FELLOWSHIPS- AFP 2009 Returning Scholars, Open Society Institute

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FELLOWSHIPS- AFP 2009 Returning Scholars, Open Society Institute

Posted by: Phillip Watkins <pwatkins@sorosny.org>

Fellowships:
2009 Returning Scholars
Academic Fellowship Program
Open Society Institute

The Academic Fellowship Program (AFP) announces the 2009-10
competition for the Returning Scholars Fellowship. The program offers
financial, professional, and departmental development support, as well
as opportunities for further professional growth as AFP alumni.
Fellowships include a monthly stipend and various allowances,
including departmental, professional development, and mobility funds.
Fellowships begin in August or September 2009, last one academic year,
and are renewable.

The program, as part of a conscious strategy to combat "brain drain"
in the social sciences and humanities, places Returning Scholars in
departments that have been carefully selected as AFP partners. A
list of current AFP partner departments can be found on our website,
though the list is subject to change for the 2009/10 academic year.
Potential applicants are advised to explore placement possibilities
with local AFP staff before applying.

Eligibility

- Pursuing higher education career in: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo,
Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia,
Tajikistan or Ukraine.

- Hold an internationally-competitive Master's or other postgraduate
degree. An applicant holding a Master's degree will be required to
pursue a doctorate, if accepted.

- Required degree in one of the following fields: anthropology,
area/cultural studies, economics, gender studies, history, human
rights & public law, international relations, journalism/media
studies, philosophy, political science, psychology, public
policy/public health, social work, or sociology.

- A commitment to a career in higher education in the region, and a
strong drive to participate in reform efforts in the academic discipline.

Application deadline: April 7, 2009.

Apply online at https://oas.soros.org/oas/

For information and application guidelines, please see the AFP web
site: http://www.soros.org/initiatives/hesp/focus/afp

Open Society Institute
Academic Fellowship Program
Higher Education Support Program
October 6 utca 12, H-1051
E-mail: afp@osi.hu
Telephone: (36-1) 235 6160;
Fax: (36-1) 411 4401
Budapest, Hungary

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