Each year, graduating J.D. students at NYU Law are invited to apply for the NYU Reproductive Justice and Women’s Rights Fellowship with a public interest host organization in the United States or abroad. The fellowship is for one year and begins in the fall following graduation. As of 2025, the fellowship provides a stipend of $50,000.
The host organization need not focus exclusively on reproductive justice or women’s rights, but must have an existing practice around these issues and have the capacity to supervise the fellow and help them develop professionally.
Fellowship applicants must propose a legal project that they will execute at their host organization. The project does not need to be novel, but it should focus on the rights of women and can include legal issues such as anti-trafficking, domestic violence, employment discrimination, family defense, and reproductive justice.
The application deadline for the 2025 NYU RJWRF Fellowship is Monday, March 3, 2025, 3:00 p.m. Applicants should carefully review the RJWR fellowship application instructions and FAQS, and are strongly encouraged to review PILC’s project fellowship guidance in preparing their applications.