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The Rotary Foundation is now accepting applications for the world-competitive Rotary Peace Fellowship. The fellowship provides academic and practical training for individuals working on solving conflicts and building peace around the world.

Professional Certificate Option
* “Strengthening the leaders of today”
* 3 month professional development certificate program
* Designed specifically for candidates already working in fields related to peaecbuilding and conflict resolution to further their understanding and build their skills
* Mix of theory and skills practiced throughout 11 weeks of combined classroom and on site field study interactions
* Eligibility Requirements: minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent; 5 years relevant work experience; proficiency in English

Master’s Degree Option
* “Building the leaders of tomorrow”
* 15-24 months of Rotary-funded graduate study toward a master’s degree at one of five Rotary Peace Centers around the world
* Training in the root causes of conflict, theories of international relations, and effective models of cooperation, conflict resolution, and negotiation including course work and applied field experience
* Eligibility Requirements: minimum bachelor’s degree; 3 years relevant work experience; proficiency in a second language

The application deadline is 1 July 2012.  Application forms and more information are available the ROTARY PEACE CENTER PAGE

Conflict Transformation Across Cultures

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FULL & PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS

10 Full and Multiple Partial Scholarships Awarded Annually

Summer Peacebuilding Program

May 28-June 15, 2012

 SIT Graduate Institute

Brattleboro, VT, USA

Graduate Certificate in Conflict Transformation

May 28-June 20, 2012 at SIT and Sept. 2012-May 2013 on-line

TOPICS OF STUDY: Conflict analysis and interventions, inter-communal dialogue, negotiation and mediation, peacebuilding and development, healing and reconciliation, peace education, training skills, issues of global relations, and more. 

PARTICIPANTS: Human rights workers, non-profit and NGO middle- and senior-level managers, government employees, mental health professionals, educators, and graduate students from around the globe. View profiles of previous participants and their testimonials.

Application Deadline:  April 15, 2012.

For more information visit: www.sit.edu/contact

or write to contactprogram@sit.edu

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State will inaugurate a new Fulbright award in academic year 2012-13.  The Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship will provide opportunities for U.S. citizens to build mutual understanding and contribute to the strengthening of the public sector abroad.

The Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship will allow fellows to serve in professional placements in foreign government ministries or institutions and gain hands-on public sector experience in participating foreign countries while simultaneously carrying out an academic research/study project.

Embassies, Fulbright Commissions (where applicable), and host country governments will coordinate appropriate professional placements for candidates in public policy areas including, but not limited to, public health, education, agriculture, justice, energy, environment, public finance, economic development, information technology, and communications.

For more information, click here.

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State will inaugurate a new Fulbright award in academic year 2012-13.  The Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship will provide opportunities for U.S. citizens to build mutual understanding and contribute to the strengthening of the public sector abroad.

The Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship will allow fellows to serve in professional placements in foreign government ministries or institutions and gain hands-on public sector experience in participating foreign countries while simultaneously carrying out an academic research/study project.

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        California Redevelopment Association – William A. Carlson Fellowship Program 2012

The California Redevelopment Association (CRA) is proud to announce the ninth year of the William A. Carlson Fellowship Program which awards up to three stipends annually to California graduate school students to attend at no cost our Annual Conference (April 11-13, 2012) or the Redevelopment Institute held in July (includes registration, hotel, travel, and meal expenses).

NASPAA has partnered with GovLoop, the premier social networking site for government, to sponsor a Public Service Scholarship essay contest. 

The contest is open to current graduate students interested in pursuing a career in government (at any level), who submit a short (300-500 words) essay that answers: 

“What if the U.S. government had only $100 million left in its budget.  Where should that money go and why? Should it be allocated on the local, state or federal level?  Which agency or department should receive funding, and for what project?”

GovLoop is generously funding three awards of $2,500, $1,500 and $1,000.  Submissions will be read and scored by a panel of judges (one from each organization) using a rubric to measure:  Knowledge of Government; Clarity of Thought; and whether the solution proposed is Relevant, Realistic, and Innovative.

The 15 highest-scored essays will become finalists.  The finalist entries will be posted on GovLoop, to be reviewed and voted on by its members.  The three students whose essays receive the most votes will be awarded the scholarships (to be paid directly to their school’s financial aid office).

