Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowship

  1. Submit the standard application for SLS summer public interest funding grant. Per that program, all applicants must commit to working full-time for at least 8 weeks at a nonprofit or government agency. Some private public interest firms are also eligible on a case-by-case basis.
  2. Submit two PDF files. The first one should include a brief essay no more than 500 words about your commitment to public interest law and include how past and/or present public interest experiences (employment, government service, community service, and extra-curricular activities) reflect your commitment. Please do not write your name on the essay. Instead, please use your student ID. Please also submit a copy of your resume with only your student ID number (removing your name and e-mail address if your name is part of your e-mail) in that same PDF file. Name the file with your ID number. Finally, please include a separate PDF file listing your name and student ID. Please upload both PDF files to Stevens Fellowship Application by 1:00 pm on Monday, April 24, 2026.

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  • Include a brief essay no more than 500 words about your commitment to public interest law and include how past and/or present public interest experiences (employment, government service, community service, and extra-curricular activities) reflect your commitment. Please do not write your name on the essay. Instead, please use your student ID. Please also submit a copy of your resume with only your student ID number (removing your name and e-mail address if your name is part of your e-mail) in that same PDF file. Name the file with your ID number.
    Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 2 MB.
  • Include a separate PDF file listing your name and student ID.
    Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 2 MB.

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