Law and Social Science Fellowship and Mentoring Program on Law & Inequality

法律和社会科学学者正在研究一些重要的问题，这些问题突出了法律所说的和它如何运作之间的差异，特别是那些加剧社会内部既定不平等的差异。然而，尽管这项工作至关重要，但仍有一些障碍阻碍新学者进入这个相对较小的领域。其中一个障碍是，进入法律和社会科学领域需要跨越传统的学科界限。但由于该领域相对较小，只有少数研究机构集中了专家。对于研究生或刚获得博士学位的人来说，这可能会带来风险。持有人谁不是在机构与既定的跨学科方案，以追求这类工作。法律和社会科学奖学金和法律不平等指导计划旨在通过美国律师基金会在芝加哥的强大知识界的至关重要和专业化的支持，培养一小群精心挑选的博士学者和一名博士后学者，专注于法律和不平等。申请将广泛开放，跨学科的任何先进的博士学位。学生或最近完成博士学位的人。选择将基于候选人在法律和社会科学领域的学术潜力，致力于开展法律和不平等研究，学术成就以及对该领域多样性的贡献。在此期间，他们将能够专注于他们的研究和专业发展。美国律师基金会和法律与社会协会研究社区的成员将为这些年轻学者提供建议和指导，帮助他们驾驭学术空间和挑战。有效的指导和成为跨学科学术社区的一部分可以拓宽研究生和最近的博士学位的视野。我们将继续为持有者提供培训，并为他们提供必要的培训和支持，使他们成为成功的学者。一揽子财政支持允许研究员充分利用教育，培训和指导在这个计划的核心。一旦设立，这些研究员将很快不仅对该领域做出重大贡献，而且他们也将成为自己学生的导师。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Law and social science scholars are studying important questions that highlight the difference between what the law says and how it works, particularly those differences that worsen established inequalities within society. However, while the work is critical, there are obstacles that discourage new scholars from entering this relatively small field. One such obstacle is that entering the field of law and social science requires crossing traditional disciplinary boundaries. But because the field is relatively small, there are only a few research institutions with a concentration of specialists. This can make it risky if not impossible for graduate students or recent Ph.D. holders who are not at institutions with established interdisciplinary programs to pursue this kind of work. They often lack either the training or support to undergo this critical work.The Law and Social Science Fellowship and Mentoring Program on Law & Inequality aims to develop a small cohort of two carefully chosen doctoral scholars and one postdoctoral scholar focused on law and inequality through critically important and specialized support from a robust intellectual community within the American Bar Foundation in Chicago, IL. Applications will be open broadly and across disciplines to any advanced Ph.D. student or those who have recently completed their Ph.Ds. Selections will be based on candidate’s scholarly potential in the field of law and social science, commitment to conducting research on law and inequality, academic achievement, and contribution to diversity of the field. During this time, they will be able to focus on their research and professional development. Members of both the American Bar Foundation and the Law and Society Association research communities will provide advice and guidance to these young scholars as they navigate academic spaces and challenges. Effective mentoring and being part of an interdisciplinary academic community can broaden the perspectives of graduate students and recent Ph.D. holders and provide them with the necessary training and support to succeed as scholars. A package of financial support permits fellows to take full advantage of the education, training, and mentoring at the heart of this program. Once established, these fellows will soon not only make significant contributions to the field, but they will also become mentors to their own students.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.