PILF Grant Information Session 11/02/2011 Funding summer projects to reach the unmet needs of poor, underrepresented, or disenfranchised groups or individuals.

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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]