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PILF Grant Information Session
11/02/2011
Funding summer projects to reach the unmet needs of poor, underrepresented, or disenfranchised groups or individuals
2011 Grant Facts
36 Grants Awarded 11 2Ls 25 1Ls 3 Special Grants
Lash Grant - $3K Bar Stipend Irmas Fellowship - $40K for after graduation Paul Davis - $2K – can be added to a PILF Grant
2011 Summer Projects
Children's Law Center
LA County Public Defender
HIV & AIDS Legal Services Alliance
Housing Rights Center
Maine Human Rights Commission
Center for Constitutional Rights
More Projects
Bet Tzedek
California Appellate Project
Counsel's Community Development Project
Cancer Legal Resource Center
San Diego County Public Defender
Public Counsel's HPLP
Mental Health Advocacy Services
Even More Projects
County of Santa Clara District Attorney
LA City Attorney
LA County District Attorney - Major Crimes
Alliance for Children's Rights
Federal Defenders of San Diego
Department of Justice
2012 PILF SUMMER GRANTS
$4500 Summer Grants Auction Pro Bono Hours Application Interview
Fellowship Opportunities
New Program - $1500
Key Dates
PILF Auction: Thursday, January 26, 2012
Applications available: Late February
Applications Due: Monday, March 26, 2012 at 3pm
Interviews: Saturday, April 7, 2012
Grants announced the following week!
PILF Pro Bono Luncheon: Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Requirements - Auction
2-3 hours for the auction
The Auction is on Thursday, January 26, 2011 in the USC Tutor Center
An email about volunteering will go out the week after finals, please don't send emails about it until then
Please notify us if you are no longer pursuing a grant and do not want to volunteer for the auction - [email protected]
Requirements – Pro Bono
25 Hours Minimum Must be recorded by the time the grants application
is due – March 26 , 2011 Record in 15 minute blocks, travel time not included Street Law: _______ ????
Write a short report at the end of the summer
Logging Hours!!! mylaw portal
Requirements – Application
Applications available: Late February
Applications Due: Monday, March 26, 2012 at 3pm
Essays will be evaluated for the appropriateness of the project and effort put into the essay
Requirements -Interview
Interviews: Saturday, April 7, 2012
10-15 Minute Interview
Not the morning after Law Prom!!!
New Program
Some students decide to take summer positions at Pro Bono projects when its too late to complete all the needed requirements for the PILF Summer Grant
After March 26, 2012 there may still be opportunity to qualify for a $1500 Grant (subject to availability of funds)
Anyone may apply who secures an appropriate Public Interest Job and was not granted a PILF Summer Grant (for whatever reason) AND Completes 10 hours of Pro Bono work Application but no interview
Named Grants
Each year several student organizations help fund named grants The student org leadership has the opportunity to
select amongst PILF Grant recipients
Other Grants
Irmas Supports a USC Law School graduate for a full year in the
area of public interest law.
Lash $3,000 bar stipend for a graduating third year student
pursuing a career in public interest law.
Paul Davis $2,000 scholarship awarded to second year student given
in honor of Paul Davis ’98.
Can I work for the Government?
Yes, maybe. The student’s commitment to public service and
essay for the grant are evaluated in determining whether they qualify. It is possible for a project to hire two students and only of the students win the grant.
Questions?
Thank you
Please be sure to sign the attendance sheet before you leave
Email questions to [email protected]