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Postdoctoral Fellowships

American Bar Foundation

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Overview

Geographic Scope: United States

Program Description: The ABF offers postdoctoral fellowship positions for scholars who have recently completed doctoral degrees. Fellowships are often co-sponsored with partner institutions and funding agencies including:

Partnership Types

  • ABF/NSF Postdoctoral Fellow in Law and Inequality
  • ABF/AccessLex Institute Postdoctoral Fellow in Legal and Higher Education

Research Focus Areas

  • Law and inequality
  • Higher education and law
  • Access to justice
  • Law and social science

Eligibility: Recent doctoral graduates conducting research in law and related fields

Location: American Bar Foundation, 750 North Lake Shore Drive, Fl. 4, Chicago, IL 60611-4557

What American Bar Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
1
Total given
$90K
Median grant
$90K
  • By dollars: Illinois 100%. Top recipient cities: Chicago, IL.

Example grants

  • Comparative Constitutions Project · Chicago, IL

    Research

    $90K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Science research
  • Humanities

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