O'Brien Summer Fellowship
In memory of his grandparents Charles and Louise O'Brien, Father Raymond O'Brien created this summer fellowship to encourage students to interrelate their religious perspectives with the practice of law. Catholic Law students completing their first, second, or third year of law school AND will be enrolled at Catholic Law for the Fall semester are eligible to apply for summer grants in conjunction with their work at a pro bono assignment during the summer. Applications will be available in late February and are typically due the last week in March.

SPIL Stipend
Students for Public Interest Law (SPIL) offers summer stipends to Catholic Law students to encourage and support the placement and training of legal careers in public interest law. Applications will be available in late February and are typically due the last week in March.

Students for Public Interest Law (SPIL) was founded in 1989 and is an Associate Member of the National Association for Public Interest Law (NAPIL). SPIL was organized to further the Columbus School of Law’s commitment to providing legal services within the public interest sector.

Since its inception, SPIL has demonstrated its commitment to diverse areas of public service by raising funds for summer stipends. The SPIL Stipend provides income to students who choose to spend their summer rendering legal services in the public interest for little or no compensation.

The Stipend represents compensation for actual employment. Income from a summer stipend is taxable income. The amount received is based exclusively on hours worked, with maximum earnings not to exceed $3,500. While services are delivered through a non-CUA-affiliated agency, actual employment is through CUA, of which the payroll office executes payment in the same way it would with any other part-time CUA employee.

Eric D. Weissman Memorial Scholarship
The Eric D. Weissman Memorial Scholarship offers summer stipends to Catholic Law students to encourage and support the placement and training of legal careers in public interest law.

Applications will be available in late February and are typically due the last week in March.The Weissman family established the Eric D. Weissman Memorial Scholarship in order to specially honor one student who demonstrates an outstanding commitment to public interest law. This scholarship is for $3,500. The recipient is selected at the same time as SPIL stipend recipients are selected. All students who complete a SPIL Stipend application will also be considered for the Weissman Scholarship.

Patton Boggs Public Policy Fellowship
In honor of founding partner James R. Patton, Jr., Patton Boggs, LLP established the Patton Boggs Foundation to annually grant a Public Policy Fellowship to an exceptional Catholic Law student. A $5,000 fellowship is available to a student spending their summer working on public policy matters for a non-profit institution or a government agency. Applications are available in February in the  Office of Career and Professional Development.

Office of Career and Professional Development
Summer Funding Resources