Fellowship Application Form

Application Form - Part I

First Name *

Please enter your first name

Last Name *

Please enter your last name

Pronouns *

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Other

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E-mail Address *

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Alternate E-mail Address

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Street Address *

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Street Address

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City

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State *

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ZIP Code *

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Primary Phone Number *

Please enter a valid phone number in the format 777-777-7777

Alternate Phone Number

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Law School *

Please enter the name of your Law School

Years of School completed by June 2024 *

Please select an option

Will you have completed a labor law course by June, 2024 *

YesNo

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Will you have completed an employment law course by June 2024? *

YesNo

Please select an option

Undergraduate School *

Please enter the name of your undergraduate school

Graduation Date *

Please enter your graduation date

Foreign Language(s)

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Are you fluent?

YesNo

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Other skills (e.g., computers, typing, Lexis/Westlaw training)

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Available to work from

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Available to work to

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Due to the changing nature of work, positions may be full time in-person, remote, or hybrid. Refer to each mentor organization’s fellowship description as each have responded to pandemic recovery differently.
For Summer 2024, you will be able to work *

In OfficeRemotelyEither, as needed

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Extracurricular activities you have participated in

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Select the organizations to which you are applying for a Peggy Browning Fellowship. You may select up to 7 organizations at a time. To select additional organizations, you must complete a separate application form. *

Chicago News Guild
Chicago IL

Please select at least one fellowship

Reference #1 Name *

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Reference #1 Contact Info *

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Reference #2 Name *

Please enter name of your second reference

Reference #2 Contact Info *

Please enter contact information for your second reference

How did you hear about The Peggy Browning Fund?

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Application Form - Part II - Brief Essays & Other File Uploads

For your Brief Essays, limit responses to no more than two double-spaced typed pages for all three questions, i.e., two pages total, not two pages for each answer. Please include your name on each page.

What kind of work, educational and/or personal experience have you had which you consider relevant to your summer job application?
What is your reason for applying for this position?
What do you hope to accomplish/gain from this summer work experience? How does this type of work relate to your long-term career goals?

Important Information Regarding ALL File Uploads

Please take in consideration that your application with attached files will be sent via e-mail to the mentor organizations and that email systems have limitations on the size of attachments. For that reason make sure that:

All your files must be in PDF format.
You can save your Microsoft Word documents in PDF format, or use an online converter to create PDF files
The "Other Required Information" field also accepts ZIP files if you need to upload multiple files in that field.
Learn how to create a ZIP file on Windows and on Mac
Avoid using scanned documents as they tend to be large.
The size of each file cannot exceed 2MB and the size of all the combined files should not exceed 10MB.
If your files exceed these size limitations, you must submit separate application forms for each mentor organization.

Please select if you want to upload separate Cover Letters for each Fellowship previously selected.

Upload Separate Cover Letters

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Cover Letter 1 *

Please upload your Cover Letter. Only PDF files no larger than 2MB are accepted.

Cover Letter 2

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Cover Letter 3

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Cover Letter 4

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Cover Letter 5

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Cover Letter 6

Please upload your Cover Letter. Only PDF files no larger than 2MB are accepted.

Cover Letter 7

Please upload your Cover Letter. Only PDF files no larger than 2MB are accepted.

Please select if you want to upload separate Essays for each Fellowship previously selected.

Upload Separate Essays

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Essay 1 *