The entry form, and Rules, are posted at: www.govloop.com/scholarship-2011.  The deadline is October 31.

Nuclear security is one of the greatest challenges facing the world today. The spread of nuclear weapons to unstable and hostile states, the risk of conflict between nuclear armed nations, and the potential for terrorist groups to acquire nuclear arms all demand new thinking and creative policy solutions. The Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowship Program, made possible by a generous grant from the Stanton Foundation, offers younger scholars studying nuclear security issues the opportunity to spend a period of twelve months at the Council on Foreign Relations’ (CFR) offices in New York or Washington, DC, conducting policy-relevant research.

The Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowship Program seeks to stimulate the development of the next generation of thought leaders in nuclear security. The program is only open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are eligible to work in the United States. CFR does not sponsor for visas. Candidates must be junior (non-tenured) faculty, post-doctoral fellows, or pre-doctoral candidates from any discipline who are working on a nuclear security related issue.

The duration of the fellowship is twelve months. The program awards a stipend of $100,000 for junior (non-tenured) faculty; $75,000 for post-doctoral; and $50,000 for pre-doctoral fellows. Payment will be made in twelve equal monthly installments. Fellows are considered independent contractors rather than employees of CFR, and are not eligible for employment benefits, including health insurance.

The deadline for receiving all application materials for the Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowship Program is December 16, 2011. Interested candidates must submit a cover letter, a CV, and a proposal (maximum 1,000 words in length) outlining the work they propose to conduct. Each applicant should also arrange to have two letters of recommendation sent assessing the policy relevance of the applicant’s proposed project as well as the applicant’s qualifications for carrying it out.

Please direct all application materials and inquiries to: fellowships@cfr.org.

The International Affairs Fellowship in Nuclear Security (IAF-NS), sponsored by the Stanton Foundation, offers university-based scholars valuable hands-on experience in the nuclear security policymaking field and places researchers in U.S. government positions or international organizations for a period of twelve months to work with practitioners. The IAF-NS closes the gap between research and practice and enriches the teaching and scholarship of academics, while also benefiting policymakers by exposing them to cutting-edge scholarly research.

CFR will award two fellowships in 2012. The fellowships will be awarded on the basis of academic and professional accomplishments, and on the merits of the specific research projects proposed. Potential topics appropriate for the fellowship include nuclear terrorism, nuclear proliferation, nuclear weapons, nuclear force posture, and the security implications of nuclear energy. During their fellowship tenures, fellows will be invited to attend CFR meetings and participate in select events, such as the annual International Affairs Fellows Conference in New York.

The IAF-NS program is only open faculty members with tenure or on tenure-track lines at accredited universities and who propose to conduct policy-relevant research on nuclear security issues. Qualified candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are eligible to work in the United States and be between the ages of twenty-nine and forty. CFR does not sponsor for visas.

The duration of the fellowship is twelve months, preferably beginning in September and extending into August. While deferment is typically not granted, requests will be considered under special circumstances and only for one year. The program awards a stipend of $125,000. Fellows are considered independent contractors rather than employees of CFR, and are not eligible for employment benefits, including health insurance.

The nomination deadline is October 21, 2011. For more information, please visit http://www.cfr.org/thinktank/fellowships/iaf_nuclear.html or call 212.434.9489.

Follow this link to for more information about this grant competition.

United States Institute of Peace’s (USIP) Grant Program increases the breadth and depth of the Institute’s work by supporting peacebuilding projects managed by non-profit organizations including educational institutions, research institutions, and civil society organizations.

The Annual Grant Competition supports innovative peacebuilding projects involving research, the identification of promising models and effective practices, the development of practitioner resources and tools, the development and delivery of education, training and dialogue programs, and the production of films, radio programs, and other media. The Grant Program funds projects focused on preventing, managing, and resolving violent conflict and promoting post-conflict peacebuilding in settings outside the borders of the U.S. Awards support activities that apply across a broad range of relevant disciplines, skills, and approaches. USIP welcomes proposals of an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary nature.

Eligibility

USIP may provide grant support to nonprofit organizations and individuals—both U.S. and foreign—including the following: institutions of post-secondary, community, and secondary education; public and private education, training or research institutions, and libraries.

