Public Interest Fellowship Program
The Walter A. Lucas Public Interest Fellowship Program (PIFP) at Villanova Law has provided financial support to students who commit their summers to public service legal work for over 25 years. Every year, Villanova students are inspired to share their talents and give back to their community through public service legal work. However, due to the financial restraints many public interest organizations face, students work in unpaid positions. From these circumstances, PIFP was born. PIFP, an entirely student-run organization, works tirelessly to provide summer fellowships to Villanova Law students, who, in turn, dedicate themselves to providing legal services to those who need it most. At PIFP, our fellows know the value of public interest law, and we are devoted to providing opportunities for students to experience meaningful, fulfilling work without fear of summer finances.
Since its founding in 1998, PIFP has raised over $1,000,000, supporting over 250 fellows with awards. The impact of PIFP has been felt worldwide, with Villanova students using their fellowships in over 130 organizations located across nineteen districts, fourteen states and five countries.
Support PIFP
If you would like to support PIFP’s mission of providing meaningful opportunities for Villanova Law students to work alongside public interest organizations and deliver impactful legal aid to those who need it most, please consider making a tax-exempt monetary contribution.
Please consider sponsoring a fellow for
- an hour ($15)
- a day ($120)
- a week ($600)
- a month ($2,400)
- an entire summer ($6,000)
If you have any questions about PIFP, public interest law or getting involved with the organization, please contact us.
2025–26 Executive Board
Co-Directors:
Alysse Danyi '26 & Caitlin McElwee '26
Vice Director:
Gavin Tamer '26
Auction Coordinators:
Kyra Kervick MacLean '27 & Ian Malone '27
Solicitation Coordinators:
Ella Souder '27 & Camryn Williams-Babu '27
Secretary & Graphics Coordinator:
Madison Cortes '27
Treasurer:
Jacob Taylor '27
Volunteer Coordinator:
Jessica Alexander '27
Fellowship Coordinator:
Skylar Glass '27
Events Coordinators:
Annie Langhauser '27 & Allison Rhinelander '27
Alumni Coordinator:
Kyle Schoener '27
Grants & Endowments Coordinator:
Bryce Winterowd '26
External Fundraising Coordinator:
McKenna Wark '27
Social Chair:
Emily Sayler '27
PIFP Committee:
Hamna Chaudry '27, Maria Elisa Escobar '26, Jennifer Fuentes Garcia '27, Sadie Richardson '26, Sydney Ryan '26, Ciara Thomas '27
PIFP Events
PIFP Fellows
2025 Fellows
- Jessica Alexander '27
- Marina Campo '26
- Christian Carson '27
- Jennifer Fuentes Garcia '27
- Annie Langhauser '27
- Kyra Kervick MacLean '27
- Allison Rhinelander '27
- Kyle Schoener '27
- Ciara Thomas '27
- Camryn Williams-Babu '27
- Bryce Winterowd '26
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Public Interest Fellowship Program
299 North Spring Mill Road
Villanova, PA 19085