University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) invites graduate students and recent post-docs (Ph.D., within the last two years) from the 12 CIS countries in fields associated with Armenian Studies to present their recent research. Work in progress is encouraged. The University accepts papers from a variety of disciplines and welcome comparative themes and interdisciplinary approaches. Panel submissions are also welcome.
The programme will provide mentoring and networking opportunities for five fellows from the CIS countries with the aim to gain practical skills, interact with other researchers, and exchange practices with well-established think-tanks and NGOs in the EU. The fellowships should focus on specific democratic transformation issues (e.g. media freedom, constitutional law, parliamentary democracy, judiciary, public opinion research, electoral processes, free and fair elections, building democratic awareness among the general public, etc.)
Fellowship budget
Each fellow will receive up to a maximum of US$ 3,600 in expenses, covering international and local travel, visa costs where necessary, and subsistence and accommodation for the five weeks spent at the host organisation.
Each host organisation will receive US$ 2,500 in mentoring fees and US$ 500 in overhead costs for hosting the fellow. These fees are inclusive of all taxes.
Partners
This is a PASOS fellowship scheme funded by the National Endowment for Democracy in memory of Ilko Kucheriv, founder of Democratic Initiatives Foundation, Ukraine . DIF and IPA Poland are partners on the project
Eligibility criteria
Applications are invited from researchers/policy analysts/professional staff, who are full-time employees of independent think-tanks, policy institutes, and democracy and human rights advocacy NGOs in CIS countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan). Applicants should be citizens of one of the 12 eligible countries.
Mentoring
Fellows will work with the hosting institute for a six-month period or project co-operation and mentoring, and spend up to five weeks in the office of the hosting think-tank. Fellowships will also provide one-on-one, hands-on training with the host institute’s expert as mentor. The goal is to provide a mentoring opportunity for an in-depth, on-site, and interactive experience in democratic transformation and protection of human rights.
Deadline for applications is September 2, 2011
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