Social Justice Thursday Speaker Series: Funding Summer Work: Endowment Summer Grants, LGBT Summer Grants, and Stevens Fellowship Information Session
Thursday, September 11, 2008 in Bannan 139 from Noon to 1 p.m. Food will be provided.
Facilitators: Richard Berg, Ken Manaster, and Vicki Huebner
Learn About Funding Social Justice Summer Work
Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowships:
Two $5,000 Fellowships to be Awarded for Summer 2009. In honor of United States Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, Skip Paul ’75 established the Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowships at Santa Clara University School of Law. These Fellowships provide financial assistance to Santa Clara University Law Students to fund public interest and social justice law summer positions.
Public Interest Endowment Summer Fellowships:
Fellowships to be Awarded for Summer 2009. The Public Interest Endowment provides funding for public interest and social justice work done by law students in the summer months. This fellowship opportunity is for Santa Clara University Law Students working full-time in qualifying public interest and social justice positions.
LGBT Legal Issues Summer Fellowships
Two $5,000 Fellowships to be Awarded for Summer 2009.
Santa Clara University School of Law students who plan to work full-time for a LGBT organization, in a position doing legal work, may apply for this LGBT Legal Issues Summer Grant. Applicants should show a demonstrated commitment to and interest in the rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgernder individuals and people living with HIV, regardless of their sexual orientation.
Eligibility: Fellowships will be awarded to Santa Clara University Law School students who have completed at least one year of full-time or part-time study ***by the time the fellowship will begin***. Each applicant must secure a full-time summer law position with a public interest and social justice organization.