The GAP empowers and supports CALS alumni as they cultivate animal law education and advocacy through self-designed, high-impact projects around the globe. Selected CALS Ambassadors will receive a grant from CALS of up to $5,000 to bring their advocacy projects to life, as well as outreach and public awareness raising regarding their project and its impacts.
This sixth round of the GAP welcomes proposals of all varieties but prioritizes initiatives targeting neglected species and underserved communities. By focusing on these crucial areas, we aim to help alumni transform their legal expertise into urgent, systemic change for farmed animals, aquatic animals, wild animals, and companion animals worldwide. We also highly encourage proposals from first-time applicants and projects that will create lasting impacts for animals in geographic regions where GAP funding has not yet been directed.
Since its launch in 2020, the program has supported 21 animal law alumni across 15 countries. Our previous CALS Ambassadors have championed an incredibly diverse array of projects, including raising awareness about farmed animal protection, developing and teaching new animal law courses, hosting webinars to share global animal law developments, preparing comprehensive animal law compendiums, founding new nonprofit organizations, strengthening animal protection laws, and implementing innovative approaches to combating animal cruelty, and more. To see the remarkable momentum this program builds, you can read the project profiles for our first, second, third, fourth, and fifth round awardees.
To qualify, an applicant must be a Lewis & Clark Law School alum by September 1, 2026, with one of the following degrees: Animal Law LLM, Animal Law MSL, or JD with an Animal Law Certificate. GAP projects can advance animal protection in the United States or abroad.
GAP projects that inure to the benefit of organizations that currently employ Lewis & Clark employees or on which Lewis & Clark employees currently sit as board or advisory members will not be considered. Current Lewis & Clark employees, students, and affiliates are also ineligible to apply.
Applications are due by Sept. 15, 2026. Questions regarding the GAP should be addressed to cals@lclark.edu.
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