Deadline: 15 February 2016
Open Society Foundations is currently inviting applications for its Civil Society Scholar Awards (CSSA) 2016-2017. The Program will support international academic mobility to enable doctoral students and university faculty to access resources that enrich socially-engaged research and critical scholarship in their home country or region.
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Competition for CSSA awards is merit-based. Selection will be made on the basis of proven academic excellence, a clear and justifiable need for international travel to complete the research project and relevance of the project to the development of open society in the applicant’s home country.
Eligible countries
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Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Haiti, Kosovo, Laos, Libya, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar/Burma, Nepal, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Serbia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, or Yemen.
Subject Areas
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- Any subject areas within the social sciences and humanities are eligible, but particularly those related to:
- Law, justice, and governance
- sustainable development and natural resource management
- economic rights and empowerment of the poor
- public health, social work and community development
- new media law and policy
- inclusive education
- post-conflict studies
- human rights
Grants & Duration
- Maximum Funding: Doctoral Students: $10,000; Faculty Members: $15,000.
- Project Duration: Between 2 – 9 Months.
Eligibility Criteria
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- The awards are open to the following academic populations:
- doctoral students of eligible fields studying at accredited universities inside or outside of their home country
- Full-time faculty members teaching at universities in their home country.
- Candidates must be citizens of the following countries (mentioned above).
- Applicants with permanent resident status or dual citizenship in Australia, Canada, European Union, New Zealand, Nordic countries, or USA are not eligible to apply.
- The program does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, or disability.
How to Apply
Applicants must apply online through the website.
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For more information, please visit CSSA Programme 2016-2017.
