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Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellowships, 2009–2010

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) invites applications to its Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program. Established in 2001, the program is named in honor of NED’s principal founders, former U.S. president Ronald Reagan and the late U.S. congressman Dante Fascell. Based at NED’s International Forum for Democratic Studies, in Washington, D.C., the program is designed to enable democracy practitioners and scholars from around the world to deepen their understanding of democracy and enhance their ability to promote democratic change.

Program: The program offers five-month fellowships for practitioners to improve strategies and techniques for building democracy abroad and five- to ten-month fellowships for scholars to conduct original research for publication. Practitioners may include activists, lawyers, journalists, and other civil society professionals; scholars may include professors, research analysts, and other writers. Projects may focus on the political, social, economic, legal, and cultural aspects of democratic development and may include a range of methodologies and approaches.

Eligibility: The fellows program is intended primarily to support practitioners and scholars from new and aspiring democracies. Distinguished scholars from the United States and other established democracies are also eligible to apply. Practitioners are expected to have substantial experience working to promote democracy. Scholars are expected to have a doctorate, or academic equivalent, at the time of application. The program is not designed to pay for professional training or to support students working toward a degree. A working knowledge of English is an important prerequisite for participation in the program.

Support: The fellowship year begins October 1 and runs through July 31, with major entry dates in October and March. All fellows receive a monthly stipend, health insurance, travel assistance, and research support through the Forum’s Democracy Resource Center and the Reagan-Fascell Research Associates Program.

Application and Deadline: The application deadline for fellowships in 2009–2010 has been extended until Monday, November 10, 2008. For more information and application materials, please visit www.ned.org/forum/reagan-fascell.html or contact the program at fellowships@ned.org.

The German Chancellor Fellowship

The German Chancellor Fellowship seeks to identify career-oriented individuals from any profession or field of study who, through educational background and professional experience, demonstrate outstanding potential for future leadership.  Many alumni now hold prestigious positions in social and policy sciences, government, law, journalism, communications, management, finance, economics, architecture, humanities, public service, and environmental affairs.

Applicants design individual projects tailored to their professional development and goals. They must also identify a German host/mentor who agrees to provide professional assistance throughout the twelve-month program. Ten awards are given annually in the United States. The program also includes fellowships for citizens of the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China. Prior knowledge of German is not a prerequisite.  Fellows are required to attend intensive language training in Germany prior to the start of the fellowship.

Application deadline for 2009-2010 awards: October 31, 2008.

IERES Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

The George Washington University’s Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) is pleased to announce a new Mellon Pre-doctoral Fellowship in Contemporary History for 2008-2009, pending confirmation of funding.  Applicants need to have completed archival research for their dissertation in two or more countries and be at the final writing stage of their dissertation. The Fellow must be in residence at IERES from September 2008 through June 2009 and will be provided with an office and computer. The Fellow will also help IERES Director Hope M. Harrison administer several workshops that train Ph.D. candidates to conduct archival research.  The award will offer support in the amount of $25,000 per year, plus benefits.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
•    Applicants must be in the writing stage of their dissertation after having conducted significant archival research in at least two countries.

•    Applicants must be writing a dissertation on contemporary history in the field of history, political science, anthropology, sociology or a related discipline.

•    Applicants must be an enrolled advanced graduate student at a US University.

EVALUATION

All applications are reviewed by a GWU faculty panel that rewards clarity of argument and method and the originality of the research and the argument. All proposals are expected to meet high levels of academic merit and to make a significant contribution in the applicant’s field. In addition, applicants should highlight their experience conducting archival research and any relevant program administration work.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit an 8-10 page proposal, curriculum vitae, and a letter of recommendation from a member of your dissertation committee.

Deadline for all fellowship applications is June 20, 2008. Applications should be sent by regular mail or e-mail to the address below.

For more information, please contact:

Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies
ATTN: Pre-doctoral Application
1957 E Street NW, Suite 412
Washington, DC 20052
Tel: 202-994-6342
Fax: 202-994-5436
sicar@gwu.edu
www.ieres.org

Open Society Institute Fellowships

The Open Society Institute (OSI) has recently launched a new fellowship program to support outstanding idea entrepreneurs from around the world. The Open Society Fellowship enables innovative professionals — including journalists, activists, scholars, and practitioners — to work on projects that inspire meaningful public debate, shape public policy, as well as generate intellectual ferment within OSI.

