MINELRES: ERRC Scholarship Programme for Students of Law or Public Administration

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Original sender: European Roma Rights Center <errc@errc.org>


Announcement: ERRC Scholarship Programme for Students of Law or Public
Administration

The European Roma Rights Center (ERRC) offers scholarships to eligible
Romani students of law or public administration. Scholarships normally
cover tuition at accredited schools, books and fees, and miscellaneous
expenses related to higher education. In exceptional cases, the ERRC
will also cover accommodation costs. Criteria for selection include
academic promise, financial need and a demonstrated intention to work in
the field of human rights.

Recepients of scholarships are required to submit a report at the end of
each semester to the ERRC indicating their academic progress.

Scholarships are awarded for one year. Each candidate will receive
payment in two instalments; disbursement of the second instalment is
dependent upon progress in the first semester.

Application procedure:

Each candidate for ERRC legal scholarship should submit the following:

1. A CV and a letter of interest;

2. A certificate from an accredited higher education institution:
a. confirming that the applicant is enrolled for the current academic
year;
b. specifying tuition costs and exam fees for the current academic year
(if applicable);
c. the applicant's grades from the previous academic year (if
applicable).

3. An itemised annual budget showing law/public adminsitration school
expenses (tuition, books, fees, etc.) which cannot be covered by sources
other than an ERRC scholarship;

4. Name, title, and contact number/address of at least one person who
can recommend the applicant. This may include secondary school teachers,
university professors, local community leaders, or others.

At some point during the scholarship period, recipients of ERRC legal
scholarships are expected to perform:

a. human rights outreach work in Romani communities; or
b. a summer human rights internship arranged by or in co-operation with
the ERRC.

Deadline for scholarship applications is October 20, 2002.

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Scholarships for individual extra-curricular projects for Romani law
students who are recipients of basic ERRC scholarship covering their
tuition:

The ERRC would like to encourage ERRC scholarship recipients to
undertake individual projects related to Roma rights. They can do
research, work in law offices on cases, or undertake certain
responsibilities in Romani organisations. Competition is presently open
and we invite current ERRC scholarship recipients to submit applications
for these extra scholarships. The amount of the extra scholarship will
depend on the evaluation of the proposed project costs. There is no
deadline for such supplementary scholarships.

Interested parties should send curriculum vitae, letter of interest,
description of requested internship and/or externship project, and,
where applicable, requested budget to:

Human Rights Education Department at the ERRC by mail to ERRC HRED,
H-1386 Budapest 62, PO Box 906/93, Hungary, or by fax to +36 1 4132201,
or by e-mail to szilvia@errc.org.

We strongly encourage recipients of the ERRC scholarships to apply for
ERRC internships and externships. Information on ERRC internships and
externships is available by request or on the ERRC's website at:
http://www.errc.org/grants/index.shtml

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The European Roma Rights Center is an international public interest law
organisation which monitors the rights of Roma and provides legal
defence in cases of human rights abuse. For more information about the
European Roma Rights Center, visit the ERRC on the web at
http://www.errc.org.

European Roma Rights Center
1386 Budapest 62
P.O. Box 906/93
Hungary

Phone: +36 1 4132200
Fax:   +36 1 4132201
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