International OSI Policy Fellowships
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International OSI Policy Fellowships
Dear Colleagues,
The Open Society Institute-Budapest is calling for applications for
its year 2000 International OSI Policy Fellowships (IPF) program
(formerly the International Fellowship Program). The deadline for
applications is July 20, 1999.
We would greatly appreciate your help in distributing this call and
application form (attached in both text and Word formats) widely to
ensure that as many young candidates as possible are aware of this
unique opportunity.
Thank you for your cooperation.
All the best,
Pamela Kilpadi
Olena Sydorenko
International OSI Policy Fellowships
Open Society Institute
Oktober 6 u. 12
1051 Budapest, Hungary
Tel: (36 1) 327-3863
Fax: (36 1) 327-3809=20
E-mail: [email protected]
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS AND APPLICATION FORM
OSI POLICY FELLOWSHIPS, 2000
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE-BUDAPEST
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The Open Society Institute-Budapest is calling for applications for
its year 2000 International OSI Policy Fellowships (IPF) program for
Central and Eastern Europe, the countries of the former Soviet Union,
and Mongolia. Broadly speaking, an open society is characterized by a
reliance on the rule of law, the existence of a democratically elected
government, a diverse and vigorous civil society, and respect for
minorities and minority opinions. The fellowships are intended to
support research, writing or activism, and to encourage the
development of program strategies for the Soros foundations network.
Individual and practical/policy-oriented research and project
proposals are sought in the following subject areas:
Fellowship Issue Areas
1) Pre-school, primary and secondary education, including school
improvement, community education, multicultural education, teacher
training, and education administration.
2) Higher education, including minority education,
cross-regional/interdisciplinary approaches to curricular development
in the social sciences, links between higher education and society,
academic autonomy and the private provision of higher education
services, management and reform of institutions, faculty development,
and the diversification of funding and sustainability of private
institutions.
3) Culture and cultural institutions, including the diversification of
arts funding and the introduction of innovative cultural policies to
support dynamic and pluralistic artistic creation, distribution, and
training.
4) Law and human rights, including issues relating to penitentiary,
police and judicial reform as well as access to justice; advocacy for
persons with mental disabilities; international protection of
refugees; advocacy for gays and lesbians; and legal defense against
race discrimination.
5) Public administration, including studies on local government and
corruption, promoting transparency in decision-making, administrative
reform at the local and central levels (improving efficiency,
client-based services), and training and education for civil servants.
6) Civil society and institution-building, including diversification
of funding for non-profit organizations.
7) Media, including new electronic media, transitions from state-owned
to public media, foreign ownership of media in the region, media
legislation, the state of university-level journalism education,
development of community media, and investigative journalism.
8) Roma and other minority rights issues, including minority access to
education; national and international legal strategies for the defense
of minority rights; and Roma activism, identity building, and
migrations.
9) Economic reform and management education, including economic
reforms in countries of transition, small business development, local
economic development, microcredit, and management education reform.
10) Publishing, libraries and electronic communications, including
publishing policy and industry development, textbook usage, publishing
law, policy development for library infrastructure, librarian
education, and the role of public libraries in providing access to
information.
11) Public medicine and health, including public health education;
harm reduction/drug treatment and drug policy; preventative health
policy, education, and strategies for interventions.
12) Gender issues, including issues of educational equity, Romani
women, violence against women, and refugee women.
Fellowships in the above subject areas may be awarded for significant
independent research and writing, the design and/or implementation of
pilot projects, or other full-time efforts to offer new information,
insights and ideas on issues of importance to promoting an open
society in the countries of the former Soviet Union, Central and
Eastern Europe and Mongolia. Fellowships may be awarded for efforts
focused on one country as well as those of a regional character. The
program does NOT fund student scholarships. A relevant proposal
associated with the final stages of a PhD dissertation may be
considered if the applicant can demonstrate that the project will be
undertaken on a full-time basis and would not be possible without
fellowship funding.
In addition to completing their full-time projects, fellows will be
expected to attend at least three meetings in Budapest over the course
of the fellowship year, advise the Soros foundations network in
developing strategies and policies, and write a brief policy paper in
their area of expertise. Fellows will be assigned mentors with whom
they will be able to discuss their work. Mentors will come from
leading members of the professional staff of the Soros foundations
network and from the Central European University.
Terms of Award
Fellows will be provided with a one-year stipend, expenses and needed
communications equipment to work full-time on a project of their
design in one of the above areas. The amount of the award will vary
depending on standards in the fellow's country of residence and the
budgetary needs of the proposal.
Fellows can choose to be based in their home countries, in another
appropriate country in the target region, or to spend all or part of
the year in Budapest in order to work more closely with the Soros
foundations network. Fellows will be expected to travel to Budapest
and other parts of the region as needed to participate in
fellowship-related activities.
To Apply: Application Requirements and Procedures
1. Age
The Fellowship is open to persons aged 35 and younger, as of July 20,
1999.=20
2. Residency
Applicants must be permanent residents of one of the following
countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Hercegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova,
Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia.
3. Language of Application
All applications must be in English and applicants must have excellent
English-language skills. The English skills of finalists will be
evaluated during interviews to ensure that they can participate
actively in discussions in English with the expert committees and
others in the Soros foundations network about their area of expertise.
However, it is not necessary that the project proposed by the
applicant be one in which English is the language used. Thus, an
applicant may propose a research and writing project in Polish, as
long as the applicant is readily able to discuss the project and
related topics in English.
