Student Awards
The Justice Center promotes equal justice at Texas Law and seeks to build the law school’s public interest community. In spring 2025, the Justice Center will honor up to three graduating students for outstanding contributions to building and supporting Texas Law’s public interest community and the culture of service.
“Public interest” is broadly defined to include pro bono, nonprofit, government, legislative, and other not for profit sectors. The Justice Center is eager to recognize students who have provided extraordinary leadership, mentorship, or support to their fellow public-interest minded students or who have otherwise helped strengthen the law school’s commitment to service. The award recipients will each receive $500 as well as other recognitions.
Students graduating in December 2024, May 2025, or August 2025 are eligible for this award. The selection committee will consider student applications and peer nominations.
Application Information
Application due: March 23, 2025
Students are invited to apply by submitting an online application using the link below. Applicants are asked to describe their contributions and why they should receive this award in a short essay and to provide an updated resume, an informal transcript, and the name of a student reference (who the Justice Center will contact for additional information).
https://law.utexas.edu/publicinterest/justice-center-graduating-student-awards/
A student may nominate another student by submitting an online nomination using the link below. The nominator is asked to describe the nominee’s contributions and why they should receive this award in a short essay. The Justice Center will contact nominees to ask them to submit their resumes and transcripts and any additional information they would like to provide by March 25. The nominees and the selection committee will not be told the names of peer nominators.
https://law.utexas.edu/publicinterest/justice-center-graduating-student-award-peer-nomination/
Recipients
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
Other opportunities: