JAMS, America’s premier provider of private dispute resolution services, established the non-profit JAMS Foundation to offer financial assistance for conflict resolution initiatives with national or international impact and to share its dispute resolution experience and expertise for the benefit of the public interest. Funded entirely by contributions from JAMS, JAMS neutrals, and employee associates, the Foundation’s mission is to encourage the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), support education at all levels about collaborative processes for resolving differences, promote innovation in conflict resolution, and advance the settlement of conflict worldwide.
JAMS Foundation’s Weinstein International Fellowship program, inaugurated in 2008, provides opportunities for individuals from outside the United States to visit the U.S. to learn more about dispute resolution processes and practices and to pursue a project of their own design that serves to advance the resolution of disputes in their home countries.
Call for Applications
Applications are now open for the Weinstein International Fellowship providing up to $25,000 in support of projects outlined by applicants. This program is intended to be flexible and open to innovation, and applicants are encouraged to develop proposals that will increase the availability of dispute resolution education, training and services in their home countries and beyond.
Fellowships may be from one month to one year in duration.
It is anticipated that Fellows will come from countries that do not have an established culture of using mediation for cases in litigation. Part of the Fellows’ time in the United States will be spent observing how JAMS administers and resolves such cases.
Criteria
- Applicants must be fluent in English
- Fellowship period must be one month to twelve months in duration
- Applicants must be available to attend a week-long gathering of Fellows in the San Francisco Bay Area in early September, 2012
- Preference for proposals that would help applicant’s home country establish viable dispute resolution systems or change how disputes are resolved
- Preference for applicants who have experience as lawyers, law professors, court administrators, government officers, ADR practitioners, or judges
Other Provisions
During their time in the U.S., Fellows will spend some of their time at a JAMS Resolution Center. Depending on the nature of their proposal, Fellows may also participate in a university program or be connected to other organizations or institutions. Such affiliations can take many forms, from formal enrolment in graduate degree programs to more informal arrangements providing varying degrees of access and support. Applicants are strongly encouraged to research and establish such affiliations prior to or concurrent with their Fellowship application. While the JAMS Foundation will make every effort to facilitate introductions where possible, it is Applicant’s responsibility to identify and establish affiliations with organizations with which they plan to work or study.
Last date for submission of applications is December 2, 2011
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