Internatoinal Philanthropy Fellows Program, NY

crossposted from Philanthropy News Digest

Philanthropy and Voluntarism
Posted: July 12, 2002
Deadline: October 15, 2002


Center for the Study of Philanthropy Invites Applications for International
Fellows Program

The Center for the Study of Philanthropy (CSP), located at the mid-Manhattan
campus of the Graduate School and University Center of the City University
of New York, was founded in September 1986 to provide an ongoing national
and international forum for research, discussion, and public education on
philanthropic trends. CSP's International Fellows Program is designed to
provide leadership training through applied research and professional
mentorships for young scholar-practitioners in the nonprofit sector. The
program is open to scholars and practitioners from outside the United States
to help build Third-Sector capacity in the fellows' home countries.

Fellows are based at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York,
where they design and pursue a research project and participate in
internships with foundations. Specific topical areas are chosen each year.
The topic for the year 2003 will be community foundations, although work on
diaspora philanthropy may also be relevant.

Fellows will participate in a 3-month seminar on the U.S. and international
voluntary sectors. The program begins on March 1, 2003. Fellows are expected
to produce a 30-50 page paper in English on their findings to be presented
in the seminar. They will learn about the work of key agencies and meet with
foundation and nonprofit representatives. They will also attend selected
conferences.

Each fellowship covers the cost of tuition and also includes a $1,300 per
month stipend to cover living expenses. The Center will also provide housing
and round-trip air tickets for travel to and from the United States.

The program is open to practitioners and researchers under the age of 36 who
are citizens of countries other than the United States. Applicants must have
a high degree of spoken and written fluency in English. Preference will be
given to candidates with a strong institutional base and demonstrated
research skills.

Complete program guidelines and application procedures are available at the
Center for the Study of Philanthropy's Web site.

Contact:
Link to RFP
http://www.philanthropy.org/inside/international_philanthropy/international_
fellows_prog.htm
www.philanthropy.org