[Discussion] CALL FOR PROPOSALS- 2005-2006 Int'l Policy Fellowships, Central European Univ.

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS- 2005-2006 Int'l Policy Fellowships, Central European
Univ.

Call for Proposals

Center for Policy Studies
International Policy Fellowships, 2005-2006

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

Note: Innovative proposals related to open society issues are welcome,
even if they do not correspond exactly with the topic descriptions
listed below.

  - 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.


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