Fellowships

This fund was established in 2021by Jeffrey Taft, Esquire, (Law '92) to provide stipends to students enrolled in the Semester in D.C. Program in the School of Law.

The John P. Gismondi Fund is dedicated to providing summer employment opportunities to law students at Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS) or other public interest non-profit organizations. John P. Gismondi generously donated $225,000 to the Foundation to finance the program.

Under this program, the Gismondi Fund will sponsor four Summer Fellowship positions for students who have completed their second year of law school and are certified to represent clients per the court rules of Allegheny County. The fellowship will enable students to gain valuable real-world experience by working on legal matters at public service organizations.

The Samuelson/Glushko Fellowship awards a $2,500 stipend to Semester in D.C. Program students who take up externships in intellectual property and technology law. This fellowship is made possible by a generous contribution from Professor Pamela Samuelson of the University of California-Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law and her husband, Dr. Robert J. Glushko, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur.

To apply for the Samuelson/Glushko Fellowship, you must first obtain an intellectual property or technology law externship that meets the Semester in D.C. Program requirements and has been approved by Professor Baylis. Then, complete the Samuelson/Glushko Fellowship application (PDF) and submit it to pittindc@pitt.edu. The deadline to apply is November 30.