South Asian Bar Association of New York (SABANY) plans to provide at least two $4,000 grants to law students who will be working in unpaid public-interest jobs in the
Application Instructions:
· Completed applications must be submitted to Moh Sharma at sabanyfellowship@yahoo.com no later than
· A complete application consists of:
· Part I (Applicant & Host Organization Information);
· Part II (Job Evaluation);
· Part III (Personal Statement & Resume); and
· Part IV (Financial Need).
· If submitting your application by email, please submit in two separate documents (PDF or Microsoft-Word compatible) attached to one email. Document 1 should contain Part I of the application (the Applicant & Host Organization Information). Document 2 should contain Parts II-IV of the application. As noted below, the letter from the organization can be submitted via email with the completed application by
· Your name should NOT appear anywhere in Parts II-IV of the application. The judges will not be provided with names of the applicants, and the applications will be evaluated based on the point system outlined in the application.
Eligibility Requirements:
To apply for the SABANY Public Interest Fellowship, you must be:
· a first or second-year law student of South Asian descent who will be spending at least ten weeks of the summer of 2010 in an unpaid[1] public interest legal internship in New York State and the greater metropolitan area[2], or
· a first or second-year law student who will be spending at least ten weeks of the summer of
2010 in an unpaid legal internship in
which specifically focuses on the needs of the local South Asian community.
Terms of the Fellowship:
In submitting an application electronically, each applicant certifies that all statements contained in the application are true and correct, and consents to the following terms:
· SABANY reserves the right to change the number of fellowships awarded, the amount of the fellowship, or whether a fellowship is awarded in 2010;
· The Fellowship recipient must immediately notify SABANY in writing if the recipient (a) leaves the identified summer position early, (b) changes host organizations, or (c) becomes subject to academic discipline or ceases to become enrolled in law school; and
· The Fellowship recipient agrees to submit a brief report following the completion of the internship and consents to SABANY using his or her name and the report in future SABANY events or endeavors.
· The Fellowship recipient must notify SABANY of any other sources of funding that they will receive to support their unpaid internship for the summer of 2010. Such sources include stipends from host organization, funds from other employers, or other public interest grants for either the SABANY Public Interest Fellowship-funded position or any other work. Recipients may only receive a total of $6,000 in fellowship awards, including the SABANY fellowship, for the summer of 2010.
About SABANY
The South Asian Bar Association of New York (SABANY) is an organization of South Asian attorneys practicing in the New York Metropolitan region. SABANY is dedicated to ensuring the civil liberties of the South Asian community in
If you have any questions about the application process or the Fellowship, please contact Moh Sharma at sabanyfellowship@yahoo.com. This application may be copied and distributed freely.
[1] Stipends from a Host Organization may or may not qualify as an unpaid internship. The judges will make a determination on a case-by-case basis. Please include any potential money from the Host Organization in Part IV.
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