Fellowship/Scholarship Opportunities
2008 Oak Fellowship Seeking Journalists
Oak Institute based in the US hosts one frontline human rights practitioner working as a journalist outside of the United States. The Institute organizes lectures and other events centered around the fellow’s area of expertise. The Fellow will teach and conduct research while residing at Colby in the fall of 2008.The OAK fellowship offers a $32,000 stipend to the Fellow for a semester in residence at Colby plus medical insurance, transportation, housing and utilities. The purpose of the fellowship is to offer an opportunity for one prominent practitioner in international human rights to take a sabbatical leave from front-line work to spend the fall semester (September-December) in residence at Colby, providing the Fellow time for reflection, research, and writing.The fellow is expected to return home to continue her/his human rights work after the period of the Fellowship.
Applications are opened in Fall and seeks a journalist working to promote human rights.
Applications forms will be available online in late August. Individuals and organizations who might be able to assist in identifying candidates are strongly encouraged to send any leads that can be added to the database for a mailing in August, sent out to present the candidates. For further information contact oakhr@colby.edu or visit: http://www.colby.edu/academics_cs/goldfarb/oak/2007 Human Rights Fellowship Programme for Students from Least Developed Countries.The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is offering Human Rights Fellowship Programme for Students from Least Developed Countries (LDC).The overall objectives of this project are:
• To increase the understanding of the LDC fellows of current human rights issues at the international level and give them an insight into the work of the United Nations and OHCHR; and
• To provide OHCHR and the United Nations human rights mechanisms with the assistance and contribution of outstanding students or graduates from LDCs.
Qualifications Required
To qualify for the fellowship, candidates from the LDCs listed below must be graduate students or holders of a graduate degree in a discipline related to the work of the United Nations (e.g. international law, political science, social sciences, history or other related topics). Experience with or a specialization in human rights will be considered an asset. Candidates should be less than 30 years old at the time they send their candidature. The 2007 programme will be run in English. Selected participants will be requested to submit proof of fluency in English.Application deadline: 20 th August 2007. Applications arriving after the deadline will not be considered.
For further information visit: http://www.ohchr.org/english/about/ldcfellowship.htm
NPR Kroc Fellowships
The NPR Kroc Fellowship seeks to identify and develop a new generation of extraordinary journalists for the public radio system.
WHO SHOULD APPLY
Applicants must be just completing college or graduate school, or be out of school for one year or less as of December 31, 2007. They do not need journalism or radio experience, but must demonstrate exceptional potential and drive, and aspire to work in public radio.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Applications will be accepted beginning November 1, 2007 but must be postmarked no later than December 31, 2007.
