Scholarship Description
Purpose:
The Law and Society Association, in collaboration with the American Bar Foundation and the National Science Foundation, seeks applications for the Law and Social Science Dissertation Fellowship and Mentoring Program (LSS Fellowship).
Awards
Fellowships are held in residence at the American Bar Foundation in Chicago, IL, where Fellows are expected to participate in the intellectual life of the ABF, including participation in a weekly seminar series. LSS Fellows will receive a stipend of $30,000 per year. Fellows will attend LSA annual meetings in both years of the fellowship and the Graduate Student Workshop in the first year of the fellowship. Fellows will receive up to $1,500 for research and travel expenses each year. Relocation expenses up to $2,500 may be reimbursed one time.
Eligibility
Third-, fourth-, and fifth-year graduate students who specialize in the field of law and social science and whose research interests include law and inequality are invited to apply. Fellowship applicants should be students in a Ph.D. program in a social science department or an interdisciplinary program. Humanities students pursuing empirically-based social science dissertations are welcome to apply. Applicants are also eligible to apply for the American Bar Foundation’s Doctoral Fellowship Program in Law and Social Science. Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible to apply.
Please submit your complete application for the LSS Fellowship online. Direct all questions or concerns relating to your application submission to Amanda Ehrhardt, (312) 988-6517, [email protected].
Year of Need: 3rd Year Grad, Beyond 3rd Year Grad,
Type:
Num Awards: Multiple
Min Award: 1,500
Max Award:
Deadline: 2024-12-31
Website: http://www.americanbarfoundation.org/research/Fellowshipopportunities.html
Sponsoring Organization
American Bar Foundation
750 North Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60611-4403
Contact Person: Amanda Ehrhardt
Phone: 312-988-6517
Fax: 312-988-6579
Web: http://www.americanbarfoundation.org/
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