AEF awards summer fellowships each year to law students from around the nation. The primary purpose of the fellowships is to fund a student's internship with a public interest organization that benefits either the Asian Pacific American community or the metropolitan Washington, D.C. community-at-large. Such organizations include governmental organizations and other non-profits serving the public interest. The internship must be unpaid (except for nominal payment for such items as transportation), arranged by the student, extend at least ten weeks or a total of 400 hours, and be based in the Greater Washington, D.C. area.

Any student at an accredited law school who is enrolled at least part-time, as determined by the school, who is in good standing, who is a candidate for a law degree, and who has not previously received an AEF Fellowship, is eligible to apply for an AEF Fellowship. The deadline is April 30, 2008.  Click below to download an application form and to learn more about the 2007 AEF Fellows:

AEF Fellowship Application 2008

§         Evidence of the applicant's maturity and responsibility;

§         Placement of fellowship recipients in diverse employment settings;

§         Preference may be given to those applicants interning at direct service organizations.

AEF does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, disability, race, color, religion, ethnic/national origin, veteran status or sexual orientation in the award of these fellowships. AEF officers and directors and their immediate families are ineligible for the fellowships. Only one fellowship may be awarded to an applicant for each internship.

The amount of an award shall be determined in the discretion of AEF, taking into account relevant considerations including the length and nature of the internship.

In the absence of demonstrated economic hardship or other extenuating circumstances, a recipient shall receive two-thirds of a fellowship award at the commencement of an internship and one-third at the conclusion of the internship.  Prior to being awarded the final sum, the recipient shall submit to AEF a written statement describing the services rendered by the recipient and the benefits afforded by the internship to the Asian Pacific American community or the metropolitan Washington, D.C. community-at-large.

A fellowship recipient immediately must notify AEF in writing if the recipient (i) leaves the position approved by AEF; (ii) changes employers; (iii) ceases to work for the required number of hours; or (iv) becomes subject to academic discipline or ceases to be enrolled in law school.  In each such event, the recipient must obtain the written approval of AEF to continue under the AEF fellowship program.  In its discretion, AEF shall determine whether forfeiture of the fellowship or a modification of the terms or amount of the award is appropriate.

A recipient's failure to comply with AEF policies and/or the conditions of the fellowship may result in the forfeiture of the entire award or a portion thereof.