Summer Public Interest Funding & Fellowships -- Application Available!

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Summer Public Interest Funding & Fellowships -- Application Available!

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Applications for Summer Funding & Fellowships are now being accepted for all 1L & 2L!

More information and details can be found here: https://www.law.buffalo.edu/beyond/fellows.html

Your completed application must consist of the following:

1. Online Application - available at https://www.law.buffalo.edu/beyond/fell ... ation.html.

2. Submit the following supplemental documents:
[All supplemental documents should be uploaded into LOCK (https://law-buffalo.12twenty.com/Accoun ... 9904791865]
  • Resume (PDF Preferred)
  • Statement of Interest (PDF Preferred) –This statement should be no more than five (5) pages, double-spaced. Your personal statement should describe in detail your commitment to public interest law. Your statement should answer the following questions and address the following issues:

    What do you hope to gain from your fellowship experience? Why do you believe it is important to serve the particular population or community that your work addresses? How do you intend to continue public interest work after your fellowship has ended? Describe, using specific examples, your past commitment to public interest work.

    Please also include the following in this statement:

    o Statement of BPILP Involvement - This statement should be approximately one paragraph in length and should describe if you are/were involved with BPILP this year.

    o Statement of Proposed Internship - This statement should be approximately one to two paragraphs in length and include the following: contact name, organization name, address, and contact information of the sponsoring organization as well as a detailed description of your project or work.
  • Unofficial Transcript with grades posted through Bridge 2021 (Available via HUB)
  • Completed/ Signed W-9 (PDF Preferred)
  • Letter or Email Confirming Summer Position – Optional (PDF Preferred)
Questions? Email law-fellowships@buffalo.edu!
Clinical Legal Education Program
507 O'Brian Hall, North Campus
Buffalo, NY 14260
716-645-2167
law-clinic@buffalo.edu
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