The Coblentz Civil Rights Fellows Committee is currently accepting applications for the newly established William K. Colbentz Civil Rights Endowment Student Research Fellowships program. The program supports research and activities relating to racial and ethnic justice in California and the nation. Six student Coblentz Fellows will be selected to work for one semester, beginning the fall of 2009, in one of four of Berkeley Law’s research centers: the Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice (BCCJ), the Center for the Study of Law and Society (CSLS), the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice (Henderson Center), or the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Race, Ethnicity and Diversity (Warren Institute). Selected Fellows will support ongoing or new research efforts being conducted by the center in which they are placed. Fellows will be expected to produce a brief report at the end of the semester describing the goals, scope and outcomes of the assigned project

The Coblentz Fellowship can be taken as a paid fellowship ($2,583 for the semester) or for credit, but not for both. This determination will be made by each selected student prior to each appointment.

Eligibility- JD (2L and 3L only), LLM, JSP and JSD students who will be matriculated in academic year 2009-2010 are eligible to apply.

How to apply- Interested students should forward applications via e-mail to Matt Perry at mperry@law.berkeley.edu by no later than April 28, 2009. Applications should include a current resume and a brief cover letter (no more than two pages in length) demonstrating an applicant’s interest in and commitment to racial/ethnic justice. Applicants may choose to indicate which center they would prefer to work with, but it is not required and does not guarantee placement in a given center if selected for the program.

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