The Haywood Burns Fellowships are designed to encourage students to work in the NLG’s tradition of “people’s lawyering.” The program exists to help students apply their talents and skills to find creative ways to use the law to advance justice. Burns Fellowships provoke law students to question traditional notions of how one must practice law and to provide a summer experience that will enrich and challenge them.
The 2023 application cycle is now open! Deadline to apply is Monday, January 2, 2023. Open the link below to access the form:
2023 Haywood Burns Fellowship Application
Check out the Fellowship Page for information on previous Fellows and their projects, the history of the Fellowships, and the life and work of Haywood Burns. Fellowships may be completed with any existing organization whose mission addresses the needs of individuals and groups who are the targets of systemic oppression, especially by the legal system. In 2023, we expect to award $3,000 for ten weeks of full-time work and will be considering both in person and remote internships.
Students and legal workers actively involved in NLG activities are given preference for the Fellowships, so please apply! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email NLG Director of Education and Research Traci Yoder at traci@nlg.org.
Completed applications are due by January 2, 2023. Applicants will be notified by the end of January 2023.
The application for the fellowship can be downloaded on the NLG website at this link: 2023 Haywood Burns Memorial Fellowship Application