ABF/University of Chicago Doctoral Fellowship Program in Law and Social Science
A residential fellowship for UChicago Ph.D. candidates conducting original, social science-based research on law, legal institutions, and justice at the American Bar Foundation.
Funder: American Bar Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Residential fellowship; typical duration is one academic year; funding provided by the University of Chicago for the fellowship term.
Summary: A residential fellowship supporting UChicago Ph.D. candidates in original research on law, legal institutions, and justice at the American Bar Foundation.
Description
This residential fellowship, jointly offered by the American Bar Foundation (ABF) and the University of Chicago, supports doctoral candidates in the Social Sciences Division at UChicago who are conducting original and significant research on law, the legal profession, and legal institutions. The program is designed for scholars whose research adopts sociolegal or social scientific approaches to law and justice. Fellows participate in a scholarly community at the ABF, advancing research that contributes to the understanding of law and justice from a social science perspective.
