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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Returning Scholars Fellowship Program from Open Society Institute

Overview

The Returning Scholars Fellowship Program invites applications from talented scholars who seek university positions and academic careers in their home countries after studying abroad. The program operates in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, and Ukraine.

Target Countries

The program supports scholars from the aforementioned countries who have received (or will receive by September 2010) an internationally competitive master’s or postgraduate degree in the following fields: anthropology, area/cultural studies, economics, gender studies, history, human rights & public law, international relations, journalism/media studies, philosophy, political science, psychology, public policy/ environmental studies, public policy/public health, social work, and sociology. The program does not support scholars in philology, the visual and performing arts, and business.

Fellows are placed in carefully selected university departments that are amenable to change and demonstrate a realistic and clear vision for future development. The program, which represents part of a conscious strategy to combat “brain drain,” helps universities in the region retain promising young scholars, who are essential to the revitalization of departments and to the sustainability of higher education reforms.


Value of this fellowship

Fellowships consist of monthly stipends and various allowances, including departmental, professional development, and mobility funds, and are renewable. Returning Scholars and partner departments also benefit from the presence of

Academic Fellowship Program-supported International Scholars, who provide expert mentorship in such areas as professional development, curriculum development and reform, research methods, and teaching/learning methodologies specific for their discipline.

The program supports placement of Returning Scholars only in Academic Fellowship Program partner departments. An interested scholar already associated with a department that is not supported by AFP either will be ineligible or may discuss the possibility of relocating to a qualifying department at another university. View a pdf list of current AFP partner departments. This list is subject to change in the 2010-11 academic year.

Potential applicants are advised to explore placement possibilities with an AFP Region Manager or Country Coordinator before applying. View a full list of contacts.

Deadline for Application: April 7, 2010

Fellowships begin in August or September 2010 and last one academic year.

How to Apply

Please apply via the Online Application System at https://oas.soros.org/oas/.


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