[FYI] Updated OSI Fellowships announcement

[Terry Kuny]

Subject: Updated OSI fellowships announcement, April 1
Date:    4/2/98 6:19 PM


     
     Dear colleagues,
     
     Please find attached the updated call for applications for Open 
     Society Fellowships from the new OSI-Budapest International Fellowship 
     Program (text version). If you have already distributed the previous 
     version there should not be any confusion as it contains the same 
     basic information regarding dates, requirements, etc. It is important 
     that you distribute this revised announcement throughout your networks 
     and beyond as well, however, as it includes further contact details 
     and new website addresses, sample budget guidelines, and a few minor 
     changes.  
     
     All the best,
     
     Pamela Kilpadi
     OSI-Budapest
     Tel: (36 1) 327-3100, ex. 2172
     Fax: (36 1) 327-3809 
     
     ____________________________________________________________________
     
     CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
     
     OPEN SOCIETY FELLOWSHIPS
     OSI-BUDAPEST
     _____________________________________________________________________
     
     The Open Society Institute-Budapest is calling for applications for a 
     new Open Society Fellowship. Broadly speaking, an open society is 
     characterized by a reliance on the rule of law, the existence of a 
     democratically elected government, a diverse and vigorous civil 
     society, and respect for minorities and minority opinions. The 
     fellowship is intended to support research, writing or activism, and 
     to encourage the development of program strategies for the Soros 
     Foundations Network, in the following subject areas: 
     
        1) Pre-school, primary and secondary education              
        2) Higher education                             
        3) Culture and cultural institutions
        4) Law, human rights and public administration 
        5) Civil society and institution-building
        6) Media
        7) Roma and other minority rights issues
        8) Economic reform and management education 
        9) Publishing
        10) Libraries and electronic communications 
        11) Public medicine and health
        12) Gender integration
     
     Fellowships in the above subject areas may be awarded for significant 
     research and writing, the design and/or implementation of pilot 
     projects, or other efforts to offer new information, insights and 
     ideas on issues of importance to promoting an open society in the 
     countries of the former Soviet Union, Central and Eastern Europe and 
     Mongolia. Fellowships may be awarded for efforts focused on one 
     country as well as those of a regional character.
     
     At the same time, the fellows will participate in the activities of 
     working groups established by the Soros Foundations Network in the 
     above subject areas. These working groups will meet several times 
     during the course of the fellowship to help the Soros Foundations 
     Network develop strategies for future network activities in the 
     region. In addition, the fellows will be assigned mentors with whom 
     they will be able to discuss their work. Mentors will come from 
     leading members of the professional staff of the Soros Foundations 
     Network and from the Central European University.
     
     Terms of Award
     
     Fellows will be provided with a one year stipend, expenses and needed 
     communications equipment to work full-time on a project of their 
     design in one of the above areas. The amount of the award will vary 
     depending on standards in the fellow's country of residence and the 
     budgetary needs of the proposal.
     
     As a rule, fellows will be based in their home countries; 
     alternatively, fellows could spend all or part of the year in Budapest 
     in order to work more closely with the Soros Foundations Network.  
     Fellows who remain in their home countries will be expected to travel 
     to Budapest and other parts of the region as needed to participate in 
     the activities of the strategic working groups.
     
     To Apply: Application Requirements and Procedures
     
     1. Age
     
     The Fellowship is open to persons, aged 35 and younger, as of June 1, 
     1998. 
     
     2. Residency
     
     Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the following 
     countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Hercegovina, 
     Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, 
     Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, 
     Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, 
     Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia.
     
     3. Language of Application
     
     All applications must be in English, and applicants must have 
     excellent English language skills to participate actively in 
     discussions in English with the expert committees and others in the 
     Soros Foundations Network about their area of expertise. However, it 
     is not necessary that the project proposed by the applicant be one in 
     which English is the language used. Thus, an applicant may propose a 
     research and writing project in Polish, as long as the applicant is 
     readily able to discuss the project and related topics in English.  
     
     4. Application Contents
     
     Applicants should send a proposal, of no more than 1500 words, 
     outlining a project in one of the twelve areas. This proposal should 
     briefly explain the following:
     
     z Project objective and procedures for fulfilling the project; 
     z Time schedule;
     z Resources available (in particular, if other funding sources have 
     been approached or provided);
     z Resources needed, including a detailed budget;   (please see sample 
     budget provided)
     z If appropriate, the proposal should explain how the results of the 
     project might be applied broadly to the region as a whole.
     
     In addition to this proposal, applicants should include:
     z A one or two page c.v. that describes relevant educational,
employment or 
     other experience;            
     z A transcript from the highest level of school completed; 
     z Two letters of reference;
     z Certified English translations of the transcript and letters of 
     recommendation. Translations must be official or certified by an
university 
     English language department.                                          
     
     All application materials should be sent to OSI in the same package, 
     to the extent possible. Applications must be sent by registered or air 
     mail. Three collated copies of all materials must be provided. The 
     name of the applicant should appear in the upper right hand corner of 
     every page included in the submission. All submissions should be 
     single-sided and typed. Please do not use staples.
     
     Applicants should be sure to provide contact information applicable 
     through the end of August, including e-mail address and fax number 
     where possible.
     
     5. Application Deadlines
     
     Completed applications must be received by June 1, 1998 to be 
     considered. It is recommended that applications be postmarked by May 
     18, 1998 to allow enough time for delivery. Finalists may be asked to 
     travel to Budapest at OSI expense to be interviewed, some time during 
     the week of June 26. It is expected that successful applicants will be 
     notified by or shortly after July 30.
     
     Applicants will be notified of receipt of their application, probably 
     within two weeks by regular mail, fax or electronic mail.
     
     6. Application Address
     
     Completed applications should be sent to: Open Society 
     Institute-Budapest, attention: Pamela Kilpadi, Oktober 6 Utca 12, 
     H-1051 Budapest, Hungary. For further information, please connect to 
     the web site in Budapest at http://www.osi.hu/ifp or in New York at 
     http://www.soros.org/osibudfel.html, write an e-mail to 
     fellows at osi.hu or telephone at (36 1) 327-3863. 
     
     
     OPEN SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP SAMPLE BUDGET CATEGORIES 
     
     Budgets will vary depending on the fellow's country of residence and 
     the budgetary needs of the proposal. This is a full-time fellowship. 
     If you plan to be involved in separate activities during the summer 
     1998 to summer 1999 period, please indicate along with your budget the 
     nature of this activity, time commitment needed, compensation, and any 
     organization with which you will be affiliated.
     
     Please consider the following potential expenses when drafting a 
     budget.
     
     
     COSTS 
     
     z Communications equipment (laptop computer, e-mail) 
     z Travel costs not including trips to Budapest 
        (airfare, land transport, visas, travel health insurance, 
     accommodation)
     z Purchase of books, research materials 
     z Photocopying       
     z Other costs associated with the proposal (please provide details)   
     
     
     OTHER GRANTS/FUNDS     
     
     z Funding body
     z Amount of funding
     z Documentation regarding funding
     z Any previous grants, scholarships or fellowships received (indicate 
     when awarded and by whom)
     z Details of any Soros foundations or Open Society Institute grants 
     received including date