Deadline- 31 May 2013
Chatham House is seeking applications for Asfari Fellowship Scheme, which supported by Asfari Foundation. The fellowship focuses to develop their understanding, ideas and approaches on the most pressing challenges facing the Arab world, in the unique and neutral venue of Chatham House.
Two types of fellowships are offered-
- Asfari Fellowships are open to individuals at the mid-stage of their career. They will be offered a comprehensive 12-month programme of activities at the institute and will work towards producing a Chatham House publication from their research. This new generation of emerging leaders will bring fresh insights to debates on critical issues for their region, while gaining a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities of a competitive yet interdependent world.
- Asfari Senior Fellowships are open to individuals at an advanced stage in their career. The Senior Fellowships will be flexible to allow for variations in the existing professional and family commitments of the candidates and will last between six and twelve months. These Fellowships will provide an opportunity for established thought leaders to undertake a targeted research project of their own design, bring their particular expertise and perspective to UK and Western policy and public debates, and contribute to the life of the institute more generally.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Be a resident citizen of Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine or Syria, or a displaced citizen or refugee of one of these countries living elsewhere in the Middle East;
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with an international focus; Master’s degree preferred;
- Have 2-5 years work experience for Asfari Fellowships and 8-15 years work experience and or a PhD and 3-10 years of work experience for Asfari Senior Fellowships
- Have a clearly defined area of research or policy interest which fits within one of the research topics outlined in website
- Have strong English writing and presentation skills; at a minimum the equivalent of IELTS band 7.0 or 100 on the internet-based TOEFL and 600 on the paper based TOEFL;
- Demonstrate a strong intention to return to their home country following their Fellowship and a commitment to work towards strengthening civil society in the Arab world.
Documents required-
- Completed application form (available on the Chatham House website)
- Curriculum Vitae (maximum two sides);
- Fellowship research project proposal (maximum 1,000 words);
- Post-fellowship plan to outline why the Fellowship will be useful to career goals and how candidates will utilize the experience for strengthening civil society in their home country or region (maximum 600 words);
- Two writing samples in English: Asfari Fellowship candidates please include at least one unpublished sample;
- IELTS or TEOFL certificate.
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