A central component of the Center is its International Business Law Fellowship Program. This program provides an outstanding educational experience for students who are interested in pursuing a career in international business law. Student fellows are invited to attend all programs of the Center, including special programs to introduce them to the many facets of international business law. In the upperclass years, fellows take a wide assortment of courses in the international and business fields to provide the necessary background for successful practice. Each fellow, moreover, is annually assigned a faculty advisor who teaches in the fellow's area of interest; the advisor tracks the student's academic progress, offers advice concerning employment opportunities, and monitors his or her research project. Fellows enroll at Brooklyn Law School from all over the United States and around the world. This diversity adds a richness to studying international law. In recent years, fellows have come to us from Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Guyana, Israel, Korea, Lebanon, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Russia and Turkey.

Selection of Fellows
International Business Law Fellowships are awarded annually to a few promising students entering Brooklyn Law School. Demonstrated academic achievement and the applicant's interest and background in international business law are important factors for the Fellowship Selection Committee. All information in a candidate's admission application is made available to the Selection Committee. In late April or early May, after interviewing the finalists, the Selection Committee chooses the entering students who are designated International Business Law Fellows.

Students from the upper classes are also awarded International Business Law Fellowships. Full-time students are eligible after their first year and part-time students are eligible after their second year.

Scholarship Assistance
Fellows receive an annual scholarship that is the equivalent in value of the Brooklyn Law School Dean's Merit Scholarship. This scholarship replaces any other merit scholarship awarded by the School. If a fellow is awarded a merit scholarship by the School that is higher than the Fellowship Program scholarship, the fellow receives the higher amount. Renewal of fellowship scholarships is contingent upon the fellow maintaining a standing in the top 20% of his or her graduating class at the end of each academic year at the Law School and full participation in fellowship activities and internships.

Summer Internships
Full-time fellows also receive a guarantee of paid employment during the summer after their first year of law school. The employment may be a financial institution placement, a governmental internship, or a research assistant position with a Center faculty member. An additional work stipend of at least $4,000 is provided for ten weeks of employment. In the past, fellows have been employed at such institutions as the New York Stock Exchange, Equitable Insurance, Merrill Lynch, and SalomonSmithBarney. This experience provides fellows with an early, direct involvement in international or business law issues and practice opportunities.

Research and Writing Opportunities
Full-time students who received a fellowship upon entry to the School, and finish the first year with an academic rank in the top 20% of their class have the option of becoming staff members of the Brooklyn Journal of International Law after the first year. Upperclass fellows are given the option of working as faculty research assistants, for which they receive a stipend. Before graduation, all fellows are required to complete a research paper of publishable quality – under the close supervision of a Center faculty member – on an international business law topic of their choice. This allows students to satisfy the School's upperclass writing requirement while pursuing a scholarly topic of interest to them. Fellows formally present their papers to the other fellows and faculty during the last semester of enrollment.

How to Apply for a Fellowship
Interested students should apply for admission to the Law School and submit the Application for International Business Law Fellowship (PDF). Applicants are strongly encouraged to have submitted at least one letter of evaluation that supports their interest in and qualifications for the fellowship. The admission application, with all supporting documents required for admission, must be received by the Admissions Office no later than March 1 of the year in which enrollment is sought. The application for the fellowship, including the required essay, the applicant's resumé, and any supporting letters of evaluation, must be sent separately to the Center no later than April 1. The mailing address is:

Brooklyn Law School
Center for the Study of International Business Law
Fellowship Program
250 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Attn: Deanna Handler

Career Employment
Since 1990, more than 50 International Business Law Fellows have graduated from Brooklyn Law School. Successful students, they have been – not surprisingly – highly regarded and sought after by employers. Our alumni fellows are forging distinguished careers in government, corporations, and major law firms throughout the United States and abroad. Specific law firms have included: Baker & McKenzie; Brown & Wood; Coudert Brothers; Cravath; Clifford Chance; Davis Polk; Fried, Frank; Kelly Drye & Warren; Linklaters; Milbank, Tweed; Proskauer Rose; Robinson Silverman; Schulte Roth; Skadden, Arps; Stroock & Stroock; Weil, Gotshal; and Willkie Farr. Corporate employers have included: KPMG; Bankers Trust Company; Citibank; and McKinsey & Co. Furthermore, there have been several federal judicial clerkships, and a Fulbright Scholarship.

Many former fellows have remained active in the Center – returning for alumni events, participating as speakers in symposia, and serving as mentors for current student fellows.