Applying for the IIEL Fellows Program          

Eligibility                                                                                              Updated 16 June 2008

The IIEL Fellows Program is open to LL.M. or S.J.D. students, Visiting Researchers and Visiting Scholars at Georgetown University Law Center who have a strong interest in International Economic Law, and occasionally to senior J.D. students who have background and experience in this area. 

Fellows Categories and Application Procedures

IIEL FELLOWS

IIEL VISITING FELLOWS

IIEL Fellows are either S.J.D. or LL.M. students at Georgetown Law that have a particular interest in international economic law.  Occasionally J.D. students at Georgetown Law with background and expertise in IEL may also be selected as IIEL Fellows.

IIEL Visiting Fellows are either Visiting Researchers or Visiting Scholars that have been accepted by the Georgetown Law Committee on Visitiing Scholars and Researchers.  Visiting Researchers usually are doctoral students or post-doctoral students preparing for academic careers who come to research and write about a wide range of international economic law related issues for various periods up to one academic year. Visiting Scholars usually are experienced legal scholars and professors typically on sabbatical or on leave from their current academic position.

APPLICATIONS FROM PROSPECTIVE LL.M. and S.J.D. CANDIDATES

APPLICATIONS FROM PROSPECTIVE VISITING SCHOLARS or RESEARCHERS

First, candidates must have submitted their application materials to a Georgetown Law degree program. Then candidates must submit the IIEL Fellowship application materials to the IIEL by the deadline indicated (February 15).

First, candidates must have submitted their application materials to the Georgetown Law Visiting Researchers and Visiting Scholars Program. Click here for information Then candidates must submit the IIEL Fellows application materials for prospective Researchers and Scholars (see below).

IIEL VISITING PROFESSORIAL FELLOWS

DISTINGUISHED VISITING FELLOWS

Visiting Professorial Fellows are Professors who come to Georgetown Law at the invitation of the IIEL to do research or occasionally to teach and who take part in all IIEL Fellows' activities

Distinguished Visiting Fellows are former senior government officials or senior practitioners who come to Georgetown Law for a certain period to teach or do research and who take part in all IIEL Fellows' activities.

APPLICATION

APPLICATION

Only upon invitation by the IIEL. Please send inquiries to iiel@law.georgetown.edu.		Only upon invitation by the IIEL. Please send inquiries to iiel@law.georgetown.edu.

Application Materials for prospective Georgetown Law LL.M. or S.J.D. Students

To be considered for selection as an IIEL Fellow for the 2009-2010 academic year, applicants should submit the following information by February 15, 2009:.

		Application for Selection as an IIEL Fellow
		Résumé or curriculum vitae
		A detailed statement of no more than one page addressing (1) why you are interested in the IIEL Fellows Program, (2) what you might be able to contribute to the IIEL, (3) what your professional or career goals might be for the next five to ten years, and (4) anything else that you consider pertinent.

NOTE:  Do not include the IIEL application with your LL.M. or S.J.D. admissions application.  Instead, send it in a separate envelope to:

IIEL Fellowship Selection Committee Georgetown University Law Center 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20001-2075 U.S.A. or to iiel@law.georgetown.edu

Prospective students must also have a completed LL.M. or S.J.D. admissions application on file with the Georgetown Law Admissions Office.  The IIEL Fellowship Selection Committee will notify applicants of its decision on or before May 15, 2009.

Application Materials for Georgetown Law Visiting Scholars and Visiting Researchers

Each year, the Law Center's international community is expanded by Visiting Scholars (usually professors and scholars established in their careers) and Visiting Researchers (often doctoral students or those preparing for academic careers) who come to research and write about a wide range of legal issues.

The Committee on Visiting Scholars and Visiting Researchers selects candidates based on their academic and professional accomplishments and the promise of their research proposal. Excellent English language skill is a prerequisite. For further information and application, please consult: http://www.law.georgetown.edu/intl/vsvr.htm

To be selected as an IIEL Visiting Fellow, you must first submit an application to the Visiting Researcher or Visiting Scholar program, then submit to IIEL a statement of interest in an IIEL Visiting Fellowship accompanied by:

		Résumé or curriculum vitae
		A detailed statement of no more than one page addressing (1) why you are interested in the IIEL Fellows Program, (2) what you might be able to contribute to the IIEL, (3) what your professional or career goals might be for the next five to ten years, and (4) anything else that you consider pertinent.

Please send this information to:

NOTE:  Priority will be given to Visiting Researchers and Visiting Scholars who submit all of their application materials by February 15th.)  

                                                                                                        Updated June 2008