Marquette University Law School has two funding options supporting currently enrolled students.
PILS SUMMER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
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Marquette University Law School's Public Interest Law Society Fellowship Program is designed to financially assist Marquette Law School students who are working in public interest sector position during the summer following their first or second years of law school. The application is typically due in early March.
Qualifying public interest positions include working for individuals, groups, and social interests that are traditionally underserved or have barriers to equal access to justice. Public interest law seeks to promote social justice through the empowerment of people and communities. It encompasses both policy and direct representation legal work. It also includes prosecutor or public defender offices, military judge advocate general, and governmental offices that directly serve individuals with challenges to access to justice. The work must be primarily legal in nature and supervised by a licensed attorney. Participation in electoral campaigns or the like cannot be supported through a PILS fellowship. Fellowship applicants are expected to articulate in their application materials how the proposed work is in the public interest.
WASHINGTON D.C. INITIATIVE
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Marquette University Law School's Washington, DC Initiative is designed to financially assist Marquette Law School students living and working in the Washington, DC area during the summer following their first or second years of law school. Students who secure qualifying positions are eligible for up to $6,000.
To be eligible for funding: 1) the position secured must be with an employer located in Washington, DC or the immediate area (e.g., Inside the Beltway), 2) the position must be legal or legal-related, 3) the student must be physically in Washington, DC or the immediate area for the duration of the work associated with the position (positions for which the student works remotely may be considered for limited, partial funding contingent on unique circumstances), 4) the position must be secured by the student prior to submitting the application for funding, and 5) the student must be returning to Marquette Law School for the fall semester immediately following the summer spent in the DC area.