The Reginald F. Lewis Fellowship Program (With up to $60,000 Funding)

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About Reginald F.Lewis Fellowship Program

 

Harvard Law School will offer the Reginald F. Lewis Fellowship, with an appointment expected to commence July 1, 2026. The Fellowship is designed to support a recent law graduate who has demonstrated a strong interest in legal scholarship and who is preparing for a career in law teaching.

The Lewis Fellow is required to prepare at least one major article for publication. Additionally, the Lewis Fellow has an opportunity to audit courses and attend workshops at the law school. The Lewis Fellow is expected to follow a schedule of research and work to be agreed upon with the Lewis Committee.

The term for the Lewis Fellowship will be from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The Lewis Fellow will receive an annual stipend of $60,000. The Lewis Fellow is expected to be in residence at Harvard Law School during the academic year.

The Reginald F. Lewis Fellowship is made available through a gift from Reginald F. Lewis, a graduate of Harvard Law School (1968) and his wife, Loida Nicolas-Lewis. Shortly before his death in 1993, Mr. Lewis gave the largest grant at the time in the Law School’s history. Harvard Law School’s International Law Center was renamed in his honor. Mr. Lewis was founding CEO of TLC Beatrice Foods International. He was also the author of the book Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?

 

• School: Harvard Law School

Benefits of Reginald F.Lewis Fellowship Program

The Lewis Fellow will receive an annual stipend of $60,000.

Reginald F.Lewis Fellowship Program Requirements

This fellowship is open to recent law graduate who has demonstrated a strong interest in legal scholarship and who is preparing for a career in law teaching. Other requirements include:

1. a comprehensive résumé  or curriculum vitae,
2. a detailed (four pages maximum) description of the research and writing project that will be undertaken with a view to publication during the Fellowship,
3. a statement of the applicant’s interest in law teaching and legal scholarship (four pages maximum), including a description of the fields in which the applicant expects to teach and pursue scholarship,
4. copies of all transcripts, and
5. two letters of reference addressing the applicant’s potential for success as a legal scholar and law teacher.

Basic Qualifications (at the time of application): J.D., LL.M or S.J.D. degree

Application Date and Process

FOR ALL APPLICANTS: IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE WHEN FILLING OUT YOUR APPLICATION:

1. Once You Are Logged Into The Application fill out all required fields.
2. Request Recommendations (via “Recommendations” tab): Once you have provided name (Last, First) and contact information for your recommenders, YOU MUST CLICK “Send recommendation request” under each recommender’s entry in order for CARAT to send the notification to your recommender’s email. “Save and Next” will NOT submit your recommendation requests. Please also be sure to let your recommenders know they will receive an email from: [email protected] with the subject heading of: CARAT application recommendation request for “YOUR NAME”
3. Uploading Your Documents: All documents must be submitted in PDF format.
   No supplementary materials will be accepted.
4. Submitting Your Application (via “Submission” tab): For Harvard applicants, enter your HUID and click “Submit”. For non-Harvard applicants, enter your new ID string and click “Submit”. (This can be found immediately above the entry field where it reads “Enter this ID (xxxxxxxx) in the signature field below.”) The date and time of your submission will be noted, and late applications will not be accepted.

Application Deadline

02 September, 2025

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