Benefits
Funding
To help fill critical gaps in financial support for public interest students not already addressed by Georgetown Law’s nationally-recognized Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) and the federal Income-Driven Repayment and Public Service Loan Forgiveness programs, Blume Scholars will receive enhanced public interest summer funding of $9,000 for 1L students and $11,000 for 2 students. Blume Scholars will also receive postgraduate bar stipends.
Note: Starting in 2024, Blume Scholars will no longer receive a full-tuition scholarship; they will, however, be eligible for a wide range of merit scholarships and financial aid offerings from the school.
Mentorship & Networking
Scholars receive academic advice and support from faculty mentors, as well as professional support from practicing public interest attorney mentors. Mentors are assigned with Blume scholars’ preferences and practice area interests in mind.
A sampling of faculty advisors includes:
| Abbe Smith | Andy Schoenholtz | David Cole | Deborah Epstein | Julie O’Sullivan | Paul Butler | Sheryll Cashin |
| Allegra McLeod | Anne Fleming | David Koplow | Eloise Pasachoff | Larry Gostin | Peter Byrne | Vida Johnson |
| Amanda Levendowski | Brian Wolfman | David Super | Janel George | Mary DeRosa | Phil Schrag |
Finally, first-year scholars are paired with second-year and third-year students who support new Blumes in their transition into law school. Many scholars find friendship and community within the program that continues throughout life after graduation.
Events
Throughout the year, scholars participate in a number of personally and professionally enriching events. Starting in 2024, Scholars will participate in Public Interest Orientation. Other events may include happy hours, meals with professors, and professional development conversations. Scholars are also invited to meals with speakers including Blume Leaders in Residence, and upper class Scholars enroll in the Blume Upper Level Seminar, taught by visiting Leaders in Residence. Past speakers at Blume events have included U.S. Senator, Tim Kaine; Legal Director of the ACLU, David Cole; Congressman Jamie Raskin, and Associate Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Janai Nelson, to name a few. Additionally, Blume alumni R. Daniel Okonkwo (‘05), Whiquitta “Kee” Tobar (‘15), Adina Appelbaum (‘15) Elizabeth Keyes (‘04), and Gretchen Rohr (‘03) have all returned to Georgetown to speak to current scholars.