Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project is Receiving Applications for the Summer of 2011 Fellowships

Posted by D. Daniel Sokol

The Section of Antitrust Law sponsors a summer fellowship program, named the Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project, honoring the memory of the late Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.  Each of the 20 selected students will serve for a minimum of eight weeks in the consumer protection department of one of the participating State Attorney General Offices during the summer of 2011:

Phoenix, Arizona                          Little Rock, Arkansas                    California (LA or SF)

Denver, Colorado                         Des Moines, Iowa                         Topeka, Kansas

Baltimore, Maryland                      Jackson, Mississippi                      Helena, Montana                             

Lincoln, Nebraska                          Concord, New Hampshire             Newark, New Jersey

Santa Fe, New Mexico                   New York, New York                    Columbus, Ohio               

Portland, Oregon                          Nashville, Tennessee                     Salt Lake City, Utah

Montpelier, Vermont                     Richmond, Virginia                                                      

Each selected student will receive a $5,000 stipend for the summer (administered through the offices of the state attorneys general and subject to certain federal taxes).  The program also offers an optional small supplemental housing/travel allowance for those students who are not living at home for the summer (administered through the American Bar Association).  This supplemental allowance will not be considered until after Fellows have been selected.

The application period is (November 15, 2010 until January 31, 2011).  Applications will not be accepted beyond the January 31, 2011 deadline date.  Students must submit: (1) the application form; (2) resume; (3) writing sample; and (4) statement of interest.  The application form is attached and is also available at www.abanet.org/antitrust.