Center for Civil Society International ([email protected])
Mon, 22 Sep 1997 12:15:06 -0700 (PDT)
The format is the same, but this is a different announcement than the one
I posted earlier today. For more info, use the contact information listed
in the last paragraph. -- CivilSoc manager
Freedom Support Act Fellowships in Contemporary Issues
Open Competition for Fellowships in the USA
The Government of the United States of America announces an open
competition for fellowships in the United States through the United
States Information Agency Freedom Support Act Fellowships in
Contemporary Issues. The Freedom Support Act Fellowships in
Contemporary Issues are developed, funded, and supervised by the
United States Information Agency with funds allocated by the Congress
of the United States, and administered by the International Research &
Exchanges Board (IREX) and the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian
Studies.
The Freedom Support Act Fellowships in Contemporary Issues selects
highly qualified NIS (1) policymakers, government officials at the
national, regional and local levels; (2) leaders and members of
non-governmental organizations; (3) practitioners in the public or
private sector (trade and investment specialists, foreign affairs
specialists, journalists, judges, law enforcement officials, political
analysts, managers, and publishers) who are citizens of the New
Independent States and are residing in their home country at the time
of application and interview for fellowships in the United States. All
applicants for Freedom Support Act Fellowships in Contemporary Issues
must demonstrate a long-term commitment to the development of
democracy, free markets, and civil society in their home countries,
have at least three years of professional experience, demonstrate
leadership potential in their professions, hold academic degrees
equivalent to, if not above, a U.S. Master of Arts or Master of
Sciences degree, and have had few or no opportunities to conduct
research in the United States. Seventy-five (75) three- and six-month
Freedom Support Act Fellowships in Contemporary Issues will be
awarded. The majority of fellowships to be awarded are for three
months.
The application deadline for the Freedom Support Act Fellowships in
Contemporary Issues is October 31, 1997. Successful applicants will
begin their fellowships in the United States in March 1998.
Applications and complete eligibility requirements may be obtained by
contacting the International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) at
(202) 628-8188, via e-mail at [email protected], in the NIS at Educational
Information Centers or IREX field offices, or by downloading the
application from http://www.irex.org/grants/intl/rsepciap/htm
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