AP&S Diversity Scholarship

Adler Pollock & Sheehan (AP&S) is a full-service law firm with 23 practice areas and 65 attorneys, servicing clients through its offices in Providence, RI, and Boston, MA.  From its inception in 1960, AP&S has built the firm on principles of diversity. As part of its Diversity Plan, the firm has established the AP&S Diversity Scholarship.

Each year, AP&S will award a scholarship of $10,000 to a minority student entering her/his first year of law school who has demonstrated academic excellence and a commitment to the community. Applicants must meet the following criteria:  Member of a diverse group; Entering the first year of an ABA accredited law school anywhere in the US; Permanent resident of Massachusetts or Rhode Island; Strong academic achievement; Financial need; Desire to work and reside in MA or RI upon graduation; Demonstrated commitment to the community; and Vision of contributions to the profession and community after graduation.

For more information: www.apslaw.com

William E. Simon Fellowship for Noble Purpose

This fellowship awards $40,000 to a graduating senior who has demonstrated passion, dedication, a high capacity for self-direction, and originality in pursuit of a goal that will strengthen civil society. In addition, two $5,000 cash awards are made to two other outstanding students.

So what does that mean? It’s a grant for someone who wants to dedicate themselves to a particular purpose, project or service. In the past this has meant everything from foreign aid, education, to networks of university groups and journals. As it is an unrestricted grant, the project is really up to the students’ ingenuity and imagination. Viable projects can deal with the Arts, education, poverty, immigration, University reform, or University groups, the elderly, children and adults with special needs, foreign aid concerns, and culture. The grant can go towards education to further expertise in a particular field, the realization of a particular project, or the continuation of a project already established. Truly, the sky is the limit!

For more information visit:  www.simonfellowship.org

James Madison Memorial Fellowships

If you are planning to become a secondary school teacher of social studies, American history, or American government, and are a U.S. citizen or national, you may be interested in applying for a graduate fellowship program that emphasizes the study of the U.S. Constitution. The Madison Fellowship offers up to $24,000 to support graduate education leading to the master’s degree.

For application or additional information visit: www.jamesmadison.com

Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice

The Villers Fellow works as a full-time policy analyst in Families USA’s Health Policy Department. Designed to provide the fellow with a national perspective on health care justice work, the fellowship will be based in the Families USA office in Washington, D.C. and will afford the fellow the opportunity to learn about a range of health care justice issues. The Villers Fellow’s primary responsibilities involve conducting primary and secondary research on a range of health care issues, including Medicaid, Medicare, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), prescription drugs, and the private insurance market, as well as writing and contributing to publications that are relevant to current health policy debates.   The fellowship will last one year and fellows will receive a compensatory package that includes an annual stipend of approximately $35,000 and excellent health care benefits. One Villers Fellow is selected each year. Candidates seeking consideration for the Villers Fellowship must demonstrate a commitment to social and health care justice work following their year of hands-on experience as a fellow. Additionally, in order to further the development of future leaders, Villers Fellows must commit to mentoring at least one person at some point over the course of their careers. 

While there is no bias in favor of any specific academic discipline, a college degree is preferred. There is no minimum GPA to qualify for consideration.

More information and application at: http://www.familiesusa.org/about/the-villers-fellowship.html

Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice

The Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice aims to advance social justice through health care advocacy by focusing on the unique challenges facing communities of color. Through this fellowship, established to honor the memory of the late Senator Paul D. Wellstone, Families USA hopes to expand the pool of talented social justice advocates from underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups. The ideal candidate must demonstrate an interest in health care policy and racial/ethnic health disparities. Additionally, we are looking for an individual who displays the potential to contribute to social justice work after their year of hands-on experience as a fellow.

More information and application at: http://www.familiesusa.org/about/wellstone-fellowship.html

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship

The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship, is a program that provides college graduates the opportunity to work in Washington, DC, with a public-interest organization focusing on arms control and international security issues.  The fellowship is offered twice yearly, in the spring and fall.  It lasts from six to nine months and provides a stipend, health insurance, and travel costs to Washington.  The Scoville Fellowship does not award grant or scholarship money to students.   Scoville Fellows may undertake a variety of activities, including research, writing, and advocacy in support of the goals of their host organization and may attend coalition meetings, policy briefings, and Congressional hearings.  They have written fact sheets, letters to the editor, op eds, magazine articles, briefing books and reports, organized talks and conferences, and been interviewed as experts by the media.  Many former Scoville Fellows work for NGOs or the Federal Government, or attend graduate school in political science or international relations, following their fellowships. Visit their website at http://www.scoville.org.  There is no application form; the application requirements are listed on the website, as are links to the websites of each of the twenty-five participating organizations and information on the work of current and former Scoville Fellows.  Applications may be submitted via email.   All U.S. citizens and foreign nationals residing in the United States are eligible to apply; non-U.S. citizens living outside of the United States are not.