The Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School recently issued a call for applications to the Petrie-Flom Center Student Fellowship Program. This program was created to mentor students aspiring to become leaders in either bioethics or health law policy. It provides students with access to closely-mentored research opportunities in health law, bioethics, and biotechnology, and equips students with the skills and resources necessary to pursue further scholarship.

While enrolled in the program, students will receive close project mentoring from Harvard Law affiliated faculty. They will also be invited to engage in workshops and training experiences at the Petrie-Flom Center, which is a leading intermediary research program at the university.

To be eligible, candidates must be enrolled at the Harvard graduate school. They must be enrolled during the current fellowship year and be willing to undertake a sizeable research project and to fulfill all other program requirements. The fellowship is designed for graduate students (including students in one-year programs) but those who are enrolled in multi-year programs should wait until after the first year to apply.

The fellowship has several distinct requirements. First, all fellow will be expected to conduct independent research projects that will lead to publishable articles in the field. These papers must be single-authored and produced by the end of the academic year. Students will also be expected to post on the center’s blog, Bill of Health, at least every other week during the fall and spring semesters. This must also be done during the winter term. Four passes are available during times of need.

All fellows must also enroll in the Health Law, Policy, Bioethics, and Biotechnology Workshop at the institute. This is designed to provide students with exclusive opportunities for interaction with leading scholars in the field. Fellows must also plan on attending panels, conferences, and other events.

In exchange for fulfilling these requirements, students will receive a $1,500 stipend paid at the end of the academic year. All fellowship requirements must be completed in exchange for the stipend./ additional funding may be requested as well. The HLS Priority Deadline is May 22, 2020, General Deadline is August 14, 2020. Applicants will receive notice by August 23.

Questions and applications should be emailed to petrie-flom@law.harvard.edu. Applications should consist of a detailed curriculum vitae, a 1500 word written research proposal, and a digital copy of the applicant’s most up-to-date transcript.

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Harvard Law School’s Islamic Legal Studies Program: Law and Social Change is now open for applications for Visiting Fellowships to the 2018-2019 term. Applicants with JD, LLM, SJD, PhD or comparable degrees are welcome to apply. Fellows will be eligible if they are studying topics including Islamic law and legal history covering any intellectual or social history. This can be from any period, and may also include Islamic legal theory and legal interpretation, legal maxims, and substantive law.

This fellowships allows outstanding scholars and practitioner’s to undertake research, writing, and academic work in Islamic law. This work should aim to further the Program’s mission. Applicants who are focusing on human rights, women’s rights, children’s rights, minority rights, animal welfare, constitutional law, environmental law, climate change, food law, migration, LBGTQ, and related areas will be given preference in the application process.

Fellows will spend anywhere between one month and one year in residence at Harvard Law School. Fellows will be expected to participate in activities and contribute to the overall intellectual life of the program, will also organizing one or more academic event. They will also engage in original scholarly work.

These awards may be combined with other fellowships or awards. Fellows will receive a monthly stipend of up to $5,000. The fellowship may be one to two semesters in length, commencing in September 2017. In addition to the monthly stipend, fellows will also have access to a workspace and the Harvard Law Library. Although some funding may be secured for limited travel, most activities will require fellows to remain in residence at ILSP.

To apply, applicants should submit a short research proposal and four to six topic areas for consideration. In addition, applicants should submit commentaries that link Islamic law and policy and details on whether one or two semesters are being sought. A CV should also be included, along with a writing sample in English and two letters of recommendation.

Applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds, academic interests, and career fields are invited to apply. All applications are due by January 1, 2018. Applicants will be notified of the decision in early February. All materials and questions should be directed to pberan@law.harvard.edu or ilsp@law.harvard.edu.

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