SSRC Funding for Research on Global Security

FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING ON
 > ISSUES OF GLOBAL SECURITY AND COOPERATION
 >
 > The Global Security and Cooperation Program (GSC) of the Social Science
 > Research Council is pleased to announce four funding opportunities for
 > research and training on the conditions for enhancing global security and
 > cooperation. There are no citizenship or nationality requirements.
 >
 > The GSC Program particularly seeks to bridge the gap between the
knowledge
 > held by practitioners - human rights activists, humanitarian relief
 > workers, development consultants, lawyers, diplomats, etc. - and
 > academics. 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.
 > The GSC Program offers the following fellowships and grants funded by
 > MacArthur Foundation:
 >
 > Dissertation Fellowships on Global Security and Cooperation
 > Applications are invited from students working towards the PhD or
 > equivalent for a two-year fellowship. The first year must be spent
working
 > at a non-governmental, international or multilateral organization
involved
 > in peace and security issues outside the applicant's country of
residence.
 > The second year must be spent conducting a research project related to
 > that experience. Maximum award: $19,000 per year. Deadline: December 2,
 > 2002.

 > Research Fellowships for Professionals Working in International Affairs
 > Applications are invited from practitioners (NGO professionals,
activists,
 > journalists, lawyers etc.) to conduct a research and writing project for
 > 8-18 months under the supervision of an academic mentor in a university
or
 > research institute. Applicants should have 5-15 years of experience
 > working in issues related to international security and cooperation. A
 > significant piece of writing is expected as a result. Maximum award:
 > $38,000 per year. Deadline: December 2, 2002.
 >
 > Grants for Research Collaboration in Conflict Zones
 > Applications are invited from qualified teams of 2 or more scholars, NGO
 > practitioners, activists, journalists, lawyers and others who currently
 > reside or work in places with long-standing, intractable, or widespread
 > violent conflicts. These research grants lasting 4-6 months support new
 > perspectives and approaches to understanding and ameliorating the root
 > causes of conflict in those regions. Besides contributing to the
 > generation of new knowledge and data, proposed research projects should
 > also address the practices, policies, and politics of actors involved in
 > conflict prevention and the processes of peace-building, peacemaking or
 > peacekeeping. One application per team is accepted and the principal
 > researcher should have between 5 and 15 years of professional experience
 > related to understanding or ameliorating the causes of violent conflict
OR
 > a post-graduate degree with substantial research experience. Maximum
 > award: $12,000. Deadline: February 1, 2003.

 >
 > Postdoctoral Fellowships on Global Security and Cooperation
 > Applications are invited from scholars holding a PhD or equivalent for
 > 8-18 months of support. The first half of the fellowship is to be spent
 > working in a nongovernmental, international or multilateral organization
 > involved in peace and security issues. The second half must be spent
 > conducting a research project informed by that experience. A significant
 > intellectual product is expected as a result. Maximum award: $38,000 per
 > year. Deadline: December 2, 2002.
 >
 > For more information and application forms please contact GSC at:
 >
 > SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
 > PROGRAM ON GLOBAL SECURITY & COOPERATION
 > 2040 S STREET NW
 > WASHINGTON, DC 20009
 > USA
 > Email: [email protected]   Web: http://www.ssrc.org/programs/gsc