Newsletter no. 10 - September 2004

1. Funding Opportunities

2. Announcements and Upcoming Events

3. Useful Links

Lord Zuckerman Studentships - Doctor of Philosophy (Phd) Degree by Full-Time Research


The School welcomes applications from candidates in Israel and Eastern Europe for the Lord Zuckerman studentships. Lord Zuckerman, Britain's most influential science adviser in post-war years, had a long association with the School of Environmental Sciences. A wide range of specialist research fields is covered in the School and the principal areas in which guidance and facilities are available are as follows:

- Assessment of Environmental Risks
- Climate Change
- Environmental Economics
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Environmental Management and Policy
- Environmental Politics
- European Union environmental policy/politics
- Sustainable Development.

Successful applicants will be registered for the degree of PhD and during the first year students will undertake 'Professional Skills' training. Each student will have a nominated supervisory team of at least two research-active teachers in the University who provides frequent personal supervision on the progress of the research. The normal period of full-time study is three years. The start date for both could be October 2004 or January 2005.

Entry Requirements
An excellent honours degree in a field appropriate to the chosen area of research will be required.

Funding
- There are two Lord Zuckerman studentships. In the first instance these will be awarded in alternate years.
- One studentship is available for a candidate from Israel and in awarding the other preference will be given to a candidate from Eastern Europe.
- The studentships will be awarded by the Dean of the School in consultation with the School's Graduate Studies Executive.
- The studentship will be available to students who cannot themselves afford to pay the cost of studying in the UK.
- Awards will normally be tenable for three years to enable candidates to undertake a Doctor of Philosophy. Awards will not normally be extended.
- The total value of the scholarships will depend on the status of the candidates but will cover tuition fees and maintenance costs.

More information
Website: http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/all/pgadmissions/
Email: a.jordan@uea.ac.uk


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Curriculum Resource Center - Fall 2004 Sessions


Organized in cooperation with the Departments and Programs of the Central European University.
In the Fall 2004 semester CRC is offering the following sessions:

1.Open House Sessions in broad discipline areas
The Open House sessions are organized in broad discipline areas covered by one or more CEU departments. These sessions are intended to introduce participants to CEU's approach to a relevant discipline and new techniques for designing courses in that field. To this end the sessions will provide participants access to the facilities and resources of the CEU and the appropriate department, as well as general training workshops on course design and teaching methodology. Participants are invited to use the CEU library, visit relevant classes and meet faculty. The primary target groups of the Open House sessions are junior academics who are at the beginning of their teaching career, or mid-career and senior academics who would benefit from the above offerings.

Open House CRC sessions offered in Fall 2004 will be hosted by the following CEU departments on the dates indicated:
-History: Art and Music 15-20 November 2004 applicants should be professors who teach or develop courses in art or music history, or courses in history that use art and music as part of their study materials (deadline for applications: 1 October 2004)
-Environmental Sciences 22-27 November 2004 (deadline for applications: 1 October 2004)
-Sociology 29 November - 4 December 2004 (deadline for applications: 1 October 2004).

Applicants to Open House sessions should consult the relevant CEU department's homepage to see the description of regular MA courses offered during the week of the CRC session. Preference will be given to applicants whose courses match with the hosting department's profile and interest.

2. Course Innovation Sessions
These sessions intend to explore the cutting edge developments in a particular discipline. The sessions are meant primarily for senior faculty with significant teaching and research experience or for outstanding, research-oriented junior faculty. By discussing recent developments and exploring contemporary debates with CEU's host departments and faculty, participants are expected to revise or update their courses or offer new courses in their particular area of interest. Additional training on course development is also offered by the CRC. These sessions are organised with a strong involvement of CEU departments and often will be combined with a workshop or a conference on the topic of the session.

In Fall 2004 we offer the following Course Innovation Sessions:
-Economics and Evolution 8-13 November 2004 (deadline for applications: 25 September 2004)
The focus of this CRC session will be on evolutionary concepts in contemporary economics. We will look at the particular mechanisms that generate novelty, imitation and selection and we will consider the complementarities that can limit the speed and the qualitative direction of technological and institutional change. Discussions will be held around recent innovative scholarship on the complexity of the evolutionary approach, its relation to evolutionary biology and its methodological difficulties.

All CRC Applicants must:
-Be university teachers and/ or professionals (who teach part-time) in the Social Sciences and Humanities from the region who are preparing to revise or develop their courses
-Have sufficient English language ability, both written and spoken, to participate in discussions and use resource materials
-Submit an application with all accompanying required documents as stated on the CRC application form.

All costs related to transportation and accommodation during the sessions will be covered by the CRC.

