Deadline: 18 November 2015
The Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) is currently inviting applications from emerging political, civil society, and business leaders of transitional countries to participate in its twelfth annual Draper Hills Summer Fellowship on Democracy and Development from Sunday, July 17, 2016 to 5 August 2016.
Benefits
- Stanford will pay travel, accommodation, and living expenses for the duration of the three-week program for applicants.
- Participants will be housed on the Stanford campus in residential housing during the program.
- Applicants are encouraged to supply some or all of their current employers or international nongovernmental organizations.
- The program is unable to provide funding for families to accompany fellows to Stanford for the program or to accommodate them during the program’s duration.
Eligibility Criteria
- This program is aimed at mid-career practitioners working actively in the field of democracy, development, and the rule of law.
- Applicants can be working as policy-makers, academics, legal professionals, social entrepreneurs, business entrepreneurs, and leaders of civil society organizations (such as representatives of trade unions, nongovernmental organizations, the media, business and professional associations). In their present capacity, applicants should play important and influential roles in their country’s political, economic, and social development.
- Successful applicants will have academic credentials necessary to participate and contribute to the six-hour seminars each day, and tackle advanced academic readings to complement the classroom-based curriculum.
- A working knowledge of English is an important prerequisite for participation in the program.
- Candidates must be from and currently reside in a country where democracy is not well entrenched. Candidates residing outside their home country due to war or conflict may be granted exceptions. Applicants will not be accepted from countries such as: the U.S., Canada, Australia, Japan, and member states of the European Union.
- Candidates must be at least 28 years of age at the start of the fellowship in July 2016. The average age of our fellows at the time of the program is 38.
- Candidates must be actively working in the field of democracy, development, and the rule of law
- Candidates must have a solid command of written and spoken English.
How to Apply
In order to apply to the Draper Hills Summer Fellows Program Applicant must create an account through online portal. The application form is available when applicants login in and will be available through the deadline, therefore, applicants are advised to submit the application form as soon as possible.
For more information, please visit Draper Hills Fellowships.
