Law Faculty Research Funding: Funding for Fellows
Descriptions and links to sources for funding of law faculty research projects
Last Updated: Oct 23, 2025 10:41 AM
University of Pennsylvania
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George Sharswood Fellowship, University of PennsylvaniaDescription: Fellowships "to encourage scholars who plan to enter legal academia."
Availability: "Applicants must have earned a law degree or Ph.D equivalent in a related field and should not yet have held a full-time tenure track legal academic appointment."
Duration: "two years of research, writing, and teaching"
Amount: not specified - “total financial package for two years”
Deadline: November 15, 2020
New York University
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Golieb Fellowship in Legal History, NYUDescription: "To provide young legal scholars with research support and a forum to present their work."
Availability: Joint J.D. and Ph. D. degrees preferred but not required.
Duration: Not indicated
Amount: $40,000
Deadline: Not currently accepting applications
University at Buffalo
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Baldy Center Fellowships in Interdisciplinary Legal StudiesDescription: To enable scholars to carry out their scholarly projects with the full array of U.B. research resources and to participate in Baldy Center events.
Availability: Individuals who have completed the PhD or JD but have not yet begun a tenure track appointment.
Duration: 2 years
Amount: $40,000
Deadline: Spring 2020 application period has ended