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Applications are invited for Academy fellow or Academy senior fellow positions to commence for a term of 12 months and six months respectively. Citizens of Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine or Syria, and displaced citizens of these countries living elsewhere in the Middle East can apply.
The Academy Asfari Fellowships are a joint initiative of Chatham House and the Asfari Foundation. The purpose of this fellowship is to offer potential and established leaders from the Middle East the opportunity to further develop their understanding, ideas and approaches on the most pressing challenges facing the Arab world.
Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, is an independent policy institute based in London. Their mission is to help build a sustainably secure, prosperous and just world.
Course Level: Fellowships are available to conduct research in one of Chatham House’s research departments.
Study Subject: The parameters for the research themes have been designed in broad terms to allow applicants to devise a project that appeals to their own research interests. The fellows will be hosted by and based in research teams at Chatham House, either the International Law Programme, International Security Department or the Middle East and North Africa Programme.
List of Subjects: During the fellowship, the fellow will conduct a research project of their own design on one of the research topics below:
-Research topic with the International Law Programme: Law and war: promoting respect and improving compliance
-Research topics with the International Security Department: Cultural property protection and its role in conflict, Internet governance in the Middle East and the delivery of humanitarian aid in areas occupied by non-state armed groups
-Research topics with the Middle East and North Africa Programme: Youth participation in Palestine and Reconstruction and state-building in Iraq
Scholarship Award: During their time at Chatham House, fellows and senior fellows will receive a monthly stipend to cover basic living expenses. This will be detailed in a successful applicant’s award letter. Typically senior fellows receive approximately £3,100, fellows £2,000, and Robert Bosch fellows the UK sterling equivalent of €3,000 per month. Please note these figures are subject to change and are indicative only.
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility: In order to apply for scholarship, applicants must follow the given criteria:
-Applications are invited from citizens of Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine or Syria, and displaced citizens of these countries living elsewhere in the Middle East. Candidates should be engaged in, or working with, civil society in these countries, whether they come from academia, NGOs, business, government departments, or the media.
Academy Asfari Fellowships are open to individuals at the mid-stage of their career. The fellowships offer a comprehensive programme of activities at the institute and will work towards producing a Chatham House publication from their research. This new generation of emerging leaders will bring fresh insights to debates on critical issues for their region, while gaining a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities of a competitive yet interdependent world.
-Academy Asfari Senior Fellowships are open to individuals at a more advanced stage in their career. The senior fellowships are six months in duration. These fellowships will provide an opportunity for established thought leaders to undertake a targeted research project of their own design, bring their particular expertise and perspective to UK and Western policy and public debates, consolidate their leadership skills and contribute to the life of the institute more generally.
Nationality: Citizens of Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine or Syria, and displaced citizens of these countries living elsewhere in the Middle East can apply.
College Admission Requirement
Entrance Requirement: Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent with an international focus; master’s degree preferred.
Test Requirement: No
Supporting Material: The application is complete if it contains:
-An application form
-A curriculum vitae
-A research project proposal
-A post-fellowship plan
-One short writing sample
-The names of two referees
How to Apply: Email the application form, together with one published writing sample in English (or an English translation of their own work originally published in another language).
Application Deadline: The 2016/17 application window will be open from 1st April 2016 and will close on 31st May 2016.
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