ABF/AccessLex Institute Doctoral Fellowship Program in Legal & Higher Education
This fellowship supports doctoral candidates conducting empirical research on access, affordability, or value in legal and higher education, fostering interdisciplinary scholarship at the American Bar Foundation.
Funder: American Bar Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Annual stipend (amount not specified); 1-year in-residence fellowship; may include research/relocation support.
Summary: Supports doctoral candidates conducting empirical research on access, affordability, or value in legal and higher education.
Key Information: No citizenship requirement, but candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.; no visa sponsorship available.
Description
This doctoral fellowship, offered by the American Bar Foundation in partnership with the AccessLex Institute, is designed to support emerging scholars whose research addresses critical issues of access, affordability, or value in legal and higher education. The program aims to foster a network of scholars producing innovative, objective, empirical, and interdisciplinary research that advances the social scientific understanding of legal and higher education. Fellows are expected to make significant contributions through their dissertation research and participate in the ABF's intellectual community.