4. Application Contents
Applicants should send a proposal of no more than 1500 words outlining
a project in one of the twelve areas. This proposal should briefly
explain the following:
- Application cover sheet with basic data (please find this cover
sheet attached below);
- Project objective and procedures for fulfilling the project;
- Time schedule;
- Resources available (in particular, if other funding sources have
been approached or provided);
- Resources needed, including a detailed budget; (please see sample
budget categories provided below)
- If possible, the proposal should indicate which Soros foundation
network program(s) the applicant finds most interesting (please refer
to our web sites for www.soros.org and www.osi.hu for details);
- If appropriate, the proposal should explain how the results of the
project might be applied broadly to the region as a whole
In addition to this proposal, applicants should include:
- A one- or two-page CV that describes relevant educational,
employment or other experience;
- A transcript from the highest level of school completed;
- Two letters of reference;
- One original certified copy of English translations of the
transcript and letters of recommendation. Translations must be
official or certified by an university English language department.
Additional copies of the certification need not be originals.
Four collated copies of all materials must be provided. Please do not
use staples. All submissions should be single-sided and typed. The
name of the applicant should appear in the upper right hand corner of
every page included in the submission. Applicants should be sure to
provide contact information applicable through 1999 and early 2000,
including e-mail address and fax number where possible. All
application materials should be sent to OSI in the same package, to
the extent possible. Applications must be sent by registered or air
mail. Faxed or e-mailed applications or recommendations will not be
processed.
5. Application Deadlines
Completed applications must be received by July 20, 1999 to be
considered. We will not accept late applications unless they are
postmarked by July 1, 1999 to allow enough time for delivery.
Finalists may be asked to travel to Budapest at OSI expense to be
interviewed, some time during the OSI Board meeting in late November
1999. It is expected that successful applicants will be notified by or
shortly after January 15, 2000.
Applicants will be notified of receipt of their application, likely
within two weeks by fax or electronic mail. If you do not receive
notification of receipt, please contact the International Policy
Fellowships program at OSI-Budapest at the numbers below.
6. Application Address
Applications will not be accepted by e-mail or fax. Completed
applications should be mailed to:
Open Society Institute Policy Fellowships, attention: Pamela Kilpadi,
Oktober 6 utca 12, H-1051 Budapest, Hungary. For further information,
please connect to the web site in Budapest at http://www.osi.hu or in
New York at Lanhttp://www.soros.org/osibudfel.html, write an e-mail to
[email protected] or telephone at
(36 1) 327-3863.
OPEN SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP SAMPLE BUDGET CATEGORIES
The fellowship has no formal budgetary limitations, but budget
proposals must realistically reflect the financial requirements of
individual, one-year projects. Budgets will vary depending on the
fellow's country of residence and budgetary needs. This is a full-time
fellowship. If you plan to be involved in separate activities during
the year 2000 period, please indicate along with your budget the
nature of this activity, time commitment needed, compensation, and any
organization with which you will be affiliated.
Please consider the following potential expenses when drafting a
budget.
DO NOT include living expense/stipend costs, which are estimated by
the International OSI Policy Fellowships program on a
country-by-country basis.
COSTS
- Communications equipment (laptop computer, e-mail)
- Travel costs not including trips to Budapest, which are paid for by
IPF (airfare, land transport, visas, travel health insurance,
accommodation)
- Purchase of books, research materials
- Photocopying
- Other costs associated with the proposal (please provide details)
OTHER GRANTS/FUNDS
- Funding body
- Amount of funding
- Documentation regarding funding
- Any previous grants, scholarships or fellowships received (indicate
when awarded and by whom)
- Details of any Soros foundations or Open Society Institute grants
received including date
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE POLICY FELLOWSHIPS, 2000
APPLICATION COVER SHEET
Please type or print clearly. This form may be photocopied and is free
of charge.
First Name______________________________________________
Family or last name______________________________________________
Date of birth (month/day/year)___________________________
Female_______ Male_________
Place of permanent residence_____________________________________
Preferred mailing address________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Telephone(s)________________________________________
Fax_______________________________________________
E-mail_____________________________________________
Highest education level completed:
High School_____ First Degree (BA)____
Specialised (Tech, Eng.)____ Graduate (MA)____ Law____ Doctorate____
Medical____ Other_________
Present employer/faculty/department/institute, etc__________________
_______________________
Position and duties____________________________________________
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Brief description of your proposed fellowship project___________
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Issue area of your project (refer to the list of 12 OSI issue areas)
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Soros foundations network program(s) of interest (refer to web
sites for details if possible)_______________________________
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Country of focus______________________________________
If applicable, region of focus_____________________________
Total budget amount requested______________________________________
Previous Soros funding and dates received (include CRC, RSS, CEU,
HESP, SUN programs, etc)
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If awarded a fellowship, where would you prefer to be based?
Full-time at home with travel__________________
Part-time in Budapest___________________
Full-time in Budapest_____________________
Why?_____________________________________________
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If funding were not an issue, what would your project ultimately
accomplish in one year? In 5 years?
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If awarded a fellowship, would you forego all other commitments for
the period of the fellowship year? If not, what other commitments do
you plan to undertake during the fellowship year? (additional details
about other activities should be included along with your budget as
stated above)
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Within your area(s) of interest, what do you see as the greatest
challenge to the development of civil society in your
country?___________________________________________
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What are your ultimate career goals?______________________
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How did you hear about the International OSI Policy Fellowships
program?
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