Graduate Research Fellowship
For more than 40 years, our Graduate Research Fellowship program has supported doctoral students whose research is relevant to criminal justice.
In recent years, NIJ had emphasized two GRF tracks – one to support researchers in the social and behavioral sciences (SBS) and one to support researchers in science, technology, engineering and mathematic.
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How many law fellowships does the Liman center support?
As of 2023, the Liman Center has supported more than 180 fellowships for law graduates.
The Liman Center’s Law Fellowships fund a year at a nonprofit, public interest legal organization based in the United States.
These fellowships are open to individuals who are or will be graduates of Yale Law School before the fellowship begins.
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Research Assistantship Program
The NIJ Research Assistantship Program (RAP) offers highly qualified doctoral students the opportunity to bring their expertise to NIJ to work across offices and program areas to obtain a practical and applied research experience.
The RA program is a research focused professional development opportunity for doctoral students.
We welcome students fr.
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Visiting Fellows Program
The Visiting Fellows Program brings leading researchers into residency at NIJ to make foundational contributions to criminology or criminal justice and give them an opportunity to work side-by-side with NIJ scientists to shape the direction of our research programs.
NIJ accepts several types of fellows, including those who work mainly in academic o.
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W.E.B. Du Bois Program
This W.E.B.
Du Bois Program furthers the Department’s mission by advancing knowledge regarding the confluence of crime, justice, and culture in various societal contexts.
This year NIJ is growing the W.E.B.
Du Bois Program to fund both scholars who are advanced in their careers and seek to conduct research which advances the study of race and crime.
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What is a social justice fellowship?
The fellowship helps to launch the social justice career of a J.D.
Columbia Law School graduate who demonstrates substantial commitment, ability, and preparation for making a difference as a public interest lawyer by providing a stipend to be a staff attorney or carry out a project at a nonprofit organization in the United States.
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What is the Law Fellows program?
In 1997, the Law Academic Outreach Resource Center launched the Law Fellows Program.
This program is designed to encourage and prepare high-potential undergraduate and graduate students for a career in law, increase the pipeline of diverse students interested in law, and demystify the law school experience.
