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Program on Law and Political Economy

LPE Student Fellowship

The deadline for 2025-26 LPE STudent Fellowship applications is July 11, 2025.

The Student Fellowship in Law and Political Economy is a year-long program designed to foster early-career LPE research. Fellows receive grant support of $5,000 and are expected to spend the year writing an academic paper that contributes to the field of law and political economy. In addition, fellows are required to attend a monthly reading workshop* and present their work at an end-of-year fellows symposium. Eligible students include 2L, 3L, and SJD students at Harvard Law School, as well as PhD students at Harvard University who work on the role of law in the construction of economic and social inequality, on power in economic and social relations, and/or on the political economy of market societies.

* The reading workshops will take place at 3pm on 9/19, 10/10, 11/7, 1/30, 2/20, 3/27, and 4/17.

Previous LPE Student Fellows
  • 2024-25 Student Fellows: Maddie Chang (JD ’25), Vanessa Daza Castillo (SJD Candidate), Christina Ge (JD ’26), Andrew Keefe (JD ’24 / PhD Candidate in Sociology), Divya Nimmagadda (JD ’25), Gilbert Placeres (JD ’25), Samara Trilling (JD ’25)
  • 2023-24 Student Fellows: Joey Alpert (JD ’24), Aidan Calvelli (JD ’24), Everest Fang (JD ’25), Iman Masmoudi (JD ’24), Jacquelene Mwangi (SJD Candidate), Dan Rohde (SJD Candidate), E.T. Stone (PhD Candidate in American Studies)
  • 2022-23 Student Fellows: Tiran Rahimian Bajgiran (SJD Candidate), Ayelet Carmeli (PhD Candidate in Political Science, MIT), Matthias Petel (SJD Candidate), Arman Smigielski (JD ’23), Morgan Sperry (JD’24)
2025-26 fellowship Application (Due 7/11/25)

Interested applicants should submit the following:

  1. An academic/professional CV.
  2. A short description of the applicant’s background and interests in law and political economy.
  3. A synopsis of the research and writing the applicant intends to accomplish during the 2025-26 academic year.
  4. Previously written academic papers or other significant writing on law and political economy, if any.
  5. Unofficial graduate program and/or law school transcripts (optional).
  6. The name and email address of a Harvard (preferably HLS) faculty member who can serve as a reference. (You do not need a letter from them, only their permission to be listed as a reference).

Questions about the LPE Student Fellowship can be directed to [email protected].

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