Fellowships and Scholarships

Summary 

The Vogel International Fellowships offer small awards of up to $1,000 to Moritz JD students to participate in one of the Moritz College of Law’s sponsored exchange and year-long abroad programs for academic credit toward the JD degree.

Applicant Eligibility 

Applicants must apply for one of Moritz College of Law’s exchange or year-long abroad programs for academic credit toward the JD degree at Moritz. Granting of the fellowship is dependent upon acceptance to and participation in a Moritz education abroad program.

Application Deadline 

Applications are due by March 1 before the start date of the intended program.

Application Requirements 

Please complete the Moritz College of Law Application for Education Abroad Programs, including the Vogel International Scholarships section of the application. You will be required to upload a 250-to-500 word essay describing how this scholarship in conjunction with the study abroad opportunity you are embarking upon will support your short and long-term goals, as well as providing any information that demonstrates your financial need.

Summary 

The Squire Patton Boggs Foundation is a unique nonprofit organization formed in 2000 to honor former senior partner Jim Patton on his retirement. The Foundation’s origins are rooted in a history of civil rights advocacy. The Foundation demonstrates a meaningful investment in law students and legal professionals by funding work in law, public policy, and public service. Since its formation, the Foundation has funded Public Policy Fellowships for more than 200 law students at 17 US law schools, as well as the College of Law in Qatar.

About the Fellowship 

The cornerstone of the Foundation is the Public Policy Fellowship Program, which launched in 2005. Each year, the Program awards a number of $5,000 fellowships to exceptional first- and second-year law students who demonstrate a steadfast commitment to public service and a developed interest in public policy. One Moritz College of Law student will be awarded this funding to work during the summer to advance public policy issues through domestic and/or international non-profit institutions, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations. The Fellowship Program reflects the Firm’s industry-leading public policy practice and commitment to public service. Read more about the Squire Patton Boggs Foundation and the Public Policy Fellowship program on the “Corporate Responsibility” section of their website. 

Applicant Eligibility 

Applicants must be first- or second-year law students interested in work during the summer in a domestic or international public policy position. Students should have a strong interest in international matters, either in Washington, D.C. or abroad. The Foundation supports a preference for interested military veterans and looks to further opportunities for students who contribute to the diverse economic, educational, and ethnic background of the Law School’s student body.

Application Process and Requirements 

Application Deadline is March 18. Contact Samantha Zandman, Director of Public Services & Public Interest at zandman.1@osu.edu for application link and requirements.

Please be prepared to attach a statement that answers each of the following questions in 300 words or less:

• Why do you want this fellowship? Where will you work? What does that organization do? Who are their clients?

• What will your responsibilities be? What are your goals for the position? Will you be working on a specific project?

• What aspect of your work will involve Public Policy Work?

• How do you envisage this public policy work to further your long-term career objectives?

• Current Resume.

Decision Timeline 

We will inform students of their acceptance to the Fellowship program by the end of March. After being selected by Moritz College of Law for the Program, students and positions must be approved by the Foundation. Once approved, students will be provided with a commitment letter for the Fellow to sign and return to the Foundation.

Responsibilities 

In addition to completing duties assigned by the organization with whom the Fellow is working, Fellows will be expected to provide the Foundation with a brief description of their summer activities in early July, complete a survey, and write a report on his/her summer work at the end of the Fellowship. Fellows are also often invited to the Washington, D.C. area during the summer to join the Foundation for a breakfast reception honoring them (at student’s own expense) as an opportunity for Fellows to meet each other, along with members of the Foundation and Firm.

Fellowship Conditions 

The Fellowship award cannot be combined with any other fellowships, awards, or grants. Applicants must acknowledge that s/he will not be receiving any other pay or funding for the proposed work. Students should also provide a letter of engagement to the Office of International and Graduate Affairs from the organization with whom they will be working, describing the type of work in which the applicant will be engaged. Grant money is considered taxable income.

