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]From: "Piet Hendrardjo"
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Subject: Re: Fulbright New Century Scholar Program
2004
Date:
Fulbright New Century
Scholars Program 2004
Theme: Toward Equality: The Global Empowerment of
Women
One of the oldest and
largest international exchange programs in the
world,
the Fulbright Scholar
Program is in a unique position to respond to the
opportunities ushered in by
a new century in which the nations and citizens
of the world are
increasingly interdependent. Its
worldwide design and
long standing international
relationships represent a valuable platform
upon which to build new,
global models for collaborative thinking among
scholars of many different
nationalities about the challenges and
possibilities for humankind
in the 21st Century.
The Fulbright New Century
Scholars Program, an initiative of the
Fulbright
Scholar Program, brings
together annually 25-30 outstanding research
scholars and professionals
from the
engage in multidisciplinary
collaboration on a topic of global significance
under the leadership of a
Distinguished New Century Scholar Leader, an
individual selected for
expertise and standing in the area of the research
topic as well as for the
ability to approach the topic from an
interdisciplinary
perspective.
For the academic year
2004-2005, the research focus is “Toward
Equality:
The Global Empowerment of
Women.” Carolyn Elliott, Professor Emerita of
Political Science,
New Century Scholar
Leader.
Overview
Efforts over the last
several decades to improve women’s lives have
produced new concepts and
methods. We have more sophisticated
understanding of how
organizations and markets work, critiques of
nationalism and other
ideologies that affect women, activist movements
within countries and across
the globe, new social technologies like
microcredit, new ways of
hearing women’s voices in literature and the arts,
and a substantial
recognition by mainstream institutions of women’s
critical roles in national
development. It is now well-documented that more
enlightened gender policies
and investments in women’s education and health
lead to higher human
development and economic growth. Yet many challenges
remain. Several international communities of
research, programming and
activism have formed to
pursue critical issues in research and action.
Among these are networks
devoted to human rights, women and development,
women in welfare states,
women’s studies, and reproductive health.
The New Century Scholars
Program will support accomplished scholars and
professionals who wish to
share their work and build collaboration within
and across these issue
communities. Fellows selected as
New Century
Scholars will conduct
individual research, make an international exchange
visit of two to six months,
and participate in a program of seminars and
exchange. They will identify
and carry forward collaborative projects to
advance research, education
and/or policy to improve the lives of women.
Sample topic areas for
individual projects include:
* Education and
socialization of girls
* Politicized religions and
the involvement of women
* Globalization and the
economic status of women
* Policies toward family,
reproduction and women’s health
* Impacts of international
and civil conflict on women
* Media representations of
women and the formation of ideologies of
gender
* Women’s writings as sites
of resistance and change
* Women and science and
technology
Program
Activities
* International exchange
opportunity of two to six months
* Orientation and Goal
Setting Session
* Mid-term
Meeting
* Final Plenary
Seminar
* Ongoing discussion and
interaction among NCS fellows throughout
program
year
NCS Scholars are expected to
participate in all activities of the
program,
to pursue individual
research related to the NCS theme, and to contribute
to NCS group objectives
throughout the program year.
Eligibility
Requirements
Outstanding scholars of any
rank in any field related to the NCS
research
theme are invited to apply.
Applicants with strong interdisciplinary and
comparative interests are
especially welcome. Applications
from qualified
professionals planning to
undertake research are also welcomed.
* Ph.D. or equivalent
terminal degree in a relevant field.
* Non-U.S. applicants from
must
submit their applications to
the American Indonesian Exchange Foundation
(AMINEF).
* Fluency in
English.
Approximately one-third of
the participants will be US scholars, and
the
remaining two thirds will be
visiting scholars from outside the
Awards/Benefits
Individual awards in the amount of
$41,500
Travel and per diem for orientation and
program seminars
NCS awards are intended
primarily to provide support for travel and
maintenance, research
materials and assistance, and some salary replacement
in connection with fellows’
research projects.
Application
Deadline
*
Jl.
Gunung Sahari Raya No. 4,
Contact Information: Complete details, application materials
and
instructions are available
from the American Indonesian Exchange Foundation
(AMINEF). Specific questions may be addressed to
Mr. Piet Hendrardjo at
the AMINEF office
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
