American Bar Foundation--Doctoral Dissertation and Postdoctoral Fellowships

The purpose of the fellowship is to encourage original and 
significant research on law, the legal profession, and legal
institutions.

Applications are invited from candidates for Ph.D. degrees in the
social sciences who will have completed all doctoral requirements
except the dissertation by September 1, 2000 and from recent Ph.D. 
recipients.

Eligibility: Proposed research must be in the general area of 
     sociolegal studies or in social scientific approaches to law, 
     the legal profession, or legal institutions. The dissertation 
     must address significant issues in the field and show promise
     of a major contribution to social scientific understanding of
     law and legal processes. Minority students especially 
     encouraged to apply.

     For the Postdoctoral Fellowships, applications are invited 
     from junior scholars who have completed all requirements for
     their Ph.D. within the past two years, or who are currently
     in the final stages of completing their dissertation. In
     exceptional circumstances, candidates with a J.D. who have
     substantial social science training may also be considered.
     Minority candidates are encouraged to apply.	 

Stipend: Fellows receive a stipend of $15,000 for twelve months.
     Fellows also may request up to $1,000 to reimburse expenses 
     associated with dissertation research, travel to meet with
     dissertation advisors, or travel to conferences at which papers 
     are presented. Relocation expenses of up to $1,000 may be
     reimbursed on application.

     Postdoctoral Fellows receive a stipend of $30,000 for twelve
     months together with fringe benefits. Fellows also may request
     up to $5,000 each fellowship year for research support. 
     Relocation expenses of up to $1,000 may be reimbursed on 
     application.
	
Deadline: February 1, 2000.

Contact: Anne Tatalovich, Assistant Director
	 American Bar Foundation
	 750 North Lake Shore Drive
	 Chicago, IL 60611
	 Tel.: (312) 988-6614
	 Fax: (312) 988-6579
	 URL: http://www.abs-sociolegal.org
	 Email: anne@abfn.org


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