SSRC Global security Dissertatoin Fellowships

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Dissertation Fellowships on Global Security & Cooperation

Global Security and Cooperation (GSC)

Fellowship application deadline: December 2, 2002. Please note: This page
must be read carefully and taken into consideration when filling out the
application.


The Social Science Research Council is pleased to announce its 2003
fellowship competition for research and training on the conditions for
enhancing global security and cooperation. The following fellowship
opportunity, funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, is
available for students working toward the Ph.D. degree or its equivalent
anywhere in the world.


PROGRAM

The goal of the GSC fellowship program is to provide support to promising
young scholars from around the world in order to generate new knowledge and
theoretical insights to better understand the causes of, and safeguard
against threats to human security. In particular, we seek to help bridge the
gap between academic expertise and the knowledge held by practitioners in
the many non-governmental, governmental and multilateral institutions that
are involved with peace and security issues. We believe that new and more
appropriate forms of collaboration between these two communities are vital
for both understanding and ameliorating the varieties of threats to human
security around the world. We are particularly interested in providing
junior research scholars with the opportunity to gain new theoretical
insights from the experience of immersing themselves in a practice-oriented
or policy-oriented environment. The GSC Program awards eight dissertation
fellowships annually in an international competition.


LENGTH AND LOCATION OF TENURE

The dissertation fellowships last for two years. We invite applications for
fellowships from Ph.D. students whose research would directly benefit from a
year of work experience in a non-governmental, international, or
multilateral organization directly involved in peace, international
cooperation, or security issues. The hosting organization must be based
outside the applicant's country of residence. The second year must be spent
doing research on a topic directly related to or informed by this
experience. This research can be part of the applicant's work towards
completion of the Ph.D. dissertation and may be conducted anywhere including
his or her home university.

By non-governmental organizations, we mean both grassroots organizations
(like community-based organizations seeking to protect the local
environment) and transnational organizations (like Amnesty International or
Doctors Without Borders). By international or multilateral organizations, we
mean official organizations like the International Court of Justice,
Interpol, and the International Atomic Energy Agency. Proposed
affiliation(s) should be clearly specified in the proposal.


THEMES

Research topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the human
security implications of human rights; inequality; religious, national, and
ethnic revivalism; military affairs; weapons proliferation and arms control;
peace-keeping and peace-building; the spread of disease; ecosystem
degradation; international migration; international crime; trafficking in
humans; food supplies; and global finance and trade. Priority will be given
to proposals related to these themes and offering innovative perspectives on
issues of security in this broad context.


STIPEND

The fellowship period begins in September 2003. There is a maximum award of
$19,000 per year. In addition, each fellow will be provided allowances for
research and institutional expenses.


ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must:

· Be enrolled full time in an accredited Ph.D. program (or its equivalent);

· Complete all requirements (coursework, examinations, etc.) for the
doctoral degree except the Ph.D. dissertation by April 1, 2003;

· Speak, read, and write English at a level that allows for intellectual
exchange between fellows.

There are no citizenship, nationality, or residence requirements.

The SSRC particularly encourages applications from women and residents of
developing countries.

The Council does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, creed,
disability, marital status, national origin, race, gender, or sexual
orientation.



DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

All application materials must be received by December 2, 2002. Faxed copies
or materials submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
Announcement of the 2003 awards will be made by June 1, 2003.






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