Fellowships & VAPs Directory

Fellowship and VAP information in this directory is updated regularly, but may not be absolutely current. Candidates should follow the links to obtain the most current information. Law schools may submit and update information in the directory by using this form. AALS is not recommending any particular fellowship or VAP.  

We thank Pepperdine Law School Dean Paul Caron, who has published information on available fellowships and VAPs on his TaxProf Blog since 2008. Others who have contributed to Becoming a Law Teacher are acknowledged here.

Jessica Erickson’s reflection on VAP & Fellowship Interview Series

Last updated September 6, 2019.

General Programs

Law School	Program Name	Point of Contact Name
Boston University School of Law	Visiting Assistant Professor Program	VAP Committee
The University of Chicago, The Law School	Harry A. Bigelow Teaching Fellowships	Adam Chilton or Genevieve Lakier
Columbia Law School	Associates in Law Program	Unlisted
Columbia Law School	Academic Fellows Program	gls@law.columbia.edu
University of Connecticut School of Law	Visiting Scholars Program	Yan Hong
Cornell Law School	Visiting Assistant Professorships	Liz Flint and Valerie Hans
Duke University School of Law	Visiting Assistant Professor Program	vapprogram@law.duke.edu
Georgetown University Law Center	Georgetown Law Research Fellowship	Unlisted
Harvard Law School	Climenko Fellowship	Susannah Barton Tobin, J.D., M.Phil.
Harvard Law School	Reginald F. Lewis Fellowship for Law Teaching	lewisfellowship@law.harvard.edu
University of Illinois College of Law	Illinois Academic Fellowship Program	Unlisted
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law	Westerfield Fellows Program	Unlisted
The University of Michigan Law School	Michigan Faculty Fellows Program (VAP)	Tracey Kuffel
The University of Michigan Law School	Michigan Society of Fellows	Tracey Kuffel
New York University School of Law	Acting Assistant Professors	Unlisted
New York University School of Law	Furman Academic Fellowship Program	Alex Lu
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law	Visiting Scholars Program	visitingscholars@law.northwestern.edu
University of Pennsylvania Law School	The George Sharswood Fellowship	sharswoodapp@law.upenn.edu
Stetson University College of Law	Bruce R. Jacob Visiting Assistant Professor Program	Professor Candace M. Zierdt
Wake Forest University School of Law	Visiting Assistant Professor Program	Unlisted
University of Wisconsin School of Law	The Hastie Fellowship Program	Graduate Programs Office

Legal Subject Specific Programs

Law School	Program Name	Point of Contact Name
Boston University School of Law	Visiting Assistant Professor in Health Law	VAP Committee
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law	Critical Race Studies Fellowship Program	Jasleen Kohli
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law	Emmett/Frankel Fellowship in Environmental Law and Policy 2019-2021	Unlisted
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law	Law and Philosophy Program Post Doctoral Fellowship	Unlisted
Columbia Law School	Fellowship in Climate Change Law	Unlisted
The George Washington University Law School	Business, Finance, and Entrepreneurship Law Fellowship	Jeremiah Pam
The George Washington University Law School	Frank H. Marks Intellectual Property Fellowship	iplaw@law.gwu.edu
Georgetown University Law Center	Center for the Constitution Fellowships and Visiting Lecturers	Unlisted
Harvard Law School	Animal Law and Policy Program Academic Fellowship	Ceallaigh Reddy
Harvard Law School	Animal Law and Policy Program Visiting Fellowship	Ceallaigh Reddy
Harvard Law School	Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University Fellowship	Rebecca Tabasky
Harvard Law School	Human Rights Program Visiting Fellows Program	hrp@law.harvard.edu
Harvard Law School	Postdoctoral Fellowship in Private Law	Henry Smith, Fessenden Professor of Law
Harvard Law School	Program on Corporate Governance Academic Fellow	Jordan Figueroa
Harvard Law School	Program on Negotiation Graduate Research Fellowship	Diane Long
Harvard Law School	Qualcomm Postdoctoral Fellowship in Private Law and Intellectual Property	Henry Smith, Fessenden Professor of Law
Harvard Law School	Raoul Berger-Mark De Worlfe How Legal History Fellowship	Professor Bruce H. Mann
University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law	UMKC Law Advocacy Teaching Fellowships	Michaelle Tobin
New York University School of Law	NYU Furman Center Post-Graduate Legal Research Fellowships	furmanjobs@nyu.edu
New York University School of Law	Samuel I. Goleib Fellowship in Legal History	Peter Freedberger
New York University School of Law	Wagner Fellowship in Law & Business	Anat Carmy Wiechman
University of Pennsylvania Law School	Center for Ethics and Rule of Law Fellowship	Unlisted
University of Pennsylvania Law School	Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition (CTIC) Postdoctoral Fellowship	ctic@law.upenn.edu
University of Pennsylvania Law School	Quattrone Center Research Fellowship 2019-2020	quattronecenter@law.upenn.edu
Stanford Law School	Constitutional Law Center Fellowships	Unlisted
Stanford Law School	The Rock Center for Corporate Governance Fellowship	Amanda Packel
Stanford Law School	The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics CodeX Fellowships	Roland Vogl
Stanford Law School	The Transatlantic Technology Law Forum (TTLF) Fellowships	Roland Vogl or Siegfried Fina
University of Tennessee College of Law	Clayton Center for Entrepreneurial Law Visting Professor Program	George W. Kuney, Director
Tulane University Law School	Murphy Institute Visiting Assistant Professorship	Unlisted
Yale Law School	Information Society Project (Law and Technology) Resident Fellowship	Ann-Marie Cooper
Yale Law School	Robina Foundation Post-Graduate Fellowships in International Human Rights	Unlisted