{"page_header":"Wolcott Fellowships","top_image":"{staticroot}files\/pages\/wl_012615_128-4.jpg","page_intro":"<h1>The Josiah Oliver Wolcott Fellowship is the only fellowship program in American legal education that offers students an opportunity to serve as a clerk for a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court or the Delaware Court of Chancery. Awarded to only five students each year, this prestigious fellowship also provides academic credit and a scholarship grant.<\/h1>","page_content":"<ul>\r\n<li>As a Wolcott Fellow, you will serve as a judicial clerk with the Delaware Supreme Court or Court of Chancery for 20 hours a week during the academic year.<\/li>\r\n<li>The justice or vice chancellor overseeing your fellowship will assign you duties consistent with the duties performed by a law clerk.<\/li>\r\n<li>As a fellow, you will receive academic credit and a tuition remission scholarship grant of approximately <strong>$4,000 per semester<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5><strong>Application Process and Criteria<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p>As a full-time student in your second year, or a part-time student in your second or third year, you can apply for a Wolcott Fellowship in the spring. You should rank in the <strong>top 15 percent of your class <\/strong>or otherwise be able to demonstrate strong academic credentials. Strong research and writing skills are essential.<\/p>\r\n<p>Applications should include one original and two copies of each of the following:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>A cover letter<\/li>\r\n<li>A recent law school transcript<\/li>\r\n<li>A r&eacute;sum&eacute;<\/li>\r\n<li>A writing sample<\/li>\r\n<li>A letter of reference from one full-time faculty member. A letter of reference from an employer would also be welcome.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>After selection by a member of the Delaware Supreme Court and Dean&nbsp;Rodney Smolla,&nbsp;finalists will be contacted for an interview.<\/p>\r\n<p>To learn more, contact the coordinator of the Wolcott Fellowship Program: <a href=\"mailto:cmsweeney@widener.edu\" target=\"_blank\">cmsweeney@widener.edu.<\/a><\/p>","callouts":[],"callouts_visual":[],"page_fact_display":""}