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> FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING ON ISSUES OF GLOBAL SECURITY AND > COOPERATION > > The Global Security and Cooperation Program (GSC) of the Social Science > Research Council is pleased to announce 3 new funding opportunities for > research and training on the underlying causes and conditions of conflict > and insecurity. There are no citizenship or nationality requirements. > > The GSC Program particularly seeks to bridge the gap between the knowledge > held by practitioners -- human rights activists, humanitarian relief workers > and development consultants, etc. - and academics. We believe that new and > more appropriate forms of collaboration between these two communities are > vital for both understanding and ameliorating the varieties of threats to > human security around the world. The MacArthur Foundation funds the > following fellowships: > > > Research Fellowships for Professionals Working in International Affairs > Applications are invited from practitioners (NGO professionals, activists, > journalists, lawyers etc.) to conduct a research and writing project for > 8-18 months under the supervision of an academic mentor in a university or > research institute. A significant piece of writing is expected as a result. > Applicants should have 5-15 years of experience working in issues related to > international security and cooperation. Maximum award: $38,000 per year. > Deadline: December 2, 2002. > > Postdoctoral Fellowships on Global Security and Cooperation > Applications are invited from scholars holding a PhD or equivalent for 8-18 > months of support. The first half of the fellowship is to be spent working > in a nongovernmental, international or multilateral organization involved in > peace and security issues. The second half must be spent conducting a > research project informed by that experience. Maximum award: $38,000 per > year. Deadline: December 2, 2002. > > Dissertation Fellowships on Global Security and Cooperation > Applications are invited from students working towards the PhD or equivalent > for a two-year fellowship. The first year must be spent working at a > non-governmental, international or multilateral organization involved in > peace and security issues outside the applicant's country of residence. The > second year must be spent conducting a research project related to that > experience. Maximum award: $19,000 per year. Deadline: December 2, 2002. > > For more information and application forms please contact GSC at: > > SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL > GLOBAL SECURITY & COOPERATION PROGRAM > 2040 S STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20009 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.ssrc.org > tel: 202.332.5572 / fax: > 202.332.9051 _______________________________________________ Envorum mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lead.or.id/mailman/listinfo/envorum
