Summer Research Fellowship

About the Justice Education Project
The Justice Education Project (JEP) is the first national Gen Z–led criminal justice reform organization, with published work in The Hill, Teen Vogue, Data & Society, and Inquest, and an advisory board of scholars from Stanford, Berkeley, Harvard, UVA, and Temple.

About the Fellowship
JEP's Summer 2027 Fellowship is for college students interested in criminal justice and legal reform. Fellows pick a real, specific problem in the criminal justice system, research it, and write a public-facing piece that we help place. What sets the fellowship apart is editorial mentorship from scholars in the field: Professor Jonathan Simon reviewed youth writing through JEP's civic writing initiative with UC Berkeley's Incarceration to College program, and Professor Jamie Fader of Temple reviewed and edited JEP's published book on technology and criminal justice. For a student headed toward law school or graduate work, a published piece with that kind of editorial backing matters.

What You'll Do

• Identify a specific, researchable problem in policing, courts, incarceration, or emerging legal technologies
• Conduct research and develop a public-facing written piece
• Work through revisions with editorial guidance, including review from scholars in the field
• Contribute to JEP's broader research and civic storytelling work

Details

• Term: May through August 2027
• Remote
• Selective cohort

Who Should Apply
College students interested in criminal justice, legal reform, research, and public writing, particularly those considering law school or graduate study.