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CPRL Cohort and Summer Associate Application

Structural Change in Public Education:

CPRL is accepting applications for the Fall 2025, Spring 2026 terms, and our Summer Associate program.  

As part of this application, you will be asked to submit four supplemental documents: 
  1. A resume or CV
  2. An unofficial graduate school transcript (if you are in your first semester, please submit the unofficial transcript showing your course list, without grades)
  3. A written response to the following prompt:
    • In 500 words or less, please explain what attracts you to this course and what skills, experiences, interests, and aspirations you bring to it. 
  4. A work sample and optional short description:
    • Please submit an existing work product you created recently that best represents the skills and strengths you would bring to our program. This can be a project, report, presentation, memo, paper, lesson plan, or any other artifact that you believe best exemplifies your capabilities. We understand that many work products may contain confidential or proprietary information and will be redacted accordingly before submission. 
    • Feel free to include with the work product an optional description of the product - why you chose it, who the audience was, whether it was edited and/or includes contributions from anyone else (e.g., team members, advisors, etc.), and if so, the extent of their contribution, or any other relevant information for understanding your submission.
You can save the application in the bottom bar and return to it anytime. Please be sure to check your spam folder to access your saved application. 

If you have any questions about this application, please contact us at cprl@law.columbia.edu.
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6. I am applying to participate in (check all that apply):

Read more about the semester program on our website and the Summer Associate Program here.

Note: students applying to participate in CPRL's full time credit load semester program must be currently enrolled in a partner graduate program, please reach out to cprl@law.columbia.edu if you are currently enrolled in a program that is not on this list. Summer Associates do not need to be currently enrolled in a partner school graduate program. 
Indicate your semester preference for CPRL participation. *This question is required.
7. Have you previously applied to CPRL's semester course?  *This question is required.
In addition to the cohort, I am applying for (select all OPTIONAL types of financial assistance you would like to apply for):

If selected, applications for both the Housing Support and CPRL Scholar Award will appear towards the end of the cohort application. 

 
CPRL offers both hybrid and remote opportunities for the summer, let us know what mode of work you are interested in.

Please note that we are unable to provide financial support for relocation costs.