Deadline- OCTOBER 17, 2012
Open Society Foundations is seeking applications for Soros Justice Fellowships in Advocacy for outstanding individuals working to implement innovative projects that advance reform and spur debate on a range of issues facing the criminal justice system in the United States.
Eligibility-
- applicants must have at least two (2) years of relevant advocacy experience, which may include full-time and part-time employment, paid or unpaid internships, longer-term experience working with nonprofits, or other pertinent experience, applicants must have a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience.
- Applicants must have at least a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to secure a host organization.
- Advocacy Fellowship applicants must assemble an advisory board for the project.
- Under the Advocacy Fellowship category, the Fellowships Program does not allow multiple individuals to apply jointly for a single Advocacy Fellowship.
- The Fellowships Program does not fund enrollment for degree or non-degree study at academic institutions, including dissertation research.
- Past recipients of a Soros Justice Fellowship are not eligible to apply.
- Applicants may be based outside the U.S., provided their work directly pertains to a U.S. criminal justice issue.
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