The Application

Your application may be submitted by mail or in electronic form directly via the Internet.


Application Materials

A complete application includes the following:

  1. a candidate information form.
  2. a resume highlighting academic, professional and personal achievements.
  3. copies of no more than two writing samples in a format that is easily reproduced.
  4. a 700-word candidate statement describing why you are applying for the fellowship, what you consider to be your major strengths and qualifications for the program, and what benefits you feel are likely to result from your participation.
  5. three candidate evaluations forwarded directly to this address:

    Administrative Director
    Supreme Court Fellows Program
    Room 5
    Supreme Court of the United States
    Washington, D.C. 20543

"I applied for the fellowship thinking that an insider’s view of the judicial branch would be helpful in the work I was then doing. The experience turned out to be so interesting that I stayed with the AO for almost five years after the fellowship ended."

Nancy G. Miller