ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The EC-US ADR Fellows Program (“Program”) gives students from selected European and US universities the opportunity to travel to and study for one semester at another participating institution. Those admitted to the program shall, upon consultation with the program director at their home institution, design their own plan of study consisting of recommended ADR or related courses offered at the receiving institution. Students may, upon prior approval of their program director, also enroll in other offered courses.
The program arose out of a grant from the European Community-United States of America Cooperation Program in Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training, which is run cooperatively by the Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) of the US Department of Education; as well as the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education and Culture (DGEAC).
The grant allows for collaboration among three United States and three European Community universities in the development of international, cross-disciplinary ADR curricula and initiate and sustain transatlantic student mobility and web-based training to foster dispute resolution education and practice. The collaboration is designed to promote mutual understanding between the European Union and the United States, improve the quality of human resource development for lawyers and other professionals, and encourage sustainable innovation in graduate level education in a field central to global cooperation in the twenty-first century.
ABOUT THE PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITIES
The participating US universities are the Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, the lead US partner; the Moritz College of Law of the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio; and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at the Yeshiva University in New York. The European universities are the Eurosapienza Centre of the University of Rome "La Sapienza" in Rome, the lead European partner; the Catholic University of Paris in Paris, France; and the University of Deusto in Bilbao, Spain.
PROGRAM DETAILS
WHO IS ELIGIBLE
All students in good standing at any of the six participating institutions are eligible to apply to participate in the Program.
PASSPORT AND VISA
It is the responsibility of each student to obtain and maintain current the required passport and visa.
For US students, passports and visas are required for travel to Europe for study. Please contact the appropriate consulate for more information.
For European students, passports and visas are required for travel to the United States. European students must apply for admission to the US on an exchange visitor (J-1) visa. Please contact the appropriate consulate for more information.
For more information about the J-1 visa and a list of all documentary requirements, please check the websites of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, as well as the US Department of State.
STIPENDS / ALLOWANCES
Each US student selected for the program will receive $3,000 to help defray travel, housing and incidental expenses, and another $1,500 for supplemental language training.
Each European student selected for the program will receive €3,000 to help defray travel, housing and incidental expenses.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested students must download the attached application form and submit it, together with all the requirements below, to the program director at their home institution.
Applications for the 2007 Spring Semester must be filed not later than November 17, 2006.
Please note that US and European institutions operate on slightly different academic calendars. Kindly refer to the academic calendar of the institution you are applying to for more information.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must submit the following documents together with the application form:
i. two letters of recommendation from a current or former professor;
ii. transcript of grades; and
iii. a letter of intent of not more than 750 words. While no particular form or specific content is required, it will be helpful to those evaluating the application for the applicant to explain in detail the reasons for applying, anticipated benefits of the program, and contributions the applicant will make to the program.
Additionally, European students must take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) exam and achieve a grade not lower than 600 (paper-based) or 250 (computer-based). A copy of the test results must be included with the application. In exceptional cases, the project director of a European institution may request that a US institution waive this TOEFL requirement based on personal knowledge of the student’s English proficiency.
US students must demonstrate proficiency in the language of the country of the institution they are applying to. Language proficiency shall be assessed through a phone interview conducted by the director of the European institution concerned, upon prior recommendation by the director of the applicant’s home institution.
PROGRAM GUIDELINES
STUDY PLAN
Each student selected for the program shall confer with the program director of the home institution and agree on a study plan detailing the courses that shall be taken at the receiving institution. No student shall be allowed to leave without the study plan having first been approved by the director of the home institution.
CREDIT RECOGNITION
Exchange students will receive credit from their home institutions for courses taken at the receiving institutions. For purposes of computing academic credits, one credit at a US institution shall be equivalent to 2.5 ECTS credits at a European institution. The minimum academic load for a semester of study abroad shall be 12 credits for European students studying in the US and 25 ECTS credits for US students studying in Europe. The participating institutions may impose additional requirements for recognition of credits taken at the other institutions.
EXTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Externship opportunities may be available at some host institutions. Students interested in pursuing externship opportunities should check with their home program director to see if externships are offered at the receiving institution.
GRADING
Students will be graded or evaluated for coursework completed at the receiving institution based on the following scale: “HH” (high honors); “H” (honors); "HP" (high pass); “P” (pass); and “F” (fail).
HOUSING AND MEALS
Students are responsible for their own housing and meal arrangements and expenses. However, each US and European institution will provide students with information on housing options at its campus if available, or in the city in question.
MEDICAL INSURANCE
Each exchange student shall represent and warrant in writing and in advance of his or her participation that he or she will be covered throughout the program of study by a policy of health insurance providing the student with coverage while he or she is living, studying or traveling abroad in connection with the program.
TRANSPORTATION
Students must arrange their own international travel as well as their travel within their destination country. Students are responsible for paying their own transportation costs.
ESTIMATED COSTS AND EXPENSES
Students will pay tuition to their home institutions for the semester that they will participate in the Program. Students should contact their home institution for tuition-related questions.
Costs for lodging, meals, books, medical insurance, transportation and similar expenses for one semester of study vary from institution to institution. Students should check the web page of the institution they are traveling to for further information.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For more information about the program, please contact the program director and/or the staff member of your home institution listed below.
UNITED STATES
Hamline University School of Law
Dispute Resolution Institute
Hamline University School of Law
1536 Hewitt Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 15104-1237
Phone: (651) 523-2946
Fax: (651) 523-2236
Prof. James Coben
Director
jcoben@hamline.edu
Tel. (651) 523-2137
Ohio State University
Michael E. Moritz College of Law
465 Drinko Hall
55 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1391
Prof. Josh Stulberg
Stulberg.2@osu.edu
Tel. (614) 292-8638
Prof. Ellen E. Deason
deason.2@osu.edu
Tel. (614) 688-5794
Yeshiva University
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Brookdale Center, 55 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10003
Prof. Lela P. Love
Director
Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution
and the Cardozo Mediation Clinic
love@yu.edu
Tel. (212) 790-0365
ITALY
University of Rome “La Sapienza”
Interdepartmental Research Centre in
European and International Studies (EuroSapienza)
Via del Castro Laurenziano, 9
I-00161, Rome
Prof. Giuseppe Burgio
Director
giuseppe.burgio@uniroma1.it
Tel. +39 06 49766.378/236/977
Fax +39 06 49766.286
www.eurosapienza.org
ADR Center
Via del Babuino, 114
00187 Roma – Italia
Prof. Avv. Giuseppe de Palo
giuseppe.depalo@adrcenter.it
Tel. +39 06 6938.0004
Fax +39 06 6919.0408
www.adrcenter.it
FRANCE
