Application Guidelines: Become a Fellow

NYU now has a unique application form for all Fellows coming from overseas.  To apply as a 2009-2010 Global Emile Noël Fellow, please be sure when completing your Global Visitors Program Application Form that you check the box indicating that you wish to be affiliated with the Jean Monnet Center.   Please see below for further details regarding this new application. 

For categories of Fellowship, financial details, and other logistics, please refer to the Administrative Details of Fellowship.

Required Application Materials Checklist

1. Completed and Signed Global Visitors Program Application Form.  (Be sure when applying to check the Center or Institute Affiliation box indicating that you wish to be affiliated with the Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Economic Law & Justice. )
2. Detailed Curriculum Vitae
3. Personal Statement
4. Two Letters of Recommendation
5. Research Proposal with One Page Abstract
6. Statement(s) of Funding
7. Statement of Faculty Sponsorship
8. TOEFL Score/Statement of English Language Proficiency
9. Recent Publication in English

1.  Global Visitors Fellowship Program Application Form
Applicants must complete all sections of the Global Visitors Fellowship Program application form, and sign where indicated on the last page. The application must be typed and sent in by email and air mail. We will not accept handwritten applications.

2.  Curriculum Vitae
The Curriculum Vitae is an integral part of the selection process, and must contain complete information on academic institutions, honors, and/or awards, and all professional experience (current and previous, including dates of employment and job descriptions).  Please note that all CV's should list titles as they appear in your system rather than translating them into the terminology of the American system. 

3.  Personal Statement
The Personal Statement should be limited to 500 words.  The applicant should respond to the following question:

What are your intellectual and professional aspirations?

4.  Letters of Recommendation
Two letters of recommendation should be submitted from academics or legal professionals who can speak authoritatively on the applicant's abilities, specifically as they relate to the applicant's research proposal.  These should be confidential letters from the referees, and should not be seen by the applicant.  Letters should be placed in a sealed envelope with the recommender's signature across the seal and mailed directly to the following address: 

Global Visitors Program
Hauser Global Law School Program
New York University School of Law
245 Sullivan Street, Suite 340
New York, NY 10012
USA

Electronic recommendations should be in the form of a PDF, and signed by the person writing the letter.  Recommendations by email should be sent directly by the recommender to: GlobalVisitors@juris.law.nyu.edu.      

5.  Research Proposal
A well-developed research proposal is a critical part of the application.  It is expected that all Fellows will be at a stage in their research and writing process where they will be able to complete a piece of publishable scholarship during their time in residence at the Law School.  To that end, we require a detailed research proposal that describes the research questions, the methodology to be utilized, the expected results of the work, and the projected contribution to the field of inquiry.  The research proposal should be preceded by a one-page abstract.  The title of the proposal should indicate fully the nature of the research project. 

 Please note: The selection of Fellows will take into consideration the credentials of the applicants, the interest of the program in the proposed research project, and possible synergies with the research of other Fellows. 

NYU does not discriminate because of age, citizenship status, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.

6.  Statement of Funding
Applicants must list the sources and amounts of any monies they expect to receive earmarked to fund the time spent as a participant in the Fellowship Program. We require all applicants to provide granting documentation from sponsoring organizations detailing the amount and terms of all the monies granted during their residency at NYU.  Applicants who are currently employed must submit documentation from their employer stating any remit they will receive.  If the applicants will be completely self-funded (i.e. receiving no support from a sponsoring organization or employer), that fact must also be stated in a separate document and submitted with the application. 

7.     Statement of Faculty Sponsorship
All Fellows are expected to have a Faculty Sponsor during their residency at NYU School of Law.  Global Emile Noël Fellows will be sponsored by Professor Joseph Weiler.  To that effect, the Jean Monnet Center will provide the Hauser Global Law School Program with the appropriate confirmation of this sponsorship. 

8.     TOEFL Score/Statement of English Language Proficiency
Command of the English language is vital to active participation in the Fellowship Program. As such, applicants are expected to have a level of English language proficiency sufficient to write a publishable piece in English and to participate in the Global Fellows Forum and other discussions. 

For applicants from non-English speaking countries, proof of English language proficiency is required. If the applicant has received a degree from an English speaking institution, the language requirement will be considered satisfied without further proof. If the applicant has published academic works in English, the written language proficiency requirement will be satisfied with submission of a copy of one such article (see point 9 below). Evidence of oral proficiency may, however, be required. 

For all other applicants from non-English speaking countries, the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) will be required.  Please contact the Educational Testing Service (ETS) for information on scheduling a test date: Test of English as a Foreign Language, Educational Testing Service, P.O. Box 6151, Princeton, NJ 08541-6151, www.toefl.org.  For purposes of application to the Fellowship Program, we will accept unofficial copies of the applicant's TOEFL Score Report. 

9.     Recent Publication in English
Please include one recent publication in English of no more than 20 pages.  Please send the publication in digital form, and note that the work must be originally published in English, not translated into English. 

Download Application
Download the application for the 2009-2010 Academic Year (PDF Format).

Mailing Application Materials
All application materials, including the application form, should be sent via email to GlobalVisitors@juris.law.nyu.edu, scanning documents whenever possible. Additionally, the applicant should mail a paper copy of the entire application to the Hauser office via airmail or courier service.  In cases where electronic scanning is not feasible, please make sure that the unscanned documents arrive in paper form by the application deadline.  Application materials requested from other sources (for example, recommendation letters, statement(s) of funding, etc.) may be either gathered by the applicant for submission with his or her application materials, or sent separately from the appropriate party. 

Because application materials are time-sensitive and may be traveling great distances, we highly recommend applicants use an international courier service, such as UPS, FedEx, or DHL, in lieu of national postal services.  All materials sent for application to the Fellowship Program should be addressed as follows:

Global Visitors Program
Hauser Global Law School Program
New York University School of Law
245 Sullivan Street, Suite 340
New York, NY 10012
USA

Application Deadline
The deadline for receipt of Global Visitors Fellowship Program applications and application materials for the 2009-2010 academic year is February 28, 2009. Applications not received, or not complete, by this time will not be considered.  Please note that our deadline is dictated in part by the Department of State visa requirements and, therefore, we are unable to offer extensions.

Any questions regarding the Fellowship Program should be directed to ENFellows@juris.law.nyu.edu.


PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SENT VIA EMAIL AND AIR MAIL.  FAXED OR HANDWRITTEN COPIES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO FULFILL THE ABOVE STIPULATION PLEASE CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY.