administration, Jarrod Shirk and the Office of Public Interest, the Office of Facilities Managment, and the Student Bar Association.
Finally, EJF would like to acknowledge Professor Figley and Professor Hunter for being such great sports! Thank you!
View this year's Bid Book
About EJF
Mission Statement
The Equal Justice Foundation (EJF) provides scholarships to Washington College of Law students who have obtained unpaid summer positions with public interest organizations in the United States and abroad. EJF enables WCL students to gain valuable experience in the public interest sector, while providing critical services to underrepresented members of our communities.
General Information
Established at American University, Washington College of Law in 1989, EJF is a non-profit, student run organization. Throughout the school year, EJF raises money and collects donations from students, faculty, staff, and the business community to fund grants for WCL students who have secured positions with public interest organizations and demonstrated a committment to the Equal Justice Foundation. All proceeds are directly distributed to WCL students; no money is used for overhead.
Now in its eighteenth year at WCL, EJF has awarded more than 250 fellowships through the increased support of the greater WCL community, and largely funded by the annual Public Interest Charity Auction.
Last year, EJF raised more than $46,000 at the auction. Matching gifts from the administration and other fundraising events made for a combined total of $120,000, enabling 40 students to receive summer stipends. Click here for descriptions of some of the work undertaken by the Summer 2006 EJF Fellows. Descriptions of the Summer 2007 EJF Fellows are coming soon.
This year, EJF will host the 16th Annual Public Interest Charity Auction. With continued community support, the organization hopes to raise enough funds to ensure that no WCL student will be financially
Upcoming Events
Murder at WCL...16th Annual EJF Charity Auction Thursday, March 19th, 6th floor Dining Room ,