In addition to the Public Service Summer Grant (a.k.a. Guaranteed Summer Funding)  – which all students are strongly encouraged to apply for, if eligible – Georgetown also administers several donor-funded summer fellowships, which provide supplemental or higher-level funding for students doing various types of public interest or otherwise qualifying work. With the exception of the Squire Patton Boggs Foundation Sustained Impact Fellowships, all fellowships require students to have already secured a qualifying summer internship before applying.

The application windows for Summer 2023 fellowships administered through Georgetown Law are now closed. For Summer 2024, fellowship applications will be posted below and in Symplicity throughout the academic year as they become available.

 

Squire Patton Boggs Foundation Sustained Impact Fellowships

The Squire Patton Boggs Foundation has several Sustained Impact Fellowship Programs. If selected, students will be awarded fellowships of $5,250 (for 1L, 1E/J, 2E/J students) or $7500 (for 2L, 3E/J students) and placed with a participating host organization. Fellowship recipients cannot also receive the Public Service Summer Grant.

Sustained Impact Fellowship – Racial Justice

The Squire Patton Boggs Foundation provides three Racial Justice Fellowships. The host organizations are the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in Washington, DC (working on voting rights); Lone Star Justice Alliance in Dallas, TX (working on juvenile justice in minority communities); and the Citizen Complaint Authority in Cincinnati, OH (working on police-minority community issues).

Sustained Impact Fellowship – Veterans’ Justice

This fellowship focuses on advocacy to support veterans and their families. The Squire Patton Boggs Foundation partners with Swords to Plowshares in  San Francisco, CA for this fellowship.

Notes: For the Sustained Impact Fellowship Program, students are applying to be Georgetown’s nominee for a fellowship. The Squire Patton Boggs Foundation then selects finalists from the pool of nominees put forth by a number of participating law schools.

Applicants may only apply for one Sustained Impact Fellowship Program.

The application window for the 2023 Squire Patton Boggs Foundation Sustained Impact fellowships is now closed.

Women’s Bar Association Foundation Summer Fellowship

The Women’s Bar Association (WBA) Foundation Summer Fellowship Program will award one fellowship of $5,250 (1L, 1E/J, 2E/J) or $7,500 (2L, 3E/J) to a Georgetown JD student with a summer internship at a non-profit dedicated to serving the legal and related needs of women and girls in the DC Metropolitan area. Fellowship recipients cannot also receive the Public Service Summer Grant.

The application window for the Women’s Bar Association Foundation Summer Fellowship is now closed.

Georgetown Gideon Summer Fellowship 

The Georgetown Gideon Summer Fellowship Program will provide two fellowship awards of $7500 (for 2L, 3E/J students) to Georgetown Law J.D. students with a summer internship at a U.S. public defender office. Internships must be located in the United States. Fellowship recipients cannot also receive the Public Service Summer Grant.

The application window for the 2023 Georgetown Gideon Summer Fellowship is now closed.

Marilyn Tucker International Summer Fellowship

The Marilyn Tucker International Summer Fellowship will provide two awards of $3,000 to Georgetown Law J.D. (1L, 1E/J, 2E/J, 2L, 3E/J) students who are interning abroad over the summer. Students engaging in both public and private sector activity are eligible. Fellowship funds may be combined with Georgetown’s Public Service Summer Grant.

The application window for the 2023 Marilyn Tucker International Summer Fellowship is now closed.

Professor Anne Fleming Legal Services Summer Fellowship

The Professor Anne Fleming Legal Services Summer Fellowship Program will provide two awards of $2,500 to Georgetown Law J.D. (1L, 1E/J, 2E/J, 2L, 3E/J) students working at unpaid internships at not-for-profit organizations or government entities. Internships must be located in the United States. The Fellowship is provided in memory of Georgetown Law Professor Anne Fleming, a groundbreaking legal scholar, whose research areas included contract law, commercial law, consumer finance, and the relationship between law and poverty, and who began her career as a legal services attorney. The Fleming Fellowship is a supplement to Georgetown’s Public Service Summer Grant.

The 2023 application window for this fellowship is now closed.

Squire Patton Boggs Foundation Public Policy Fellowship

The Squire Patton Boggs Foundation Public Policy Summer Fellowship Program will award a fellowship of $5,250 (for 1L, 1E/J, 2E/J students) or $7500 (for 2L, 3E/J students) to a Georgetown Law J.D. student with a summer public policy internship at a nonprofit or government organization. Internships may be located in the U.S or abroad. Fellowship recipients cannot also receive the Public Service Summer Grant.

The 2023 application window for this fellowship is now closed.

John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowship sponsored by Arnold & Porter

The John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowship program sponsored by Arnold & Porter will award three fellowships of $2,500 to Georgetown Law 1L / 1E JD students working an unpaid internship at a not-for-profit organization or government entity. Internships must be located in the United States. The Fellowship Program reflects Justice Stevens’ deep belief that a dynamic and effective justice system depends on a cadre of trained and committed lawyers committed to public interest work. The fellowship is a supplement to Georgetown’s Public Service Summer Grant.

The application window for the 2023 John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowship is now closed.