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Dear List moderators,
please circulate the enclosed Call for Applications via your list. Many thanks.
Rainer Ohliger, European Associate Director
Humanity in Action
Kollwitzstr. 94-96
D-10435 Berlin
Germany
Tel.: +49 - (0)30 - 44 30 82 71/74
Fax: +49 - (0)30 - 44 30 83 16
r.ohliger@humanityinaction.org
Scholarships for Human and Minority Rights Summer Program
Amsterdam – Berlin – Copenhagen – Paris - Warsaw - New York/Washington D.C.
3 June to 4 July 2006, 23 September to 1 October 2006
Call for application to students in Central and Eastern Europe and Georgia
Countries eligible:
Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Ukraine
Deadline for Application: 23 March 2006
PLEASE CIRCULATE
Call for Applications
Humanity in Action (HiA) is an European-American organization that brings together European, Georgian and American students with an active interest in human and minority rights and the exchange of experiences in defending and enhancing them. The organization is devoted to the study and betterment of human rights and specifically the relationship between majority and minority populations. We invite applications from students with not only an eager interest in analysis and discussion but also in grass roots project work. The summer program is designed to provide a starting point with regard to issues of human and minority rights.
The five summer programs are run simultaneously in Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris and Warsaw with a joint opening and closing session. Eleven students from Central and Eastern Europe are distributed among the five summer programs, with an additional ten Dutch students in Amsterdam, ten German students in Berlin, ten Danish students in Copenhagen, ten French students in Paris, seven Poles and three Germans in Warsaw and nine American students in each of the programs. The summer programs will be followed by a 10-day seminar in the United States at the end of September 2006, bringing together the Fellows from all European participating countries and Georgia (see schedule below).
During the Summer Programs in Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris and Warsaw the participants will be offered two weeks of lectures and site visits on the topic of how societies deal with their various minorities, e.g. religious, ethnic, etc. The focus will be historic as well as contemporary. For another two weeks, the Fellows are expected to work in teams on specific issues within the framework of the summer school (oral and written reports) and make substantial contributions to the success of the program. To get a detailed insight into the programs of recent years, see personal testimonials by Senior Fellows and read the papers of the Fellows, please check our website: www.humanityinaction.org.
HIA does NOT provide “how-to” training for human rights activists. It does provide input so that people’s volunteer work and professional careers can be directed by a well-informed awareness of minority issues. Previous Fellows have used the knowledge and experiences gained on the HIA program in their community work, their further education and their career paths in government, the non-profit sector, media and the private sector.
For our program in summer 2006 (June 3rd to July 4th 2006) we invite university students from Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania and Ukraine to submit their applications. You need to be permanently based in one of these countries as a student and hold the countries citizenship. Very good active and passive command of English is mandatory. Humanity in Action looks for students who are flexible, mature and self-reliant. At the same time students need to be at ease with intense, constant group activities and interaction. Students in their first two semesters as well as post-graduates (post MA) or Ph.D. candidates cannot be considered.
Costs and expenses for accommodation, food and travel will be covered.
Schedule
* 3 June to 6 June: Travel to Copenhagen. International opening session in Denmark: Meeting of American, Danish, Dutch, German, French, Polish and Central and Eastern European/Georgian Fellows.
* 7 June: Fellows go to the five national programs
* 8 June-3 July: For the remainder of the program, the Fellows in Denmark, Germany, France, The Netherlands and Poland follow approximately the same program: 10 days of seminars focused on the host country’s culture, economy, religions, current tensions between its majority and minority populations, history during the Second World War and subsequent human rights policies; 10 days of research, writing and presenting reports by international teams of Fellows on subjects relating to contemporary minority issues, human rights, and the war period. HIA publishes and distributes these reports.
* 1-4 July: The Fellows meet in two groups in The Netherlands and Germany and share their experiences and discuss their reports.
* 4 July: Fellows return to their native countries or place of residence.
* 24 September-2 October: European Fellows attend weeklong seminars in Washington, DC and New York.
Application Requirements - HiA Summer Program 2006
Application Package:
Return all required information via email to:
Rainer Ohliger
Humanity in Action
Email: r.ohliger@humanityinaction.org
www.humanityinaction.org
Applications must be submitted by 23 March 2006
The following information is required from each applicant for the Humanity in Action fellowship. It must be submitted IN ONE SINGLE FILE by 23 March, 2006. An incomplete application will not be considered.
1) application form (see below)
2) curriculum vitae (no more than two pages)
3) one essay of no more than 500 words in which you state your motivation and qualification to participate in the program
4) one essay of no more than 700 words in which you discuss a relevant human rights or minority issue in your native country.
Short-listed applicants will be interviewed by phone or in person beginning/midst of April 2006.
The participation of students from Georgia is made possible by The Greenoak Group (www.greenoakholdings.com)
Humanity in Action
Application Form for Summer Program 2006
Name:
Address:
Telephone/Cell Phone/ Fax:
Email-Address:
Age: Gender:
Special needs (e.g. vegetarian, allergies etc.):
Academic Background
Field of Studies:
University: No of Semesters:
Level of English Proficiency:
Speaking: Fair Medium Excellent
Understanding: Fair Medium Excellent
Writing: Fair Medium Excellent
Other foreign languages spoken:
Personal Interests:
Extra-Curricular Activities (on a separate sheet, if needed):
Membership in organizations etc.:
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