Alternative Funding
Why seek additional funding?
Whether or not you receive a PILA grant, there are many other ways to help fund your summer work. The percentage of applicants receiving PILA grants changes each year due to fluctuations in funds and number of applicants. PSC/PILA recommends applying for a wide variety of funding sources to account for these market forces.
Where to start?
A great place to start in looking for additional summer funding is PSJD. It has a comprehensive listing of available fellowships and other sources of summer funding available to law students working in the public sector. It can be found here: http://www.psjd.org/Funding_Sources.
Additionally, we suggest that you talk to your employer and ask how previous interns have funded their summers. The organization might have designated funding that it can offer some interns. Furthermore, some employers may be aware of summer grants and fellowships available for their interns.
Whether or not you receive a PILA grant, there are many other ways to help fund your summer work. The percentage of applicants receiving PILA grants changes each year due to fluctuations in funds and number of applicants. PSC/PILA recommends applying for a wide variety of funding sources to account for these market forces.
Where to start?
A great place to start in looking for additional summer funding is PSJD. It has a comprehensive listing of available fellowships and other sources of summer funding available to law students working in the public sector. It can be found here: http://www.psjd.org/Funding_Sources.
Additionally, we suggest that you talk to your employer and ask how previous interns have funded their summers. The organization might have designated funding that it can offer some interns. Furthermore, some employers may be aware of summer grants and fellowships available for their interns.