The deadline for the 2015 Equal Justice Works Fellowships has been extended to December 1 for project proposals that are:
- Focused on animal law issues anywhere in the country, or
- Partnered with Texas Access to Justice Foundation (TAJF) grantees as host organizations. (A list of TAJF grantees is below and available at: http://www.teajf.org/news/
releases/Grants%202013-14.aspx )
Those who can apply include third- and fourth-year students, LLM students, and recent graduates. To learn more, visit our website at www.equaljusticeworks.org/
Please share this opportunity with any of your students who may be interested. These applications must be submitted no later than December 1 at 5 p.m. ET.
If you have a student that plans to apply with an animal law project or a project based at a TAJF grantee organization or if you have any questions, please notify fellowships@equaljusticeworks.
The only proposals submitted during this extended period that will be considered for fellowships are those that address animal law issues or have TAJF grantees as the host organization. No determinations have been made on any previously submitted applications (before the Sept. 17deadline), which currently are in the process of review.
Students who have a previous relationship or are interested in working with any of the organizations below should visit our website and consider applying.
TEXAS ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION GRANTEES
Area
| Organization |
Austin
| Disability Rights of Texas (statewide) |
Austin
| Southern Disability Law Center |
Austin
| American Gateways |
Austin
| Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas |
Austin
| Equal Justice Center |
Austin
| Oficina Legal del Pueblo Unido, Inc. |
Austin
| Texas Legal Services Center (statewide) |
Dallas
| Legal Hospice of Texas |
Dallas
| Dallas Bar Association Community Service Fund |
Dallas
| Catholic Charities of Dallas |
El Paso
| Diocesan Migrant & Refugee Services |
Ft. Worth
| Texas A&M School of Law--Law Clinic |
Ft. Worth
| Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas |
Harlingen
| Pro Bar (ABA) |
Houston
| University of Houston Law Center Clinic |
Houston
| South Texas College of Law Clinic |
Houston
| Earl Carl Institute- Thurgood Marshall School of Law |
Houston
| Cathedral Justice Project |
Houston
| Boat People SOS, Inc. |
Houston
| Cabrini Center for Immigrant Legal Assistance |
Houston
| Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse |
Houston
| Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program |
Houston
| Lone Star Legal Aid |
Lubbock
| Legal Aid Society of Lubbock |
San Antonio
| St. Mary's Immigration Clinic |
San Antonio
| Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education |
San Antonio
| Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc. |
Sugar Land
| Fort Bend Lawyers Care |
The Woodlands
| Montgomery County Women's Center |
Weslaco
| Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. |
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