The purpose of the UBSPI grant program is to afford 1L and 2L law students an opportunity to secure funding for full-time positions during the summer with eligible public interest law organizations.
There are two types of grants, designated grants (DG) and non-designated grants (NDG). Depending on which organization you intern with, you will either apply for a designated or non-designated grant. DGs are funded by the Maryland Legal Services Corporation, limited to students who obtain summer employment with specific public interest employers (click here for a link). NDGs are wholly funded by UBSPI’s independent fundraising efforts and are open to UB students who work in a public interest summer job not on the designated list.
Each grant will provide a sum of $4,000.00. Grant recipients are expected to work 400 hours during the summer for which the grant is awarded (or 10 weeks at 40 hours per week).
The application for the 2013 summer UBSPI grants are now available for download on our TWEN page. The application schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Application is released via TWEN.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Applications (hard copy) are due no later than 5:00pm to the LCDO (Law Center, Suite 102).
Applications will be accepted beginning Monday, March 5.
Friday, March 30, 2013
Applicants will be notified of the final decisions. (This date is subject to change).
To learn about previous grant recipient experiences, please peruse the older posts on the blog. Check back frequently, as we will be adding the Summer 2012 reflections on a weekly basis over the new few months!
To learn about previous grant recipient experiences, please peruse the older posts on the blog. Check back frequently, as we will be adding the Summer 2012 reflections on a weekly basis over the new few months!
