DEMOCRACY FELLOWSHIPS

DEMOCRACY FELLOWSHIPS

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) invites applications to its Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program. Established in 2001 to enable democracy practitioners and scholars from around the world to deepen their understand­ing of democracy and enhance their ability to promote democratic change, the program is based at NED’s International Forum for Democratic Studies, in Wash­ington, D.C.

Program:

The program offers five-month fellowships for practitioners to improve strategies and techniques for building democ­racy abroad and five- to ten-month fellowships for scholars to conduct original re­search for publica­tion. Practitioners may include activists, lawyers, journalists, and other civil society professionals; scholars may include professors, research analysts, and other writers. Projects may focus on the political, social, economic, legal, and cultural aspects of democratic development and may include a range of methodologies and approaches.

Eligibility:

The fellows program is intended primarily to support practitio­ners and scholars from new and aspiring democracies. Distinguished scholars from the United States and other established democracies are also eligible to apply. Practi­tioners are expected to have substantial experience working to promote democracy. Schol­ars are expected to have a doctorate, or academic equiva­lent, at the time of application. The program is not designed to pay for professional training or to sup­port stu­dents working toward a degree. A working knowledge of English is an im­portant prerequisite for participation in the program.

Support:

The fellowship year begins October 1 and runs through July 31, with major entry dates in October and March. All fellows receive a monthly stipend, health insur­ance, travel assistance, and research support through the Forum’s Democracy Resource Center and the Reagan-Fascell Research Associates Program.

Application:

For further details, please visit us online at www.ned.org. For instructions on how to apply, please download our most recent Information and Application Forms Booklet, available at www.ned.org/forum/R-FApplication.pdf or visit us online at www.ned.org/forum/reagan-fascell.html. All application materi­als must be type-written and in English.

Deadline:

Applications for fellowships in 2008–2009 must be received no later than November 1, 2007. Notification of the competition outcome is in April 2008.

For more information please contact:

Program Assistant, Fellowship Programs
International Forum for Democratic Studies
National Endowment for Democracy
1025 F Street, N.W., Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20004
E-mail: fellowships@ned.org
Internet: www.ned.org