The fellowship focuses on four areas: National Security and the Open Society; Citizenship, Membership and Marginalization; Strategies and Tools for Advocacy and Citizen Engagement; and Understanding Authoritarianism. Fellows’ projects may include books, articles, outreach for documentary films, online media, and efforts to seed new campaigns and organizations.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and there are no deadlines. The fellowship does not fund academic study, including dissertation research. More details and the link to apply online may be found here.

David Davies of Llandinam Research Fellowship

The London School of Economics is seeking applicants for the David Davies of Llandinam Research Fellowship in International Relations. The fellowship is intended to give experienced practitioners in the field of international politics and policy an opportunity to undertake sustained research in an academic environment. The Fellow will pursue a research project linked to a significant field of international policy and practice, with the possibility of this leading to the award of an advanced degree. The Fellow will either hold a first degree and have extensive demonstrable practitioner experience in the international field or will hold a doctoral degree and have demonstrable practitioner experience in the international field. A full application pack can be obtained at www.lse.ac.uk/jobsatlse. Applications should be received by May 9th 2008.

2008 ESRC-SSRC Fellowship

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) are pleased to announce fellowships for scholars from the Americas (North, Central, South, and the Caribbean) to visit and engage in collaborative activities with  members of ESRC-supported projects in Britain, or for British scholars  at ESRC-supported projects to visit collaborators in the Americas, between June 2008 and September 2009. Approximately eighteen research  fellowships of up to £5000 will be awarded. Fore more information, please see the ESRC/SSRC Collaborative Visiting Fellowships website. Application Deadline: April 4, 2008.

IREX Grant Opportunity for US Scholars & Professionals

The IREX Short-Term Travel Grant program seeks to attract, select, and support in-depth field research by US scholars and experts in policy-relevant subject areas related to Southeast Europe and Eurasia, as well as to disseminate knowledge about these regions to a wide network of constituents in the United States and abroad. The STG Program provides fellows with the means to conduct in-country research on contemporary political, economic, historical, and cultural developments relevant to US foreign policy. The STG Program plays a vital role in supporting the emergence of a dedicated and knowledgeable cadre of US scholars and experts who can enrich the US understanding of developments in Southeast Europe and Eurasia. STG provides fellowships for up to eight weeks to US postdoctoral scholars and holders of other graduate degrees for independent or collaborative research projects in Europe and Eurasia. Application Deadline: February 1, 2008. Application materials are available on the STG website.

Fellowship for International Relations and Security

The Transatlantic Post-Doc Fellowship for International Relations and Security (TAPIR) is open to candidates who have recently received their doctorate in social and political sciences or economics and whose research focuses on topics of international relations and security. Fellowships are granted for a duration of 24 months to prepare Fellows for a career in policy-oriented and international research at renowned think tanks and political consulting research institutes. Fellows spend three eight-month stays at research institutions or think tanks participating in the program - at least one on the Eastern, and one on the Western side of the Atlantic. For further queries, please consult the program website.

Kokkalis Fellowships 2008

The Kokkalis Program strives to support individuals committed to invigorating the public sector in Southeastern and East-Central Europe by providing fellowships for study at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Eligible to apply for a 2008 Kokkalis Fellowship are natives of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey who are applying for one of the following degree programs: Master in Public Policy (MPP); Master in Public Administration (MPA2); Mid-Career Master in Public Administration (MC/MPA); Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID). For further details on the application process, prospective applicants should visit the Kokkalis website. The Deadline for submission of the Kokkalis Fellowship application is 4 January 2008.

Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship

The United States Institute of Peace invites applications for the 2008-2009 Peace Scholar dissertation fellowship competition of the Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace.

The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan institution created by Congress to strengthen the nation's capacity to promote the peaceful resolution of international conflict. The Peace Scholar program supports doctoral dissertations that explore the sources and nature of international conflict, and strategies to prevent or end conflict and to sustain peace. Dissertations from a broad range of disciplines and interdisciplinary fields are eligible.

Peace Scholars work at their universities or appropriate field research sites. Priority will be given to projects that contribute knowledge relevant to the formulation of policy on international peace and conflict issues. Citizens of all countries are eligible, but Peace Scholars must be enrolled in an accredited college or university in the United States. Applicants must have completed all requirements for the degree except the dissertation by the commencement of the award (September 1, 2008). The dissertation materials must be received in our offices by January 10, 2008. For more information and an application form, please visit the Institute's website.