Fellowship Eligibility

Fellowship cohorts will be comprised of up to three teams of 2 fellows each, made up of experienced law school administrators, faculty members, or other similarly situated and experienced professionals.

Criteria for fellowship team composition:

• Required:
  • 2 people
  • At least one member who is employed by an ABA-approved law school
  • At least one member with relevant policy setting authority within their institution
  • At least one member with access to a pool of study subjects and relevant data
  • At least one member with extensive insight and expertise in an area that is relevant to the topical strand on which the proposed Capstone focuses
• Encouraged:
  • At least one member affiliated with a law school that serves large numbers of underrepresented students
  • At least one member with knowledge of empirical research methods
  • Team members representing different departments within law school and/or central university

Criteria for each member of fellowship team:

• Required:
  • Commitment and ability to participate for length of fellowship
• Encouraged:
  • Experience working with students from underrepresented racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
  • Ability to host one 2-day, in-person fellowship meeting at home institution

 

Please feel free to send questions about the fellowship to PLEDGE@southerneducation.org