Application Information
Application packets will be available for pick up at the Office of Career and Professional Development (OCPD) before noon on Monday, March 24. Applications are due to OCPD no later than 6:00pm on Monday, March 31 . Applications will be available in the OCPD, and should be returned to the EJF collection slot in that office. No late applications will be accepted.
Fellowship Award
The Fellowship award is $3,000. The awards are not tax exempt. Recipients are responsible for all tax implications. Recipients are required to complete all paperwork with EJF, and submit certifying information from their summer organization prior to distribution of the grant award. EJF reserves the right to request repayment should a recipient not meet the eligibility requirements during the grant period.
Eligibility
- Full time 1Ls and 2Ls and part-time 1, 2, and 3Ls are eligible to apply. Prior EJF recipients are eligible to receive grants this year, however, they are required to volunteer 20 total hours this academic year.
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States (this does not mean that you must work in the U.S.).
- Candidates must have an offer in hand from a public interest non-governmental organization or public interest branch of the government by the application deadline. EJF does not fund judicial clerkships, any work with administrative judicial bodies, congressional staff work, or lobbying positions.
- Summer work must be substantially legal.
- Grant recipients must work 10 weeks for at least 30 hours per week.
- In addition to the EJF Fellowship, recipients may accept up to $3,000 from alternative funding sources.
- Applicants must volunteer at least 10 hours with EJF in academic year 2006-2007. At least two of those hours must be done with the Off-Campus Canvassing committee.
- Recipients must volunteer an additional 10 hours in academic year 2007-2008.
- Informational meetings do not count toward the hourly requirement.
Fellowship Selection Process
Fellowship applications are submitted to a selection committee comprised of EJF representatives, student leaders, faculty members, and administrators. Students who submit applications are not permitted to sit on the selection committee. The selection process is blind. In order to maintain the integrity of the selection process, applicants are not to use their name on their applications. The application process and the members of the selection committee are confidential.
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