Fellowships

The American Bar Foundation sponsors a program of summer research fellowships to interest minority undergraduate students in pursuing graduate study in the social sciences. The summer program is designed to introduce students to the rewards and demands of a research-oriented career in the field of law and social science.

Eligible are American citizens and lawful permanent residents including, but not limited to, persons who are African American, Mexican, Native American, or Puerto Rican.

Applications will be considered only from sophomores and juniors, that is, students who have completed at least hte sophomore year and who have not received a bachelor's degree by the time the fellowship begins. Applicants must have a Grade Point Average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) and be moving toward an academic major in the social sciences or humanities.

Application mateirals are available at the American Bar Foundation's Web site http://www.abf-sociolegal.org/

The ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund will award $5000 of financial assistance annually to each scholarship receipent attending an ABA-accredited law school. An award made to an entering first-year student may be renewable for two additional years. Applications can be downloaded from the ABA website at http://www.abanet.org/fje/