International Policy Fellowships, 2005-2006

Center for policy studies
Call for proposals

All applications must be submitted online by September 15, 2004 from www.soros.org/initiatives/ipf

The Central European University Center for Policy Studies (CPS) is calling for proposals for its year 2005-2006 International Policy Fellowships (IPF) program, which is affiliated with the CPS and the Open Society Institute-Budapest. Launched in 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 Policy Fellowships are intended to support the analytical policy research of open society leaders and connect these Fellows with professional policy networks and opportunities. The program aims to improve the quality of analysis in countries where the Soros foundations network 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.

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.

2005 Fellowship Issue Areas: General Framework: New Frontiers of Democratic Politics

• The Challenge of Wider Europe
• Open Society Promotion in Islamic States
• Russia: Combating Open Society Threats
• Combating Organized Crime
• Democratic Governance, Transparency, and Accountability
• Developing Socially Responsible Elites and the Challenges of Higher Education
• Public Health and the Roma
• Policymaking in Transition Contexts: The Leslie Carol Eliason Memorial Fellowship

Terms of the International Policy Fellowship Award

Fellows will be provided with a one-year stipend, research-related expenses including travel, needed communications equipment, publication costs, etc. 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.

To Apply: Application Requirements and Procedures

All application submissions must be entered online directly into the IPF application database found at www.soros.org/initiatives/ipf. Those who have no possibility to access the Internet (including from public libraries, Internet centers, or national Soros foundations) should send an e-mail to fellows@osi.hu or call the IPF offices at (36 1) 327-3863 to discuss the best alternate application solution (we can call you back immediately to reduce your long-distance telephone charge).

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.