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Program for Regional Academic Cooperation of Students in Southeast Europe -
PRACS
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The International Higher Education Support Program (HESP) of the Open
Society Institute (OSI) invites applications for regional student-centered
initiatives in academic cooperation in the humanities and social sciences
from and within the following Southeast European academic communities:
Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia,
Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia.

The International Higher Education Support Program is committed to the
advancement of higher education in the humanities and social sciences
throughout the region of Central and Eastern Europe, Southeast Europe, the
former Soviet Union and Mongolia. HESP operates as part of the Open Society
Institute (OSI), a non-profit organization established by philanthropist
George Soros. The mission of HESP is the promotion of an open and tolerant
society through support for higher education.

The aim of the Program for Regional Academic Cooperation of Students in
Southeast Europe (PRACS) is to influence systemic changes in higher
education by involving students in the democratization of their educational
systems and by enhancing cross-border co-operation in the Southeast European
region.

Successful projects must meet the following requirements:

be in the field of humanities and social sciences;
be initiated and managed by students;
target primarily undergraduate students;
be innovative with a strong academic component;
involve regional cooperation of students;
be from the following academic communities of Southeast Europe: Albania,
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova,
Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia.
Preference will be given to projects:
with a regional impact;
involving minorities;
of longer-term activities rather than single events;
utilizing existing educational structures;
from outside the capital cities.
Projects may involve any educational forms or any combination of educational
forms (e.g. workshops, lecture series, summer schools). The Program will not
support conferences or initiatives that are non-academic, or are in
disciplines outside of the humanities and social sciences.

Funding:
International HESP will consider funding of short or long-term projects.
Short-term projects may be funded up to 100%. In the case of longer-term
projects, HESP will consider full funding for the first year but will not
act as a sole funder beyond the first year. Therefore, such applicants are
requested to submit a 3-year sustainability plan.

Any western partnership project would require at least 50% co-funding for
the whole project from a western institution.

Applications must include:

Completed Information Sheet with short description /summary of the project
(up to 350 words);
A detailed project proposal in English including the general mission of the
project, a detailed description of project activities, description of the
managing structure envisaged, a short resume or CV of project leaders,
possible partnerships and co-operations with confirmation letters from the
partner organizations, expected outcomes of the project;
Detailed budget in US Dollars in the standard HESP format. HESP budget forms
are available from the HESP web page or directly from the HESP office.
Please, list possible other funding sources for future reference;
Deadline for submitting applications: 15th October 2001.

Applications should be submitted to:
OSI-HESP, Nádor utca 11.,
1051 Budapest, HUNGARY
Program Manager: Zorana Gajic
Telephone: (36-1) 327 31 47
Fax: (36-1) 327 38 64
e-mail: zorana at osi.hu
HESP WebSite: http://www.osi.hu/hesp



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