Yale Law School Post-Graduate Fellowships:
Richard A. Bartlett '82 Fellowship at The American University in Cairo and Yale Law School
Open to Yale Law School graduates who plan to pursue an academic career. Fellows will spend one academic year in residence at The American University in Cairo teaching two to four substantive courses, and one semester at Yale Law School pursuing research and writing projects.
The Robert L. Bernstein Fellowships in International Human Rights
Intended to foster innovative approaches to human rights advocacy or to promote work on important human rights issues that have received relatively little attention. The fellowships enable two Yale Law School graduating students or recent graduates to devote a year to full-time human rights work anywhere in the world.
International Court of Justice at The Hague Internship/Clerkship
The principal judicial organ of the United Nations makes available a nine-month internship/clerkship position that is open to J.D.s, LL.M.s, and J.S.D.s within five years of their graduation. Trainees assist members of the court in tasks such as drafting opinions, orders, and other court documents; preparing for oral arguments; and researching a variety of legal issues.
Yale Law School Fellowship at The Permanent Court of Arbitration (The Hague)
The Permanent Court of Arbitration stands at the juncture between public and private international law. It was established to facilitate dispute resolution between states, state entities, intergovernmental organizations, and private parties. Fellows will spend one year on the staff of the PCA, with significant drafting and research responsibilities. They will also organize and observe hearings and deliberations, help negotiate and resolve issues among arbitrators, and work directly with the Secretary General to promote the PCA.
Ruebhausen South Asia Teaching and Research Fellowship
Open to Yale Law School graduates in the classes of 2003-2008 who are interested in teaching law and policy at a South Asian law or law-related school. A maximum of two fellows per year will spend twelve months teaching and doing research in the region. One will spend an additional six months at Yale Law School pursuing research and writing projects.
Yale Law School Summer Fellowships:
Summer Public Interest Fellowships (SPIF)
Provides funding to Yale students to work in public interest, government, and not-for-profit organizations during the summer in the United States or abroad. Recent SPIF recipients have worked in NGOs, foreign governments, and transnational organizations. Students may receive up to $500 a week for twelve weeks for two summers.
Kirby Simon Summer Fellowships
The Schell Center’s Kirby Simon Summer Fellowships provide funding for students who undertake at least six weeks of human rights work during the summer. In recent years, students have used Kirby Simon Fellowships to work in more than 80 countries on projects with organizations ranging from the U.N. High Commissioner on Refugees to the Beijing Juvenile Legal Aid & Research Center.
YALE UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
The Coca-Cola World Fund at Yale University
Provides summer travel grants to graduate and professional students for worthy field projects involving applied research or internships overseas. Projects must explicitly incorporate at least two of the following three fields of interest: international law, international management, and international relations/public policy.
The Fox International Fellowships at the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale
A student exchange partnership between Yale and leading universities in Russia, England, Germany, China, Japan, France, India, Mexico, Turkey, Israel, and South Africa. Designed to enhance the education of future international leaders, the program provides support for airfare and housing expenses, a stipend for living expenses, and some in-country travel related to research.