Ms. JD Summer Public Interest Scholarships
Posted by Laura Hosid at 1:28 PM - Categories: 1L/1E/2E | 2L/3E | Diversity | Public Interest | Summer Funding
Ms. JD is proud to announce its 2012 Summer Public Interest
Scholarships. Winners will receive a $250 prize to support their continued commitment to
public interest work. Women law students entering their second or third year at
an accredited U.S. law school and working the summer of 2012 at least 35 hours
per week for a minimum of 6 weeks at a government agency or nonprofit
organization are eligible to apply. Unpaid judicial externs also qualify.
Applications are due no later than March 31, 2012 and recipients will be
notified by April 10, 2012.
To apply, please send the following application materials:
(1) Resume
(2) Anticipated Summer 2012 Employer (Name, City), Job Title, & Dates of
Employment
(3) Expected Summer Funding from Other Sources
(4) Essay (should not exceed 1000 words) on the topic:
"What about law school presented an unexpected challenge? What have you
done to successfully meet this challenge? Winning entries will be those that
tackle a common law school situation and provide concrete advice."
Please email your application materials to khan@ms-jd.org
by March 31, 2012.