More information
Website: http://www.ceu.hu/crc/
Email: crc@ceu.hu


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New U.S. Fulbright program - Fulbright Senior Specialist Program


1. Requests for a Fulbright Specialist may be made at any time during the year.
2. Often, your local Fulbright Office or Embassy/ Consulate will handle the requests for you, so they should be consulted.
3. Only academic institutions may utilize the services of a Fulbright Specialist.
4. Log onto the web at: http://www.cies.org/specialists then click link "Request a Specialist"
OR go directly to http://www.cies.org/specialists/ss_request.htm
5. The duration for which you can request a Fulbright Specialist ranges from a period of 2 to 6 weeks.
6. The criteria you provide to Fulbright will help Fulbright to choose a list of suitable candidates from among a roster. (The roster is generated earlier by Fulbright based upon submitted Fulbright alum applications.) For example, you might include a criterion that you need a Specialist who already has experience teaching abroad.
7. After Fulbright provides you a list of suitable Specialists, then you select the Specialist by notifying Fulbright of your choice.
8. Fulbright notifies the selected Specialist.
9. The Specialist will then contact you (usually by email) to organize the details (dates of arrival, what lectures will be covered, itinerary, etc.)
10. Fulbright pays the Specialist an honorarium and pays for the Specialist's international economy air fare.
11. The Host Institution pays for lodging (on campus, hotel, guest house), meals, and in-country transportation.

More information
Website: http://www.cies.org/specialists


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The Centre for Advanced Study Sofia and Collegium Budapest - Fellowship Programme "We, the People", October 2004 – December 2005
Application deadline: September 15, 2004


The Centre for Advanced Study Sofia, Bulgaria (CAS), in partnership with and Collegium Budapest, Hungary (ColBud) is announcing a call for applications for fellowships in the international research project "We, the people" - Visions of National Peculiarity and Political Modernities in the "Europe of Small Nations", October 2004 - December 2005. Ten researchers in the area of the humanities and the social sciences from South Eastern Europe will be enrolled for a period of 15 months (15th October 2004 - 31 December 2005), six months of which the fellows will be working either at CAS in Sofia or at ColBud in Budapest.

Eligibility: Scholars from South Eastern Europe, holders of a doctoral degree or in the final stage of fulfilling the requirements for such a degree, in the social sciences or the humanities.

More information
Website: http://www.cas.bg


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Central European University, Center for Policy Studies - International Policy Fellowships 2005 - 2006
Application deadline: September 15, 2004 (online submission)


The Central European University Center for Policy Studies (CPS) is calling for proposals for its year 2005 - 2006 International Policy Fellowships (IPF) program, which is affiliated with the CPS and the Open Society Institute -Budapest. Launched in 1999, the CPS works with a broadening circle of policy analysts and institutions to promote the development of policy center networks throughout Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia, as well as countries in South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. The Center undertakes policy research and advocacy that furthers the open society mission and disseminates quality analyses in accessible formats.

The CPS International Policy Fellowships are intended to support the analytical policy research of open society leaders and connect these Fellows with professional policy networks and opportunities. The program aims to improve the quality of analysis in countries where the Soros foundations network by ensuring that these leaders are able to conduct research in their home region while maintaining local affiliations and a high degree of mobility and intellectual freedom.

Applicants are encouraged to submit individual, practical and policy-oriented research proposals in the following subject areas. The product of each fellowship will be a detailed analysis of a major issue to be published in English and translated into other languages.

2005 Fellowship Issue Areas: General Framework: New Frontiers of Democratic Politics
Note: Innovative proposals related to open society issues are welcome, even if they do not correspond exactly with the topic descriptions listed below.

The Challenge of Wider Europe
Open Society Promotion in Islamic States
Russia: Combating Open Society Threats
Combating Organized Crime
Democratic Governance, Transparency, and Accountability
Developing Socially Responsible Elites and the Challenges of
Higher Education
Public Health and the Roma
Policymaking in Transition Contexts: The Leslie Carol Eliason
Memorial Fellowship

Terms of the International Policy Fellowship Award:
Fellows will be provided with a one-year stipend, research-related expenses including travel, needed communications equipment, publication costs, etc. to work full-time on research of their design in one of the above areas. The amount of the award will vary depending on standards in the Fellow's country of residence and the budgetary needs of the proposal.

Application Requirements and Procedures
All application submissions must be entered online directly into the IPF application database found at www.soros.org/initiatives/ipf.
Those who have no possibility to access the Internet should send an email to fellows@osi.hu or call the IPF offices at (36 1) 327-3863 to discuss the best alternate application solution (we can call you back immediately to reduce your long-distance telephone charge). Applications sent by mail, fax or e-mail will not be considered unless you received prior approval from IPF staff to use an alternative method of application.

Location: Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia, as well as countries in South and Southeast Asia.

