2026 Neiter Fellowship application has opened.  

To be eligible to receive the award, applicants must have accepted an offer of a full-time summer externship with a bankruptcy judge in the Central District of California (San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, Riverside, Santa Ana, or Santa Barbara division) for 2026.

Recipients of the award will receive a stipend to assist with their living expenses as they pursue a full-time externship with a bankruptcy judge in the Central District during the summer of 2026.  The amount of the stipend is not guaranteed and will be determined based on available funds and number of applicants awarded.