Minority Fellowships in Environmental Law

This fellowship program is designed to encourage minority law students to enter the field of environmental law.

Presented by: Environmental Law Section

Co-Sponsored By: NYC Bar Assoc Committee on Environmental Law and the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources

Contact: Lisa Bataille

Nomination Deadline: November 20, 2009

Date Presented: Annual Meeting - January 29, 2010

Award Criteria: Minority law students -- first-year, second-year and third year (evening only) -- are eligible for the fellowship program if they are either enrolled in a New York law school or were permanent residents of the state and enrolled in a law school in the United States. As fellows, they also participate in activities of the state and city bar associations.

Prize Awarded: $6,000 for use during the summer while working on environmental cases for government or not-for-profit law offices.

Click to view the application (pdf).

Click to view the informational flyer (pdf).

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