Deadline: 17 November 2016
Applications are open for the “Global Challenges Fellowship Program” with a goal to encourage fresh perspectives on some of the most pressing global public policy challenges by forging closer ties between policy practitioners and academics from Europe and outside the “established West.”
The aim of the Global Challenges Fellowship Program (GCFP) is to invite researchers and practitioners from nine emerging countries to the School of Public Policy at Central European University (SPP) and the Central European University Institute for Advanced Study (CEU IAS) in Budapest, Hungary and the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin, Germany to foster new forms of collaboration.
The Global Challenges Fellowship offers a unique opportunity for skill development, academic research, professional experience, and involvement in the scholarship and policy work of host institutions.
Priority Areas
- Development and governance (focus on education policy, public health or drug policy)
- Internet Governance (focus on rules for data flows across borders, as well as cyber-security)
- Changing global institutions (focus on emerging multilateral arrangements like BRICS, Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), regional connectivity initiatives, and South-South cooperation)
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants (in particular those working in the field of public policy) from Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa and Turkey are eligible to apply. Applicants must be residents of these countries at the time of application.
- Applicants must hold an academic degree (master’s, PhD or equivalent) in the social sciences, humanities and/or law.
- Applicants must have at least three years of demonstrated professional experience at the time of application. Those with at least 15 years of demonstrated policy-making experience or seven years of experience since earning their PhDs will be considered for the senior fellowship. Other applicants will be considered for the junior fellowship. Please indicate and substantiate your request to be considered for a senior fellowship in your cover letter.
- Applicants must be able to communicate fluently (speaking and writing) in English, the working language of the program.
- Applicants must have a demonstrated record of policy engagement and submit an innovative research proposal.
- Full-time CEU employees and graduates are ineligible to apply within six years of the completion of their studies or contracts (i.e., degrees must have been received and contracts must have ended no later than December 31, 2010). Part-time or temporary employees of CEU are ineligible within three years of the completion of their contracts (i.e., contracts must have ended no later than December 31, 2013).
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
For more information, please visit GCF.