FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING ON ISSUES OF GLOBAL SECURITY AND COOPERATION

The Global Security and Cooperation Program (GSC) of the Social Science Research Council is pleased to announce four funding opportunities for research and training on the conditions for enhancing global security and cooperation. There are no citizenship or nationality requirements.

The GSC Program particularly seeks to bridge the gap between the knowledge held by practitioners - human rights activists, humanitarian relief workers, development consultants, lawyers, diplomats, etc. - and academics. We believe that new and more appropriate forms of collaboration between these two communities are vital for both understanding and ameliorating the varieties of threats to human security around the world. The GSC Program offers the following fellowships and grants funded by MacArthur Foundation:

Dissertation Fellowships on Global Security and Cooperation Applications are invited from students working towards the PhD or equivalent for a two-year fellowship. The first year must be spent working at a non-governmental, international or multilateral organization involved in peace and security issues outside the applicant's country of residence. The second year must be spent conducting a research project related to that experience. Maximum award: $19,000 per year. Deadline: December 2, 2002.

Postdoctoral Fellowships on Global Security and Cooperation Applications are invited from scholars holding a PhD or equivalent for 8-18 months of support. The first half of the fellowship is to be spent working in a nongovernmental, international or multilateral organization involved in peace and security issues. The second half must be spent conducting a research project informed by that experience. A significant intellectual product is expected as a result. Maximum award: $38,000 per year. Deadline: December 2, 2002.

Research Fellowships for Professionals Working in International Affairs Applications are invited from practitioners (NGO professionals, activists, journalists, lawyers etc.) to conduct a research and writing project for 8-18 months under the supervision of an academic mentor in a university or research institute. Applicants should have 5-15 years of experience working in issues related to international security and cooperation. A significant piece of writing is expected as a result. Maximum award: $38,000 per year. Deadline: December 2, 2002.

Grants for Research Collaboration in Conflict Zones Applications are invited from qualified teams of 2 or more scholars, NGO practitioners, activists, journalists, lawyers and others who currently reside or work in places with long-standing, intractable, or widespread violent conflicts. These research grants lasting 4-6 months support new perspectives and approaches to understanding and ameliorating the root causes of conflict in those regions. Besides contributing to the generation of new knowledge and data, proposed research projects should also address the practices, policies, and politics of actors involved in conflict prevention and the processes of peace-building, peacemaking or peacekeeping. One application per team is accepted and the principal researcher should have between 5 and 15 years of professional experience related to understanding or ameliorating the causes of violent conflict OR a post-graduate degree with substantial research experience. Maximum award: $12,000. Deadline: February 1, 2003.

For more information and application forms please contact GSC at:

SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
PROGRAM ON GLOBAL SECURITY & COOPERATION
2040 S STREET NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20009
USA
Email: gsc@ssrc.org
Web: http://www.ssrc.org/programs/gsc
Tel: 202.332.5572 / Fax: 202.332.9051