Fellowship Application Form

In 2020, the Peggy Browning Fund plans to support more than 80 funded Summer Fellowships in labor-related organizations throughout the United States. In 2020-2021, we will support one part-time funded School-Year Fellowship (at the Chicago Newspaper Guild).

Summer Fellowship stipends are a minimum of $6,000 per student for a ten-week employment period. In many cases Mentor Organizations will supplement the stipend. See each individual fellowship description for details. For the part-time 2020-2021 School-Year Fellowship, the total stipend will be $6,000 (based on 200 hours per semester).

PLEASE NOTE:  We are still updating the list of fellowships that will be awarded in 2020. Some of the fellowships currently listed on this site are from our summer 2019 program and are likely to be offered again; applications for these organizations will not be accepted until the position is confirmed for the new year. We will also be adding more new mentor organizations. Keep watching for updates.

Only 1L and 2L law students are eligible to apply. This will be pro-rated for evening students. Students who will graduate by May 2020 are not eligible.

You may submit your applications all at once or separately. Up to 7 may be included on one application form; beyond that, a separate application form must be completed.

If you have any questions, or if you have difficulty completing the form or uploading your attachments, please contact Mary Anne Moffa at 267-273-7992 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Application Form - Part I
First Name *
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Last Name *
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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 *
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Alternate Phone Number
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Law School *
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Years of School completed by June 2020 *
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Will you have completed a labor law course by June, 2020 *
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Will you have completed an employment law course by June 2020? *
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Undergraduate School *
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Graduation Date *
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Foreign Language(s)
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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. *
Please select at least one fellowship
Reference #1 Name *
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Reference #1 Contact Info *
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Reference #2 Name *
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Reference #2 Contact Info *
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How did you hear about The Peggy Browning Fund?
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Application Form - Part II - Brief Essays & Other File Uploads

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.

  1. What kind of work, educational and/or personal experience have you had which you consider relevant to your summer job application?
  2. What is your reason for applying for this position?
  3. 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 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 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.
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Cover Letter 1 *
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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
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Cover Letter 7
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Essay 1 *
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Essay 2
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Essay 3
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Essay 4
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Essay 5
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Essay 6
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Essay 7
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Resume *
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Legal Writing Sample
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Other Required Information (PDF or ZIP)
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Application Form - Part III - Optional Information

The information requested below will help us evaluate our program but is not relevant to, and is kept separate from, the process of interviewing and selecting applicants.

This information will NOT be shared with the Mentor Organizations to which you are applying.
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Gender
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Ethnic Group
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