Application Now Open
The 2021 Regional Public Interest Award Application is open now. Be sure to apply by March 26, 2021.
Law Students
Regional Public Interest Awards
Each year, the Equal Justice Works National Advisory Committee presents eight law students throughout the country with a Regional Public Interest Award. Chosen for their innovation, impact, and commitment to public interest law, each of the students selected is recognized for providing extraordinary service through clinics, volunteer work, internships, and more. Recipients of the Regional Public Interest Awards will receive a $250 cash prize and commemorative plaque.
Application Timeline
- Application Open: February 24, 2021
- Application Close: March 26, 2021
- Winners chosen: April 15, 2021
To apply for this award, please complete and submit the application here.
As part of your application, you’ll be asked to provide a personal statement describing your commitment to public interest law. In your statement, you can describe your contributions as a law student to helping disadvantaged communities; the impact your work has on your community; innovative ways you have improved upon the traditional delivery of legal services; any law school projects you started; and your long-term interest in pursuing a public interest law career.
If you have any questions about the Regional Public Interest Awards, or if you would like to nominate an extraordinary public interest law student for the award in your region, please email our team at [email protected].
2020 Award Winners
Amber Banks
Vanderbilt University Law School, South
Nneka Ewulonu
University of Georgia School of Law, Gulf
Emily Genzlinger
University of California, Irvine School of Law, Pacific
Mckenna Kohlenberg
University of Wisconsin Law School, Mountain
Natalia Marte
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, Northeast
Khatia Mikadze
American University, Washington College of Law, Mid-Atlantic
Kimberly Noe-Lehenbauer
University of Oklahoma College of Law, Southwest
Renee Stromski
Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Midwest
RSLC allowed me to return to my community and provide vital legal services after Hurricane Harvey.
Ana Laurel /
2018 Rural Summer Legal Corps Student Fellow
