Call for Applications: Roma Policy Research Fellowship

The Open Society Think Tank Fund and the Open Society Roma Initiatives announce the Roma Policy Research Fellowship for young Roma BA, MA and PhD graduates from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia. In its first year, the fellowship program is soliciting applications from Roma graduates interested to develop their knowledge and policy development skills in the following topic areas:

•economic policies (with special interest in economic development and employment policies)

•education policies

•European integration polices

•gender policies

•governance

•local development (with special interest in housing policies)

•public health policies

•social policy

•security and individual safety (with special interest in individual safety of Roma and prevention of violence against Roma)

Each fellowship may last up to 18 months, depending on the selected topic, the duration of the internship period and the agreed policy products. The fellowships will start in January 2012. The full call for proposals and the application form are also available through the Roma Initiatives and Think Tank Fund websites.

Application deadline: September 25, 2011

More informationhere.