International OSI Policy Fellowships, 2001
Humboldt Fellowships
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation grants annually Humboldt Research Fellowships to highly qualified non-German scholars aged up to 40 and holding a doctorate, enabling them to undertake a long-term period of research (6—12 months) in Germany. Approximately 500 research fellowships are available per annum (in 1998 there were approx. 1,800 applications evaluated). Research projects and German hosts are selected by applicants themselves. See Braintrack for hotlinks to German universities.
The Humboldt Foundation also grants annually up to 25 George Forster Fellowships to scholars from developing countries (excluding India and the PR of China), aged up to 45 and holding a doctorate. The fellowships are designed to promote the transfer of knowledge and methods and to contribute to further development in fellows' home countries, including projects focused on social and political sciences.
Contact for both fellowships is Dr. Klaus Manderla.
International OSI Policy Fellowships, 2001
The Central European University Center for Policy Studies (CPS) is calling for proposals for its year 2001 International OSI Policy Fellowships (IPF) program, which is affiliated with the CPS and the Open Society Institute, Budapest. Broadly speaking, an open society is characterized by 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. Launched in late 1999, the CPS works with a broadening circle of policy analysts and institutions to promote the development of policy center networks throughout Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia, as well as countries in South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. The Center undertakes policy research and advocacy that furthers the open society mission and disseminates quality analyses in accessible formats.
The CPS International OSI Policy Fellowships are intended to support the analytical policy research of open society leaders and to provide these Fellows with professional policy training. The program aims to improve the quality of analysis in countries where the Soros foundations work by ensuring that these leaders are able to conduct research in their home region while maintaining local affiliations and a high degree of mobility and intellectual freedom. Fellows participate in four training seminars in Budapest over the course of the fellowship year conducted by professors of public policy from around the world and gain vital skills including how to write professional policy documents, identify appropriate policy instruments, and effectively advocate policies – skills that are underdeveloped in countries where the Soros foundations work. Good policy analysis is characterized by elements including a reliance on well-researched data; comprehensive, non-ideological assessment of relevant factors and options; explicitly stated criteria for assessing options; consideration of the interests and groups affected; and the clear presentation of feasible recommendations for action as well as how these recommendations should be communicated and implemented.
Outstanding Fellows from Eastern Europe may be nominated to participate in additional training and research opportunities including a three-month International Junior Public Policy Scholar Fellowship in Washington, D.C. in affiliation with the Woodrow Wilson Center's East European Studies program. The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the United States' official memorial to President Wilson, was established by congressional legislation in 1968. Meant to reflect and continue Woodrow Wilson's commitment to a deeper understanding of issues crucial to global peace and stability, the Center serves as an international, inter-disciplinary, non-partisan scholarly institute which fosters scholarship in the humanities and social sciences and encourages dialogue between the academic and policy communities. East European Studies, housed at the Woodrow Wilson Center, provides a non-partisan forum for bringing historical and contemporary understanding of the former communist states of Eastern Europe and the Baltics to the nation's capital and throughout the country. For more details on the Wilson Center and its East European Studies program, please see further details at the end of this announcement and visit the Center's website at http://www.wilsoncenter.org.
Applicants are encouraged to submit individual, practical and policy-oriented research proposals in the following subject areas. The product of each fellowship will be a detailed analysis of a major issue to be published in English and translated into other languages. Fellowship issue areas include, among others, Media and Information Policy.
Terms of the International OSI Policy Fellowship Award Fellows will be provided with a one-year stipend, expenses including travel, and needed communications equipment to work full-time on research 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.
All initial queries must be entered online via the internet directly into the IPF application database. Those who have no possibility to access the Internet (including from public libraries, Internet centers, or national Soros foundations) should send an e-mail or call the IPF offices (361) 327-3863 to discuss the best alternate application solution. Finalists will be invited to Budapest for interviews at the expense of IPF. Successful applicants will be notified in November or December 2000 and no later than January 15, 2001. Applications sent by mail, fax or e-mail will not be considered unless you received prior approval from IPF staff to use an alternative method of application. Return to Top
The Fulbright Scholar Program for faculty and professionals is offering more than 73 awards in communication for lecturing and/or doing research abroad during the 2001—2002 academic year. A brief outline of these awards is listed below. For more complete information, visit the Web site. The award listings and application materials are downloadable, or you can request printed versions by e-mail. U.S. citizenship is required. Non-U.S. citizens should contact the Fulbright agency or U.S. embassy in their home countries.
The Fulbright Scholar Program is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and administered by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), 3007 Tilden Street, NW, Suite 5L, Washington, DC 20008-3009. Telephone (202) 686-7877, fax 202.362.3442
2001-2002 Awards in Communication
Here is a brief listing of awards for which members of Political Communication would be strong candidates:
Cambodia: Social Sciences
and Humanities #1136
People's Republic
of China: Social Sciences and Humanities #1143
Czech Republic: Social
Sciences #1233, Social Sciences #1234
Finland: Communications
#1251 (communications theory, information seeking)
Greece: American Studies
#1270 (American mass media and popular culture), Journalism and Mass Communication
#1272 (political communication)
India: Communications
#1488 (communications)
Indonesia: Any Field
#1150
Macedonia, Former
Yugoslav Republic of: Any Field #1323
Mongolia: Social Sciences
and Humanities #1166
Mozambique: Any Field
#1079
Nepal: Any Field #1498
(communications)
Romania: Communications
and Journalism #1356 (communication studies, media studies)
Rwanda: Communications
and Journalism, American Literature, Law or Political Science #1092
Taiwan: Communications
#1180, Social Sciences and Humanities #1182
Turkey: Social Sciences
and Humanities #1382
Uzbekistan: Journalism
and Mass Media #1479 (mass media in democratic societies)
West Bank: Any Field
#1427
Zimbabwe: Any Field
#1129
Fulbright Distinguished
Chairs Program:
Fulbright-University
of Vienna Distinguished Chair in the Humanities #1006
Walt Whitman Chair
in American Culture Studies: Junior or Senior Scholars #1026 (television studies,
American culture studies)