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Fellowship Program

The PHRGE Fellowship Program and PHRGE Scholar Award

  • Since 2007, PHRGE has offered financial support to outstanding JD and LLM students to help defray the cost of unpaid human rights co-ops. PHRGE has provided support for over 200 human rights co-ops!
  • From 2007 until 2022, this support took the form of PHRGE Fellowships. In the spring of 2022, PHRGE began using the term PHRGE Scholar Awards to comply with legal restrictions on the use of the term “fellowship.”
  • Together, PHRGE Fellows and PHRGE Scholars form a community of Northeastern law students and alumni with a shared interest in human rights.
  • PHRGE Scholars currently receive a minimum of $3500 in financial support. In cases in which both the student and the co-op employer are able and willing to participate in the federal work-study program, the amount of support may be significantly higher.

Applying for a PHRGE Scholar Award 

The Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy’s fellowships prepare students to integrate a human rights framework into every kind of career. Read more in Northeastern Law magazine!

 

Fall 2026 Scholars
Emma Chen ’27
ACLU of Massachusetts
Emma will support national impact litigation efforts in areas of immigrant rights, racial justice, privacy and surveillance, freedom of speech, LGBTQ rights, voting rights, reproductive justice and more.
Segan Helle ’27
Massachusetts Advocates for Children (MAC)
Segan will support students and families in accessing a quality education through direct legal services and legislative advocacy in issues surrounding special education, school discipline, and equity and inclusion.

Summer 2026 Scholars
Isabelle Stoute ’28
Due Diligence Project
Izzy will advance human rights by researching and supporting international policy efforts to hold nation states accountable for addressing technology-facilitated violence against women.
Tazrean Hossain ’27
Workers’ Rights Unit, Greater Boston Legal Services
Tazrean will protect workers’ rights in unemployment benefits, wage theft, paid family and medical leave, and labor-related immigration relief, through direct representation of vulnerable workers, policy advocacy and community outreach.
Zeynep Incedere LLM ’26
Project Citizenship
Zeynep will assist with providing accessible legal support to immigrants seeking naturalization, protecting their right to citizenship, and strengthening equitable participation in society through community-based legal assistance.

 

Past Scholars

  • Spring 2026 Scholars
    Liza Gallandt ’27
    Greater Boston Legal Services: Workers’ Rights Unit
    Boston, Massachusetts
    Liza will advance human rights by supporting the legal representation of low-wage and immigrantworkers facing systemic violations involving wage theft, discrimination, and exploitative working conditions.
    Annabel Shu ’26
    Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General: Consumer Protection Division
    Boston, Massachusetts
    Annabel will promote economic and environmental justice by implementing legal strategies for corporate accountability and combatting access to justice gaps for people and communities in Massachusetts.

  • Fall 2025 Scholars
    Edith Baez ’26
    Rhode Island Center for Justice
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Edith will help protect the rights to housing, employment and education in Rhode Island by investigating violations of human rights and promoting economic and social justice.
    Micah Slade ’27
    Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS)
    Boston, Massachusetts
    Micah will assist with the representation of asylum seekers fleeing persecution and immigrants facing serious human rights violations in the United States.

  • Summer 2025 Scholars
    Camryn Given ’25
    Amsterdam Law Hub
    Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Camryn will work at the intersection of human rights advocacy and legal design to support efforts to increase climate justice and access to the legal system.
    Michelle Ly ’27
    Electronic Privacy Information Center
    Washington, DC
    Through a combination of legal and public policy work on the state and federal levels, Michelle will promote internet and privacy laws that support human rights.
    Vivian Netshifhefhe LLM ’25
    Northeast Justice Center
    Lawrence, Massachusetts
    Vivian will promote the human rights of immigrants by providing them with direct support and helping them gain access to essential legal resources and opportunities.

  • Spring 2025 Scholars
    Emily Mensing ’25
    American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
    New York, NY and Washington, DC (Remote)
    Emily will support the ACLU’s Abortion Criminal Defense Initiative, which advances human rights by combatting the criminalization of abortion care in states where it is banned or severely restricted.
    Erin Shaughnessy Smith ’25
    Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS)
    (Boston, Massachusetts)
    Erin will work in the Immigration Unit, where she will aid immigrants fleeing human rights abuses by assisting with applications for humanitarian relief such as asylum and supporting advocacy efforts.

  • Fall 2024 Scholars
    Kaitlyn Dehais ’26
    Committee for Public Counsel Services: Special Projects Unit
    (Boston, Massachusetts)Kaitlyn will assist with impact litigation that protects and promotes the human rights, and the state and federal constitutional rights, of individuals convicted of crimes in Massachusetts
    Hannah McCormick ’26
    Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic, Greater Boston Legal Services
    (Boston, Massachusetts)Hannah will assist with the preparation of individual asylum cases and support efforts to develop human rights strategies for addressing the systemic needs of immigrants and refugees

  • Summer 2024 Scholars
    Camillah Agak LLM ’24
    Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy,Northeastern University School of Law
    (Boston, Massachusetts)
    Camillah will support a nationwide coalition of advocates and academics devoted to promoting human rights in the United States, engage in project-based initiatives and assist with strategic advocacy before UN mechanisms.
    Elena Kuran ’25
    Amsterdam Law Hub(Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
    Combining design methodologies with legal thinking, Elena will work at the intersections of education, research and society to help craft tools and interventions to increase access to justice.
    Alison Ricci ’25
    Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities(Hartford, Connecticut)
    Alison will help decrease illegal housing and employment discrimination in Connecticut by investigating and litigating violations of human rights laws and preparing amicus curiae briefs on behalf of the Commission.