More information
Website: http://www.ceu.hu/cps/fel/fel_ipf.htm, www.soros.org/initiatives/ipf
Email: fellows@osi.hu


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Soros Reproductive Healthand Rights Fellowship
Application deadline: September 20, 2004


The Soros Reproductive Health, and Rights Fellowship Program at the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, invites fellows and activists to engage in collective discussion, research, analysis and publication to advance progressive reproductive and sexual health and women’s rights policies around the world. The program began in June, 2002 as a unique partnership between the Open Society Institute and Columbia University forged in the face of the twin challenges of a global landscape increasingly vulnerable to religious extremists opposed to women’s rights and a conservative political climate in the United States similarly hostile to long-established freedoms for women. The Soros Fellowship Program aims to highlight progress achieved and obstacles encountered since the visionary United Nations agreements on human rights, population, development and women achieved with near universal consensus during the 1990s. It seeks to foster creative thinking and provide policy makers with practical strategies.

The Soros Reproductive Health and Rights Fellowship seeks to:
- Bring together U.S. and international scholars and scholar-activists from a broad variety of disciplines to stimulate and enrich each others’ thinking and work.
- Support research and writing that advances gender equality and the recognition of reproductive rights and women’s rights as fundamental to the advancement of human rights and central to global social and economic progress.
- Produce an edited volume and other materials that will serve as intellectual resources for policy makers, activists, academics, and students.

The award will consist of payments not to exceed 50% of the salary of each candidate during the award period (12 months), as well as travel expenses for fellows’ meetings in New York City. Awards will be capped at 35,000 USD per fellow. Fellows will be required to devote sufficient time to the project to enable them to meet all fellowship responsibilities and expectations. We regret that we are unable to provide any additional funds to cover fringe benefits. Any taxes on the award are the sole responsibility of the awardee.

Theme for 2005-2006
The first cycle of the fellowship program focused on understanding reproductive and sexual health and rights within the context of human rights frameworks codified at the 1994 United Nations International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo and the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995. Fellows addressed the tensions between new rights paradigms and traditional cultural and religious practices affecting gender relations, sexuality, and health. They examined the ways in which contending viewpoints are shaping policy formulation and service delivery in countries as diverse as Egypt, Nigeria, Uganda, India, Mexico, the United States and China. A volume of essays deriving from the fellowship program will be published by Rutgers University Press in 2005 entitled: Where Human Rights Begin: Essays on Health, Sexuality and Women, A Decade after Vienna, Cairo and Beijing.

While the first round of Soros Fellowships emphasized the rights dimension of the historic agreements, in our second round we seek to focus on their larger goals for economic, social and political development. The Cairo and Beijing accords call for fundamental changes in practices that have denied equality to women and held them back for centuries. They do so in the cause of advancing women’s rights, but also in the name of progress. In both meetings the world community came together under the umbrella of the United Nations and agreed that opening opportunity to women must be a priority, not just for the sake of women, but for everyone’s good. Empowering women was defined as essential to expanding economic growth, reducing poverty, improving public health, sustaining the environment and consolidating democratic transitions in societies long beholden to tyrants.

A decade later we seek to learn more precisely how investments in women link to specific outcomes in demography, development and the advancement of freedom. Can we assess the impact of policies for preventing unintended pregnancy, improving maternal health and treating sexually transmitted disease from one country to another? Will continued investment in reproductive health reverse the fortunes of those still caught in a downward spiral of population growth, economic decline and political unrest? Or, on the other hand, what of the many countries today where we must worry about rapid fertility decline and its impact on allocation of public resources and on planning for education, workforce development, social welfare and social security? Dramatic demographic changes have occurred faster than anticipated ten years ago and have further complicated policy development.

The second cycle of the Soros Reproductive Health and Rights Fellowship program challenges fellows to address these issues of economic, social and political development in light of renewed concern about women’s rights and fertility. Fellows will consider how global demographic trends are affecting policy formulation in such areas as gender equity, employment, family support, social welfare, reproductive health, environmental protection and immigration. Soros Fellows will be at the vanguard of thinking in these areas, and we anticipate that the book resulting from this fellowship cycle will serve as a touchstone for policy and program development. We seek scholars and scholar-activists who can approach these topics from historical and contemporary vantage points, and from theoretical and practical perspectives. Soros Fellows will bring to bear multi-disciplinary viewpoints and tools from international affairs, public health, economics, sociology, demography, history, law and human rights, among other fields, to clarify analyses and propose desirable policy objectives and strategies. Our emphasis will be on what kinds of interventions work, how they work and why.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria
We encourage individuals from academia, advocacy groups, policy organizations, government, and research firms to apply for these awards. Applicants from outside of the United States are especially urged to apply as we anticipate that several of the fellowships will be awarded to international applicants. We seek applicants from diverse fields including reproductive health, public health, demography, epidemiology, economics, social sciences, political science, history, medicine, law, human rights, ethics, and philosophy. A strong publishing record is essential.

