The Think Tank Fund and the Open Society Roma Initiatives are currently accepting applications for the Roma Policy Research Fellowship program from young Roma BA, MA and PhD graduates from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia.
The Roma Policy Research Fellowships are intended to attract recent graduates of BA, MA and PhD programs in economics, international relations and European integration studies, legal studies, political science, public policy and administration, social work and sociology. The fellowship program will give them the opportunity to gain first-hand research experience in the intended policy areas listed below. Successful candidates will receive a locally-determined stipend and an opportunity to work for six months in one of the leading think tanks in their country or another country listed in this call for applications. The program is designed to benefit both the fellows and the host organizations. The total fellowship period will last for 12 to 18 month, while the internship period in a hosting think tank is expected to last up to 6 months, depending on the research topic and its scope. The fellowships will start in January 2012.
Topic areas:
– economic policies (with special interest in economic development and employment policies)
– education policies
– European integration polices
– gender policies
– governance
– local development (with special interest in housing policies)
– public health policies
– social policy
– security and individual safety (with special interest in individual safety of Roma and prevention of violence against Roma)
Eligibility criteria
Eligible candidates must fulfill the following three requirements:
– Have graduated in the past five years from BA, MA or PhD studies in economics, international relations and European integration studies, legal studies, political science, public policy and administration, social work and sociology.
– Be a permanent resident or citizen of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, or Slovakia.
– Applicants must be fluent in written and spoken English in addition to the local language. Knowledge of Romanes will be regarded as an advantage.
Terms of the Award
The fellowship award will cover a fixed monthly stipend for the entire duration of the fellowship period. Travel and subsistence grants will be awarded to those fellows who need to travel and reside outside their home town or country during the internship period in a think tank. These expenses will be determined based upon a reasonable estimation pertaining to the country in question.
Last date for submission of applications is September 25, 2011
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