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Galina Starovoitova Fellowships for Russians in Human Rights and Conflict Resolution in USA, 2013

Galina Starovoitova Fellowships are offered in Human Rights and Conflict Resolution at the Kennan Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in honor of Galina Starovoitova. The fellowship is funded and administered in cooperation with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. The Starovoitova Fellowship will be available to prominent scholars and policy makers from the Russian Federation. Fellowship offers a monthly stipend, research facilities, computer support, and research assistance. Grant recipients are required to be in residence at the Kennan Institute in Washington, D.C. for the duration of their grant.

Study Subject(s): The fellowship is provided to learn Human Rights and Conflict Resolution.
Course Level: Kennan Institute offers one six-month and one three-month fellowship.
Scholarship Provider: The Public Affairs office of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State
Scholarship can be taken at: USA

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Eligibility: -Applicants with outstanding capability and experience from a wide variety of backgrounds (including government, journalism, the professions, NGOs, and academia) are eligible for appointment.
-For academic participants, eligibility is limited to the postdoctoral level, and normally it is expected that academic candidates will have demonstrated their scholarly development by publication beyond the Kandidat dissertation.
-For other applicants, an equivalent level of professional achievement is expected.
-Applicants must be eligible to obtain a J-1 exchange visitor visa.

Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: The scholars and policy makers of Russia can apply for this fellowship.Untitled-1 copy (The Starovoitova Fellowship, which is funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State, is restricted to citizens of the Russian Federation who are residing in Russia at the time of application.)

Scholarship Description: Galina Starovoitova Fellowships on Human Rights and Conflict Resolution were established following U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s 25 January 1999 speech in Moscow, in which she announced funding for a memorial fellowship at the Kennan Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in honor of Galina Starovoitova. The Fellowship is funded and administered in cooperation with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State.

Number of awards offered: Two (one six-month and one three-month) Starovoitova Fellowships are offered.

Duration of award(s): Grant recipients are required to be in residence at the Kennan Institute in Washington, D.C. for the duration of their grant.

What does it cover? The Galina Starovoitova Fellowship offers a monthly stipend, research facilities, computer support, and research assistance.

Selection Criteria: The Kennan Institute will hold one round of competitive selection.

Notification: Decision on appointment will be made in July 2013.

How to Apply: The mode of applying is by post.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Applications should be submitted by 3rd May 2013.

Note: The Starovoitova Fellowship, which is funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State, is restricted to citizens of the Russian Federation who are residing in Russia at the time of application.

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