[ALBSA-Info] Fellowships

[Agron Alibali]

Open Society Justice Initiative
 
 
 Central European University
 
 Department of Legal Studies
 
 CEU Budapest
 
 Justice Initiative Fellows Program at Central
European University
 
 (2004-2006 session)
 
 
 
 The Open Society Justice Initiative (Justice
Initiative), part of the Open 
 Society Institute (OSI), joins with Central European
University (CEU) to 
 announce Justice Initiative Fellows Program. The aim
of the program is to 
 support and further develop a network of lawyers and
activists working on 
 human rights-related issues
 The Human Rights Fellows Program is a two year
program of study and 
 practical work experience. Up to ten applicants will
be selected in 2004 to 
 participate in the program.
 Applicants from the following regions and countries
are eligible to 
 participate in the program: Central and Eastern
Europe, the former Soviet 
 Union, Mongolia, West and Southern Africa, Great
Lakes region in Africa, 
 Southeast Asia, Middle East, Haiti, Guatemala, Mexico
and Peru.
 
 
 Applicants must be nominated by a non-governmental
organization concerned 
 with human rights. The applicant must demonstrate a
strong commitment to 
 human rights, a university degree and a high degree
of proficiency in 
 English. Criteria for selection will include the
experience of the 
 applicant, the applicant's potential to contribute to
the protection and 
 promotion of human rights, and the suitability of the
applicant's proposed 
 role in the nominating NGO. Upon their selection,
Fellows will be required 
 to sign an agreement with Justice Initiative
according to which they will 
 commit themselves for two years in the program: the
first year to be spent 
 with the Central European University. The second year
is to be spent in 
 his/her home country working with the nominating NGO.
 Human Rights Fellows will reside a total of one year
in Hungary, at CEU 
 Legal Studies Department. They will undertake a
degree program (M.A. or 
 LL.M. in Human Rights, dependent on their
undergraduate degree), in which 
 they will be required to fulfill the requirements of
the Human Rights 
 Program at Central European University. During their
stay at CEU the 
 Fellows will also participate in a three-month
internship placement with 
 leading NGOs in Europe from January till March.
 
 
 The Justice Initiative Fellowship will be
administered by the Legal Studies 
 Department of the CEU in the partnership with Justice
Initiative during the 
 first year of the program. Financial terms will be
identical to CEU 
 policies for full scholarship students. Human Rights
Fellows will return to 
 their nominating NGOs after the first year, where
they will spend at least 
 one year working on human rights advocacy on a
non-profit basis: providing 
 legal services, undertaking human rights litigation,
providing training and 
 education, etc. Justice Initiative will pay a local
salary during this 
 second year that is equal to an amount determined to
be similar to 
 equivalent work by the nominating NGO. This amount
will be provided to the 
 nominating NGOs in the form of a grant.
 
 
 
 Application Procedure
 Please note that applicants must submit their
applications to the CEU 
 Admissions Office. Applicants must meet the general
CEU Admissions 
 requirements
(http://www.ceu.hu/prospective_students.html), as well
as the 
 CEU Legal Studies Department Admissions Requirements 
 (http://www.ceu.hu/legal/legent_2002.html). In
addition, applicants must 
 include:
 
 1.      Nominating letter from an NGO describing the
need for having a 
 lawyer, activist or scholar working in the
organization and contractually 
 committing to Justice Initiative to hire the
applicant for at least one 
 year after he/she returns from the twelve-month
training program in 
 Hungary. The nomination letter should also indicate a
monthly salary gross 
 rate in USD (including all taxes and fees) that will
be offered to the 
 applicant by the NGO in the event that he or she is
selected for the 
 program (which would be provided to the NGO by
Justice Initiative in the 
 form of a grant).
 
 2.      If applicable, a copy of your Bar Association
membership, or the 
 date scheduled for your examination.
 
 3.      English Proficiency Proof (if available). If
no language test had 
 been taken, this test will be carried out during the
procedure (the period 
 of time will be clarified later). For the applicants
from FSU and CE Europe 
 the test will be carried our by local Soros
Foundation/Open Society 
 Institute Coordinators, in other regions applicants
will be contacted 
 separately.
 
 4.      Statement of purpose for applying to the
Justice Initiative Fellows 
 program. Proposal of project activities that the
candidate plans to work on 
 during the second year of fellowship.
 
 
 
 The DEADLINE for receiving applications in at CEU is
January 5, 2004. If 
 you have questions regarding the first year of the
program, please contact 
 Maria Balla, Department Coordinator, Legal Studies
Department, Central 
 European University, Nádor u. 9, Budapest 1051, tel:
361 327-3204, e-mail: 
 ballam at ceu.hu, web: http://www.ceu.hu. For more
information about the 
 overall program, please contact Rita Bakradze,
Program Coordinator at 
 Justice Initiative, Nador u. 11, Budapest 1051,
phone: 361 327-3102; fax: 
 361 327 3103; e-mail: rbakradze at osi.hu
 
   
 
 
   
   

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