Sarah Weddington Writing Prize for New Student Scholarship in Reproductive Rights

Funder: Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) and Law Students for Reproductive Justice (LSRJ)

Purpose: Recognizes and awards student scholarship exploring reproductive rights and justice issues in the United States.

Award Amount:

• 1st place: $750 (presumption of publishability in NYU School of Law's Review of Law and Social Change with expedited review)
• 2nd place: $500
• 3rd place: $250

Eligibility

• Target: Current law students or 2012 graduates
• Requirement: Original scholarship only
• Restrictions: Papers being considered for publication elsewhere are ineligible for first place but eligible for second and third place.

Focus Areas

No specific theme; encourages expansive thinking about reproductive rights and justice with intersectional lens considering race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and immigration status. Example topics include:

• Abortion coverage for low-income women
• Affordable Care Act implementation
• Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART)
• Birthing options
• Immigration reform and RR/RJ
• LGBTQ community and RR/RJ
• Policing of pregnant women
• Rape culture and its impact on RR/RJ
• Sex education
• Trends in recent anti-abortion regulations

Paper Requirements

• Minimum 20 pages (not including footnotes)
• Double-spaced in 12-point font with footnotes in 10-point font
• Bluebook citation format
• Domestic focus (may draw on international and comparative materials)
• Should apply reproductive justice and/or human rights framework
• Encouraged to amplify lesser heard voices, apply intersectional approach, suggest innovative solutions, and account for practical realities and lived experiences

Application Process

1. Submission Format: Word document as email attachment
2. Submission Deadline: 5:00 PM PST on Wednesday, January 15
3. Email: [email protected]
4. Selection: Outside panel of legal advocates and academic judges

Required Materials

• Original scholarship paper (minimum 20 pages)
• Properly formatted according to specifications
• Email submission with Word document attachment

Questions

Contact Mariko Miki, Director of Academic & Professional Programs