FCBA Foundation Now Accepting Applications for its Law School Summer Internship Stipend Program and Will Soon Accept Applications for its Law School Scholarship Program
The Federal Communications Bar Association Foundation Now Accepting Applications for its Law School Summer Internship Stipend Program and Will Soon Accept Applications for its Law School Scholarship Program!
- The Law School Summer Internship Stipend Program:
This program provides stipends of up to $5,000 to outstanding law students employed as unpaid summer interns in positions with the FCC and other federal, state and local government agencies with a connection to the communications industry (i.e., broadcasting, cable, information technology, television, telephony, satellite, and wireless). Applications will be accepted online starting February 6th through March 31st, 2018.
In addition, the Foundation will select one outstanding intern among those chosen to receive and additional stipend for the summer: the Max Paglin Award. Mr. Paglin was the former General Counsel and Executive Director of the FCC and the founder of the Golden Jubilee Commission on Telecommunications, which compiled a definitive history of the Communications Act.
The Foundation considers funding from other sources in making award decisions and generally will adjust its stipend awards so that a recipient’s total funding for the internship will not exceed $7,000.
Requirements:
Students must be enrolled in an ABA accredited law school, in good academic standing, and have a pending or accepted application for an unpaid internship with a federal, state or local government entity. Students will be selected on the basis of:
- Essays – 30 points
- Resume and Recommendations – 25 points
- Academic Merit (including relevant coursework, certificate programs, journals and clinics) – 25 points
- Nature of Work – 10 points
- Financial Need – 10 points
Applications for internship funding should be submitted online.
- The FCBA Foundation Law School Scholarship:
This scholarship is open to all students enrolled at an accredited law school in the United States who are entering their second or third years of study in the Fall of 2018 and have a demonstrated interest in communications law. Awards ranging from $2,500 to $10,000, are payable to the law school to cover the student’s tuition and other education-related expenses in the 2018-2019 academic year, and will be determined by a number of factors, including financial need and merit. More information about the scholarship can be found here. The application will be available soon.