The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has issued the following
call for applications:
ABF Doctoral/Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Law & Inequality
Purpose
The American Bar Foundation (ABF)
is committed to developing the next generation of scholars in the field
of law and social science. The purpose of the fellowship is to
encourage original and significant empirical and interdisciplinary
research on the study of law and inequality.
Eligibility
Pending
budgetary approval, the ABF will support several doctoral fellowships
and one postdoctoral fellowship. For the doctoral fellowships,
applications are invited from outstanding students who are candidates
for Ph.D. degrees and who have completed all doctoral requirements except
the dissertation by September 1, 2017. For the postdoctoral fellowship,
applications are invited from scholars who have recently received their
Ph.D.s (within the last two years) or who will have completed the
dissertation by September 1, 2017.
Doctoral or proposed research must be in the general area of
sociolegal studies or involve social scientific approaches to the law,
legal institutions, or legal processes. The research must address
significant issues in the field and show promise of a major contribution
to social scientific understanding of law and inequality. Individuals
from underrepresented minority groups are especially encouraged to
apply.
Awards and Term
Doctoral and postdoctoral
fellowships will be held in residence at the ABF’s headquarters in
Chicago, IL and are expected to begin on September 1, 2017. Doctoral
Fellows will receive a stipend of $35,000 per year for up to two
academic years.
Continuing graduate students will be required to
receive benefits through their degree-granting university. The
Postdoctoral Fellow will receive a stipend of $60,000 per year for up to
three academic years, and benefits through the ABF. All Fellows will
also have access to a modest research account to reimburse expenses
associated with research, travel to meet with advisors, or travel to
conferences at which papers are presented. Reasonable relocation
expenses may be reimbursed on application.
Application Process
Applicants
must include: (1) a dissertation proposal or writing sample with an
outline of the substance and methods of the research; (2) two letters of
reference, one of which must be from a supervisor of the dissertation;
and (3) a curriculum vitae. In addition, at the applicant's option, a
short sample of written work may be submitted.
Applications for this fellowship must be received no later than January 15, 2017.
Please submit your complete application for the ABF
Doctoral/Postdoctoral Fellowship in Law & Inequality through the
following url: https://apply.interfolio.com/37469. Direct all questions or concerns relating to your application submission to Lucinda Underwood, 312.988.6573 or Julian Perez, jperez@abfn.org, 312.988.6631.
