The 2008 - 2009 AEF Board is pleased to annouce a new fellowship grant funded by the AEF endowment and made possible through the tireless efforts of past AEF boards to create a self-funded fellowship.

The AEF Bar Assistance Grant seeks to provide financial assistance to recent law school graduates who are preparing to take the bar exam in July 2009 or who have recently taken the bar exam in February 2009 prior to embarking on a legal career at a public interest or government organization that benefits either the Asian Pacific American community and/or the metropolitan Washington, DC community-at-large. Because public interest and government organizations rarely provide direct financial support to their employees for bar-related expenses, these law school graduates often must take out additional loans or find part-time jobs while studying for the bar. Through the Bar Assistance Grant, AEF hopes to relieve recipients of some of the financial pressures associated with taking the bar exam, so that they can focus on passing the bar.

Read full post »