King Hall Summer Public Service Fellowships
Application Information & Instructions
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THIS SINGLE APPLICATION SHOULD BE USED TO APPLY TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SUMMER FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
• The John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowships:
Number of Fellowships: 3
For: Otherwise unpaid legal work at non-profit organizations or government agencies (judicial externships are not
eligible. Court-based legal assistance, such as Family Law Facilitators’ Offices and Self-Help Centers, do qualify.)
Award: $5,000
Selection Process: King Hall faculty and/or staff members will review and score the applications. The three
highest cumulative scores will receive Stevens Fellowships.
• UCOP Public Service Fellowships:
Number of Fellowships: dependent on funding
For: Otherwise unpaid legal work at non-profit organizations or government agencies (judicial externships are not
eligible. Court-based legal assistance, such as Family Law Facilitators’ Offices and Self-Help Centers, do qualify.)
Maximum Possible Award: $4,000 (1L) or $4,500(2L) (see fellowship eligibility rules for details)
Selection Process: King Hall faculty and/or staff members will review and score the applications. The three
highest cumulative scorers will receive Stevens Fellowships. Summer Public Service Fellowships will be awarded to
the next highest scorers, in turn, until fellowship funds are exhausted.
• The King Hall Legal Foundation (KHLF) Fellowships:
Number of Fellowships: dependent on funding
For: Otherwise unpaid legal work that raises the economic, educational, and social levels of under-privileged and
underrepresented individuals and groups.
Maximum Possible Award: Dependent on funding.
Overall Summer Funding Cap: $10,000 (see KHLF fellowship eligibility rules for details)
Selection Process: KHLF is an independent, student-directed non-profit organization. Each applicant’s proposal is
evaluated anonymously by a selection committee. The KHLF Board of Directors has developed the selection
criteria in accordance with the organization’s mission. KHLF awards grants to those applicants receiving the
highest overall scores tallied from each of the members of the selection committee.
A COMPLETE APPLICATION INCLUDES:
1) A completed application cover sheet. Make sure all areas are completed, you must:
Include: Student ID number, Class Year, Amount and Source of other funding
Select which fellowships you wish to be considered for and all the affirmations that pertain to those
fellowships
Sign
2) A resume;
3) Statement of Purpose (2 pages maximum, doubled-spaced, 12-point font). The Statement should address
the following questions (in no particular order):
How have you demonstrated your commitment to pursuing a public service career?
What work will you perform this summer?
Why is this work important and who will it impact?
4) A short paragraph (separate from statement of purpose) explaining how you will use the funds to support
your work this summer;
5) Written documentation from the host organization or agency confirming that it will host your summer work
(can be an email chain between you and host showing offer and acceptance).
SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION AND ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS THROUGH THE SYMPLICITY RESUME COLLECTION.