For more information, go to http://www.abanet.org/environ/committees/lawstudents/fellowship_home.shtml
The ABA Diversity Fellowship in Environmental Law is designed to encourage disadvantaged or traditionally underrepresented law students to study and pursue careers in environmental law.
The Section’s work on environmental justice is coordinated with not-for-profit organizations representing traditionally underserved groups, other not-for-profit environmental organizations, and local, state and federal governmental organizations which provide placements for our summer Fellowship recipients.
Guidelines: Selected Fellowship recipients will have an 8-10 week internship commitment and will work on legal matters for a government agency or public interest organization in the fields of environmental, energy or resources law. Please note that recipients will choose the state they wish to intern in, but will not be able to select where or in which organization they will be placed.
Stipend: Each successful recipient will receive a $5,000 ($6,000 for New York Fellows) stipend in exchange for participation in the Fellowship program. The stipend does not cover travel expenses or include a housing allowance; these expenses are paid by the Fellowship recipient.
Qualifications: The Fellowship program is available to first and second year law students or third year night students from underrepresented or underserved groups, including for example, minority or low-income populations. It is generally preferred that you select the state where you are attending law school or have permanent residency status. Exceptions can be made, but preference will generally be given to those attending school, those who have permanent residency, or those who have a strong interest in the state that they are applying to. Students must complete and submit a Fellowship application in order to be considered.
The following states will be participating in our summer 2009 program:
California (Deadline: January 15, 2009)
District of Columbia – ELI (Deadline: January 31, 2009)
Florida (Deadline: January 30, 2009)
Georgia (Deadline: January 15, 2009)
Hawaii, Louisiana (Deadline: January 15, 2009)
New Mexico (Deadline: February 15, 2009)
New York (Deadline: November 17, 2008)
North Carolina (Deadline: February 16, 2009)
Oregon, Rhode Island (Deadline: March 3, 2009. This opportunity is open to Roger Williams Law students only. For more information please contact: Anthony L. Bastone II at abastone@rwu.edu.)
If you have questions about our Diversity Fellowship in Environmental Law please do not hesitate to contact:
Julie M. Connell
Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
321 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654
connellj@staff.abanet.org
