The CUNY School of Law Foundation offers Public Interest Summer Grants to current CUNY Law students who plan to complete a full-time summer legal public interest internship. Summer Grant recipients are awarded $5,000 to support an eight-week, 35 hrs/wk summer internship.
Eligibility
All students, except for those who will graduate in February or May 2023 and those who previously received a summer grant, project grant, or a Sorensen Center Fellowship, are eligible to apply for Public Interest Summer Grants.
Students are strongly encouraged to apply for both a Public Interest Summer Grant and a Sorensen Center Fellowship. However, students cannot receive both a Public Interest Summer Grant and a Sorensen Center Fellowship in the same year. As such, if you are offered both a Summer Grant and a Sorensen Center Fellowship, you may only accept one offer.
You need not have secured a summer internship in order to apply for a grant. However, after initial evaluations, finalists will be contacted in early-to-mid-February in order to appropriately match students with focus-area specific grants and to meet grant distribution criteria. If you need help in securing an internship or project, please make an appointment with the Career Planning Office.
NOTE: Once you receive funding through a summer grant, project grant, or a Sorensen Fellowship, you will not be eligible to receive a Public Interest Grant for the remainder of your tenure at the Law School.
Project Grants
The CUNY School of Law Foundation will be offering Public Interest Project Grants to current CUNY Law evening students in the part-time program who plan to complete a limited-hours, short-term, public interest project. Project Grant recipients are awarded $1,250 for a 70-hour internship, during a specific time period (several weekend days, two-week internship, etc.). Projects do not have to take place in the summer.
Eligibility
Only evening students are eligible to apply to Public Interest Project Grants. Students who will graduate in February or May 2023 and those who previously received a summer grant, project grant, or a Sorensen Center Fellowship, are NOT eligible to apply for Public Interest Project Grants.
Students do not need to have secured a public interest project in order to apply for a grant. However, applicants MUST know what your project is when applying. Finalists will be asked to complete an additional application in February to appropriately match students with focus-area specific grants and to meet grant distribution criteria.
If you need help in securing an internship or project, please make an appointment with the Career Planning Office
NOTE: Once you receive funding through a summer grant, project grant, or a Sorensen Fellowship, you will not be eligible to receive a Public Interest Project Grant for the remainder of your tenure at the Law School.