  • Spring 2024 Scholars
    Amanda Flores ’24
    Cebu for Human Rights (Cebu City, Philippines)
    Through legal research and legislative advocacy, Amanda will assist lawyers and other activists in upholding the human rights of vulnerable community members in her hometown of Cebu, Philippines.
    Michelle Fong ’24
    UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (New York, NY)
    In her work reviewing counter-terrorism practices, identifying vulnerabilities, and proposing policy recommendations, Michelle will promote human dignity by balancing global security and human rights.

  • Fall 2023 Scholars
    Julia Canney ’25
    The Lawyering Project (New York – Remote)
    Julia will help eliminate unconstitutional barriers to reproductive health service and promote equitable access to health care by supporting traditional impact litigation and movement lawyering.
    Alina Carrillo ’25
    Corporate Accountability Lab (Chicago, Illinois)
    Alina will advance human rights and promote corporate accountability within the global supply chain through research and advocacy on issues such as workers’ rights in the sugarcane industry.

  • Summer 2023 Scholars
    Noelle Gulick ’24
    An International Human Rights Organization
    Noelle will defend and expand the right to asylum by supporting asylum seekers, completing intakes, and assisting with international human rights strategic litigation.
    Orna Madigan ’25
    EdLaw Project: Youth Advocacy Foundation and the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS)
    (Boston, Massachusetts)
    Orna will promote equal access to education and the dismantling of the school-to-prison pipeline by assisting with the direct representation of high-risk youth and policy reform advocacy.

  • Spring 2023 Scholars
    Princess Diaz-Bîrca ’23
    Louisiana Center for Children's Rights
    (New Orleans, Louisiana)
    Princess will contribute to dismantling the current iteration of the juvenile criminal system by advocating for a child-centered approach in criminal procedures and collaborating with public defenders to keep youth out of prison
    Emma Nyabisi Onsongo LLM ’23
    Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
    (Boston, Massachusetts)
    Emma will promote human rights by assisting the Family Law and Domestic Violence department with legal research, legal reports, administrative advocacy, legislative drafting and advocacy and litigation.
    Isabella Ulm ’24
    National Immigrant Justice Center
    (Washington, DC, and Chicago, Illinois)
    Isabella will work with NIJC's Litigation and Policy teams to protect the rights of immigrants, expose systemic abuse in the immigration detention and enforcement system, and demand accountability when agencies violate human rights.

  • Fall 2022 Scholars
    Tiffany Wang ’24
    Greater Boston Legal Services: Asian Outreach Unit
    (Boston, MA)
    Tiffany will work with low-income Asian individuals and advocacy organizations to protect the human rights of Asian residents in Boston in the areas of housing, immigration, employment, and domestic violence.
    Lauren Yamaguch ’24
    Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation
    (Honolulu, HI)
    Lauren will work to perpetuate the culture and traditions of the Indigenous people of Hawaiʻi by advocating for Native Hawaiian land and water rights, burial protection, and government accountability.

  • Rowan Laidlaw ’23
    Lakota People’s Law Project
    (Bismarck, ND) (Remote)
    Rowan will advocate for Indigenous sovereignty and the preservation of cultural rights by working on an amicus brief supporting the constitutionality of tribal kinship placements in the child welfare system.

    Edward Rickford ’24
    Environment America
    (Boston, MA)
    Edward will promote the right to water by working on issues, such as lead abatement and PFAS exposure, that will help ensure access to safe drinking water for all communities.

  • Sophia Bertling ’23
    Mecklenburg County Public Defender’s Office
    (Charlotte, NC)
    Sophia will work with public defenders to promote racial justice and fight against mass incarceration by providing high-quality representation to indigent adults who are facing misdemeanor and felony charges.

    Phil Hamilton ’22
    ACLU-MA Legal Department
    (Boston, MA)
    Phil will support the ACLU’s efforts to advance civil rights, immigrants’ rights, racial justice, economic justice, and freedom of speech by drafting legal memoranda and assisting with legislative and advocacy efforts.

  • Mackenzie Darling ’22
    Women’s Law Project: Western Pennsylvania
    (Pittsburgh, PA) (Remote)
    Mackenzie will assist in protecting the human rights of women and girls by defending access to reproductive healthcare, combatting sex and gender discrimination, and advocating for workplace equity.

    Bavani Sridhar ’22
    Eviction Defense Network
    (Los Angeles, CA)
    Bavani will work with housing advocates to combat homelessness, unfair evictions, and gentrification through direct legal services and legislative initiatives designed to protect low-income tenants in the Los Angeles area.

     

  • Meg Foster ’22
    Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), Roxbury, MA
    Meg will work at the Innocence Program, where she will assist with litigating wrongful convictions, researching racial-disparity issues, and advocating for policy reforms.

    Rob Mogollon ’23
    Federal Public Defenders, Chicago, IL
    Rob will work with federal public defenders to protect the constitutional and human rights of indigent clients charged with a wide variety of criminal offenses.

  • Catalina Carbonell ’21
    Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Washington, DC (Remote)
    Catalina will work in the “Follow-up of Recommendations Section” where she will research human rights violations for the Commission’s Annual Report and assist with monitoring compliance with the Commission’s recommendations.

    Huda Khwaja ’21
    The Advocates for Human Rights Minneapolis, MN (Remote)
    Huda will promote human rights in Minnesota and in the United States through client representation and policy reform in the areas of immigrant justice, racial justice and human trafficking.

    A. Tope Tokan-Lawal LLM ’21
    Center for Law and EducationBoston, MA (Remote)
    Tope will support the Center’s goals of promoting policy changes aimed at educational equity and advocating for the rights of all students, particularly those with a low income, to quality education.