Robert Masur Fellowship in Civil Liberties

The Robert Masur Fellowship in Civil Liberties is an annual prize administered by Type Media Center. The fellowship competition is open to first-year law students who intend to carry out significant activities during the summer in the areas of civil rights and/or civil liberties. Fellows each receive a $3,000 honorarium. Proposed activities may include a writing or research project, work with a public interest organization in the areas of civil rights or civil liberties, work on a civil rights or civil liberties law case, or any other work in the areas of civil rights or civil liberties.

Since 1988, the Masur Fellowship has supported nearly 40 individuals during their first summer as 1Ls. These students have gone on to become state supreme court justices, public defenders, academics, in-house counsel for major civil rights organizations, and more. We are proud of the small part we play in the success of law students' careers in civil liberties.

Now is the best time to support this project. Thanks to generous donors, all contributions to the fellowship will be matched up to $15,000! Our goal is to raise $130,000, which will ensure an endowment that provides two $5,000 fellowship stipends each year. Please help us support students by sustaining this important fellowship program. 

Type Media Center is a 501(c)(3) public charity, contributions to which are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. Donations by check can be made payable to Type Media Center with Robert Masur Fellowship on the memo line. They can be mailed to: Type Media Center, 30 Irving Place, 10th Floor New York,  NY 10003.