Volume 134 of the Yale Law Journal is excited to invite applications for the second annual Academic Summer Grants program.

These grants will provide students with a stipend to work full-time on their own academic projects for two to four weeks at the end of Summer 2025. In addition to receiving a stipend, grantees will participate in YLJ programming designed to foster community and facilitate the exchange of peer feedback.

We welcome applications to work on projects at any stage of development, from preliminary ideas to full drafts. Recognizinghat many students struggle to make time for focused research and writing during law school, we hope these grants will give students the institutional and financial support they need to explore ideas, pursue scholarly projects, and build academic community outside of term time.

Continuing J.D. students at Yale Law School are eligible to apply. Applications are due on Monday, October 21, at 5 PM EST, via this form. Applicants should submit a proposal describing the academic project that the grant would support, along with a brief description of the stage of the project and how the project fits into their broader academic or professional interests. Applicants should also provide the name of a faculty sponsor. More information about the application process and program requirements can be found here.

We look forward to supporting our second cohort of YLJ grantees!