About the Grant

In over twenty years of grantmaking, the Grant Program’s Annual Grant Competition and Priority Grant Competition have received nearly 10,000 applications and awarded more than 2,000 grants. The Institute has provided funding to grantees located in more than 46 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, and in 81 foreign countries.

Most USIP grants are one to two years in duration. Most awards fall in the range of $50,000 to $120,000. Proposed grant budgets are reviewed by USIP staff, and are subject to modification.

Application

All applications must be submitted online via WebGrants system.

The deadline for submitting the applications is 3 October 2011.

Application Guidelines

The Official Website

There are still a few seats available for the following event (please apply by July 15^th, 2011):

The UPEACE-Human Rights Centre is offering the opportunity to take part in a week-long field trip to an indigenous community in Costa Rica (Talamanca) from August 8-13, 2011. The course will be led by an expert on indigenous people’s rights and primarily focuses on aspects of environmental and human rights relevant to the community. The field course is recommended for participants with a particular interest in indigenous populations, international law, environmental law, human rights and development.

Further information about the course and procedure for applying can be found athttp://www.hrc.upeace.org/index.php/projects/field-trip. Last date to apply is 15th July 2011.

For more information or to apply, please follow this link: http://www.ned.org/fellowships/reagan-fascell-democracy-fellows-pro…

Named in honor of NED’s principal founders, former president Ronald Reagan and the late congressman Dante Fascell, the Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program was established in 2001 with funding from the U.S. Congress to enable democratic practitioners, scholars, and journalists from around the world to deepen their understanding of democracy and enhance their ability to promote democratic change.

Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows maintain full-time residence at the International Forum for Democratic Studies, NED’s research arm located in Washington, D.C. Dedicated to international exchange, the program offers a collegial environment for fellows to reflect on their experiences and consider lessons learned; conduct research and writing; develop contacts and exchange ideas with counterparts in Washington, D.C.; and build ties that contribute to the development of a global network of democracy advocates.

For more information, please follow this link: www.hre2011.ukzn.ac.za

For questions, please e-mail: hre2011 (at) ukzn.ac.za

2nd International Conference on Human Rights Education

“Celebrating diversity and achieving social justice through human rights education”
Durban, South Africa
14-16 November 2011

Call for papers

The Faculty of Law of the University of KwaZulu-Natal is pleased to announce that it is hosting the 2nd International Conference on Human Rights Education in Durban, South Africa from 14th–16th November 2011.

Introduction

The Faculty of Law of the University of KwaZulu-Natal is hosting the 2nd International Conference on Human Rights Education (HRE) from 14-16 November 2011. The overall theme of this year’s conference is “celebrating diversity and achieving social justice through human rights education”. The conference will comprise of plenary sessions, workshops, presentations of case-studies and sharing of best practices, as well as thematic panels which will include: HRE and post-conflict scenarios; HRE and HIV/AIDS; HRE and information technology; HRE and sustainable development; African approaches to HRE; and HRE through international and regional mechanisms.

Objectives

In recognising that HRE is essential to the full realisation of human rights and fundamental freedoms and contributes significantly to promoting equality, respect for human dignity, preventing discrimination and enhancing participation in democratic processes, the objectives of the Conference are to:

• Support and promote the UN objectives on HRE;
• Promote the role of HRE in the advancement of good governance;
• Foster HRE across the African continent and to build networks amongst stakeholders;
• Explore the role of HRE in advancement of the rights of vulnerable groups; and,
• Interrogate the role of HRE in promoting cultural diversity and accommodating traditional value systems.

The Conference aims to attract a broad spectrum of stakeholders both formally and informally involved in human rights education, and human rights more broadly. This will include officials and experts from governments and international/regional institutions with a focus on human rights, as well as judges, scholars, lawyers, students and human rights activists.

WE ARE PLEASED TO CALL FOR PAPERS ADDRESSING THE CONFERENCE THEME OF ‘CELEBRATING DIVERSITY AND ACHIEVING SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION’.

