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CSW 2012 Paula Stone Legal Research Fellowship
Funding Available for Research on Women and the Law

The UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) is accepting applications from UCLA J.D. and Ph.D. students for the Paula Stone Legal Research Fellowship. This award is made possible through the generosity of Mrs. Jean Stone to honor her daughter, Paula Stone, and offers $3000 in grant money to help fund a promising law or graduate student advanced research project focusing on women and the law with preference given to research on women in the criminal/legal justice system. Students must be registered and enrolled in a J.D., LL.M., S.J.D, or PhD program at UCLA and must be pursuing independent research for publication including a law review article or other type of academic article or a doctoral dissertation.

Deadline: Thursday, March 15, 2012, 5:30 PM

In order to complete the online application, please provide the following:

·         Project Abstract (3-5 pages)

·         Budget Statement (describing how the funds will be used)

·         Curriculum Vitae

·         Transcripts (unofficial copy is acceptable)

·         Letters of recommendation from two faculty members. The letters should be mailed to CSW in a sealed envelope with the recommender’s signature across the back flap. Mailing information is provided in the application form.


Please visit the link below to fill in the online application:

http://www.csw.ucla.edu/current-projects/for-grad-students/awards-grants-and-fellowships/paula-stone/Paula%20Stone%20Research%20Fellowship


I encourage all qualified students to apply. Please email to  [log in to unmask]<applewebdata:[log in to unmask]> should you have any questions or concerns.


All the very best,

Kathleen McHugh
Director, Center for the Study of Women
Professor, English and Cinema and Media Studies