This program, available to up to ten first and second year students, is designed to encourage and support students interested in public interest environmental law through summer internships, mentoring by the School’s environmental and land use faculty, and exposure to leading practitioners in the field. Fellows complete summer internships in environmental and land use law with environmental groups, government agencies, and other public interest law practice institutions in the United States or abroad. An award of $500 will be added to the fellows’ standard PILC grants, so they will receive a total of $7,000 for 2Ls and $5,000 for 1Ls.
In the fall following their placements, fellows are also invited to attend a series of workshops held by NYU’s environmental and land use law faculty; distinguished public interest environmental law practitioners will also participate. These events will give students an opportunity to meet leading environmental law practitioners and to engage with the School’s environmental and land use law faculty and students with similar interests.
How to Apply
If you are interested in the program, you will be required to (1) complete the Public Interest Summer Internship Funding registration before December 1 and (2) submit the Guarini Center for Environmental and Land Use Law Fellowship application due on February 3. Selections will be made by a faculty committee consisting of Professors Vicki Been, Richard Stewart, and Katrina Wyman.
To apply, please submit a resume, unofficial transcript, and statement of interest in public interest environmental and land use practice including information about placements secured or contemplated to Professor Stewart’s assistant, Basilio Valdehuesa, at Valdehuesa@exchange.law.nyu.edu, VH Room 411. Students are responsible for finding their own placements, but the faculty listed above will be happy to provide suggestions and other help. Students need not have secured a placement already to apply for the fellowship.