Summary

In 2019, the Squire Patton Boggs Foundation added to its on-going Fellowship program by establishing the Sustained Impact Fellowship. In response to the killing of George Floyd in June 2020, Squire Patton Boggs has created three Racial Justice Fellowships. They will be with the Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights Under Law, working on voting rights; the Charlottesville, Virginia Police Department, working on police- Black community issues; and Lone Star Justice Alliance in Dallas, working on juvenile justice in minority communities in Dallas. A grant of $5000 will be made to the law school of each student receiving a Racial Justice Fellowship.

About the Fellowship

The placement offer will be facilitated by the SPB Foundation and SPB attorneys will provide supervision and mentorship for the Fellows on the ground.

Eligibility

Preference given to students with a passion for public interest work and/or public service.

Application Process and Requirements

Contact Samantha Zandman, Director of Public Services & Public Interest at zandman.1@osu.edu.

Please prepare to submit a personal statement of a maximum of 300 words along with the application, answering the following questions:

• Why do you want this fellowship? Where will you work? What does that organization do? Who are their clients?

• What will your responsibilities be? What are your goals for the position? Will you be working on a specific project?

• What aspect of your work will involve Public Policy Work?

• How do you envisage this public policy work to further your long-term career objectives?

• Current Resume

Summary

In 2019, the Squire Patton Boggs Foundation added to its on-going Fellowship program by establishing the Sustained Impact Fellowship. The Sustained Impact Fellowship will focus on disaster relief, community rebuilding and access to legal services in post-Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico. The goal of this project is to create a model for bringing sustained and direct pro bono legal services to communities affected by natural disaster. One Moritz College of Law student will be nominated to take part in this fellowship and compete to receive $5,000 to work at a non-profit organization in Puerto Rico.

About the Fellowship

The placement offer will be facilitated by the SPB Foundation and SPB attorneys will provide supervision and mentorship for the Fellows on the ground.

Eligibility

The student nominated must speak fluent Spanish.

Application Process and Requirements

Contact Samantha Zandman, Director of Public Services & Public Interest at zandman.1@osu.edu

Please prepare to submit a personal statement of a maximum of 300 words along with the application, answering the following questions:

• Why do you want this fellowship? Where will you work? What does that organization do? Who are their clients?

• What will your responsibilities be? What are your goals for the position? Will you be working on a specific project?

• What aspect of your work will involve Public Policy Work?

• How do you envisage this public policy work to further your long-term career objectives?

• Current resume.

Three centers at OSU receive the allocation of the Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships from the Department of Education: East Asian Studies Center (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other eligible East Asian languages), Center for Latin American Studies (Portuguese, Quechua, Haitian Creole and other eligible Latin American languages. Spanish is NOT a FLAS eligible language), and Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, Uzbek, and other eligible languages of the region).

Fellowships are available for Ohio State graduate and professional school students, including law students, who are committed to studying an eligible foreign language and an area study in that region. Applicants must meet the following minimum criteria:

• Commitment to studying a FLAS-eligible language, and its area of the world
• U.S. citizenship or permanent residency
• Full-time enrollment, or admission acceptance to be enrolled full time
• Academic year fellowships require both language courses and courses pertinent to related world areas. Summer fellowships require an intensive language program.

Applicants can apply for a full academic year fellowship or a summer fellowship. Additional eligibility requirements vary by center. Summer fellowships are expected to carry a stipend of $2,500 and an award for tuition and partial fees of up
to $5,000).

Summer fellowships are awarded for intensive language study only. AY fellowships are expected to carry a stipend of $20,000 for graduate and professional students. In addition, professional school students or students studying at other institutions receive up to $18,000 in tuition and fee support.

Read more and apply here.

The Office of International Affairs offers funding opportunities to graduate and professional students.

Asian Festival Corporation Scholarship 
International Research and Scholarship Grant- Graduate Students 
Mershon Center Graduate Student Grants 
Phyllis Krumm Memorial International Scholarship
Sonkin-Bergman-Wasserman Families’ Scholarship For International Understanding And Peace 

The Boren Scholarship provides unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad, which include Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America and the Middle East. Students can receive up to $20,000 for a one-year study abroad. For more information about the scholarship, please visit their website, or contact The Ohio State University Center for Languages, Literatures, and Culture at cllc@osu.edu.