We invite a broad range of participation around this theme and welcome contributions that address the following keys issues:
• Education for a human rights culture
• Strategies for educating about human rights
• Human rights, cultural diversity and vulnerable groups
• HRE and sustainable development
• HRE and HIV/AIDS
• HRE and Good Governance

The deadline for submission of abstracts (300 words maximum) is Friday, 15 July 2011. All abstracts must be emailed to: hre2011@ukzn.ac.za or faxed to +27 (0)31 260 1606.

For details on the Conference Fee and Accommodation please see our website: www.hre2011.ukzn.ac.za

Scholarships

There are limited funds available to support the attendance of individuals from developing countries. Although these are limited to presenters, preference will be given to those who submit successful abstracts. Should you wish to be considered for a full or partial scholarship please indicate this when you submit your abstract and include a CV and Letter of Motivation.

For more information, please follow this link: www.hre2011.ukzn.ac.za

For questions, please e-mail: hre2011 (at) ukzn.ac.za

For more detailed information, please follow this link: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=fellowships.welcome

Eligibility

• Citizens or permanent residents from any country (foreign nationals must be able to hold a valid passport and obtain a J1 Visa)
• Men and women with outstanding capabilities and experience from a wide variety of -backgrounds (including government, the corporate world, professions, and academia)
• Academic candidates holding a Ph.D. (Ph.D. must be received by the application deadline of October 1)
• Academic candidates demonstrating scholarly achievement by publications beyond their doctoral dissertations
• Practitioners or policymakers with an equivalent level of professional achievement
• English proficiency as the Center is designed to encourage the exchange of ideas among its fellows

Stipend
The Center tries to ensure that the stipend provided under the fellowship, together with the fellow’s other sources of funding (e.g., grants secured by the applicant and sabbatical allowances), approximate a fellow’s regular salary. Stipends provided in recent years have ranged from $26,000 to $85,000 (the maximum possible). Stipends include round trip travel for fellows. If spouses and/or dependent children will reside with the fellow for the entire fellowship period, money for their travel will also be included in the stipend. In addition to stipends, the Center provides 75 percent of health insurance premiums for fellows who elect Center coverage and for their accompanying family members.

Conditions of Award
Fellows must devote full time to the fellowship study and may not accept a teaching assignment, another residential fellowship, or undertake any other major activities that require absence from the Center during the tenure of their fellowship. In order to foster a true community of scholars, fellows must devote a proportionate amount of time to the daily life of the Center. Applicants must notify the Center when they receive other sources of support, including other fellowships or foundation grants, which may affect their request for financial support from the Center. Once fellowships are awarded and at the Center’s (or fellow’s) discretion, project titles may be modified to reflect the Center’s mandate to serve as a bridge between the world of learning and the world of public affairs.

Deadline for Applications
The Center holds one round of competitive selection per year. Fellowship applications must be postmarked or submitted online by October 1. Applicants are notified of the results of the selection process in March of the following year.

For more detailed information, please follow this link: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=fellowships.welcome

The Synergos Institute- an international nonprofit organization that works with partners to mobilize resources and bridge social and economic divides to reduce poverty and increase equity around the world- has issued a call for applications for its Synergos Senior Fellows Network program that support opportunities for enhancing leadership skills for the Fellows to become catalysts and play a major role in partnerships that address problems of poverty and social injustice.

Synergos is looking for exceptional civil society leaders who:

• Present a compelling vision for solving complex, systemic problems of poverty, equity and social injustice.
• Are committed to working in partnership.
• Have a demonstrable commitment to the participation of and accountability to the community they serve, as well as credibility and legitimacy from that community to speak authoritatively about its issues.
• Are committed to developing and enhancing their leadership qualities.

The deadline to apply to this opportunity is July 1, 2011. For more information, visit this link

The AIF Clinton Fellowship for Service gives a select group of young American professionals the opportunity to serve with Indian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for ten months.  Fellows work in the three pillar areas of AIF: Public Health, Education, & Livelihoods. Some projects also occur in other innovative areas.  The AIF Clinton Fellowship Program aims to build the capacity of Indian NGOs while developing American leaders with a deep understanding of, and continued commitment to, India through an exchange of technical skills & intellectual resources that create meaningful transformative partnerships.

• January 1^st, 2011: Final Application Deadline

If you would like to apply, please follow the link to the American India Foundation website.