We offer two types of Fellowships. One is our WLPPFP Fellowship, a 12-month work experience in which Fellows from the United States work on women’s legal issues with a public interest organization, or serve as a two-year clinical teaching fellow at Georgetown Law. The application is available here: WLPPFP-Application-Form-2027-2028. Please submit your application by Friday, November 13th, midnight Eastern Standard Time.

The other is our Leadership & Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Fellowship, where women’s rights lawyers from Africa earn a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from Georgetown Law, focusing on international women’s human rights, and then participate in a post-graduation summer legal internship experience before returning home to continue advancing women’s rights in their own countries. The application process is now closed. The 2027-2028 application will be available in October 2026.  If you’d like to see a sample application, please refer to the 2026-2027 application. LAWA Application 2026-2027

Although each Fellowship experience is unique, all of our Fellows learn together about substantive women’s rights issues, explore a multitude of career paths through which they can advocate for women’s equality, and develop their legal skills through seminars, trainings, networking events, and other activities provided by WLPPFP.