Awards/Fellowships
Paul M. Bator Award
The Paul M. Bator Award recognizes a young academic, under the age of 40, whose life, work, and ideals most closely embody those of the late Paul M. Bator. Created in 1989, the award was established to honor the memory of the late University of Chicago Law School professor and his lifetime of achievement. The award will be presented at the Society's annual National Student Symposium each year. All nominations for the Paul M. Bator Award are due by August 15, 2008. Click HERE for more information on how to nominate someone for this award.Olin/Searle Fellows in Law
The Olin/Searle Fellows in Law program will offer top young legal thinkers the opportunity to spend a year writing and developing their scholarship with the goal of entering the legal academy. Up to three fellowships will be offered each academic year. Stipends will include $50,000 plus benefits. While details will be worked out with the specific host school for the Fellow, in general the Fellow will be provided with an office and will be included in the life of the school. All applications for the Olin/Searle Fellows in Law are due by March 16, 2009. Click HERE for more information on how to apply for this program.
Searle Young Legal Scholars Research Fellowships
The Federalist Society is pleased to announce the Searle Young Legal Scholars Research Fellowships. The fellowships are being offered for the first time this year. Up to two junior tenure-track faculty members will receive funding to take a semester-long research leave in order to make major progress on an important scholarly article. Fellows will receive a stipend set at a level reasonably comparable to their salary for half of a year. The stipend will be sufficient to enable fellows to take negotiated leaves from teaching duties in order to devote themselves full time to production of a significant piece of legal scholarship. In addition, fellows will receive advice and feedback on their project from a member of the Fellowship Selection Committee. The leave should begin no later than the middle of the 2009-2010 academic year. The program assumes that fellows will continue to use the offices and research facilities of their home institutions. All applications for the Searle Young Legal Scholars Research Fellowships are due by September 15, 2008. Click HERE for more information on how to apply for this fellowship.