Proposals will be evaluated based on:
- The extent to which the work represents an innovative perspective on the current fellowship theme.
- The applicant’s potential to inform and influence the development and implementation of progressive reproductive and sexual health and rights policy.
- The likelihood that work produced by the applicant will be useful to a variety of reproductive health and rights decision makers.
- The applicant’s ability to undertake and complete the work on schedule.

More information
Website: www.soros.org/initiatives/repro/focus_areas/reproductive_fellowships


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The International Center for Transitional Justice and the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation - Transitional Justice Fellowship Program, February 15 – June 15, or July 15 – November 15, 2005, Cape Town, South Africa
Application deadline: September 20, 2004


The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), and the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR), invites applications for the Transitional Justice Fellowship Program, a funded, four-month residential fellowship program in Cape Town, South Africa, for approximately 24 professionals from select countries.

Over a four-month period, fellows will discuss multiple strategies to be deployed following a period of conflict or repressive rule in order to bring about a more just, democratic, and peaceful society in their respective countries. The training will also provide them with the opportunity to develop a practitioner's network within and across these world regions. The goal of the program is for fellows to participate in and make informed contributions to the development of transitional justice strategies in their home countries. At the end of the program, fellows receive a Diploma in Transitional Justice from ICTJ and IJR.

The program encourages fellows to engage in significant dialogue and undertake productive collaboration with each other. To this end, it includes regular core seminars, workshops, conferences, an internship/affiliation with a local NGO, and one regular, post–graduate-level course with faculty of a university such as the University of Cape Town. Throughout the program, fellows will be asked to share experiences, relate the lessons of their academic work and fieldwork, and debate critical issues of transitional justice.

The program seeks men and women who demonstrate the potential to make significant contributions to discussions about transitional justice in the coming years in their home countries. The selection process will strive to achieve a mix of people at different levels in their careers, as well as a diverse group from different backgrounds, but all will have demonstrated a deep commitment to human rights and most will have already made important contributions to transitional justice debates in their home countries. In keeping with the goals of the program, citizens of societies currently engaged in transitional endeavors will receive particular consideration.

Candidates for the program including accomplished human rights professionals, democracy and justice activists, journalists, lawyers, teachers, social workers, or other professionals who are committed to ensuring that their society deals with the past in a just and responsible manner will be selected through a rigorous application process. A condition for a candidate’s acceptance is agreement to return to his/her respective country once the course is completed.

The 2005 fellowship program will seek to attract the most promising candidates from each selected country, while at the same time giving extra consideration to those who might not have already had as much exposure as others to international study and travel.

Eligibility
To be eligible to enter the fellowship competition, applicants must:
(a) Be a national of any country in Africa, the Middle East, the former Yugoslavia, or one of the following countries: Afghanistan, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka
(b) Be in possession of valid travel documents, or be in a position to get such documents relatively quickly
(c) Demonstrate that they have made contributions to human rights initiatives, democracy, and justice in their own countries, and show that they will continue to make such contributions in the future
(d) Makes a commitment to returning to that country (assuming political conditions permit) when the program is over
(e) Demonstrate that they are proficient in the English language.

Fellowship Support
The fellowship is essentially a sabbatical during which basic expenses are covered. Flights to and from Cape Town are covered. Fellows receive sufficient financial support to pay for modest daily expenses during the fellowship period, including food, transportation, and entertainment. The program also covers rent in modest accommodations. Fellows have private lodgings in apartments shared with other fellows located in a safe and secure housing complex near the University of Cape Town and the Observatory neighborhood in Cape Town. Fellows are expected to shop, cook, and clean for themselves. Accommodations are located near shopping, and laundry facilities are convenient. Unfortunately, fellows cannot be accompanied by family members.

More information
Website: http://www.ictj.org/fellowship_program.asp
Email: lbosire@ictj.org (Lydiah Kemunto Bosire)
Fellowships@ictj.org


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Balkan Youth Partnership Programme
Application deadline: September 30, 2004


What is the Balkan Youth Partnership Programme?
The Balkan Youth Partnership Programme is a small grant scheme for study visits in the region designed for representatives from child- and youth-serving NGOs to share information and technical expertise.

Areas for exchange of learning
The key programmatic areas for information exchange and learning covered by the Partnership Programme are: employment, technology, non-formal education, health, civic education and democracy building. The areas of community service, culture and the environment are also eligible. In addition, technical areas such as fundraising, sustainability, grantmaking, monitoring and evaluation, and project planning are eligible areas for exchange.

Eligibility
The Partnership Programme is open to applicants from child- and youth-serving NGOs in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia. The visits are eligible in those countries.
Applicants should be possess a certain level of experience in programme development and be in a position to influence programming in their own organisation based on what they learn during the exchange. The applicant organisation should send no more than two participants.

Available funding
The Partnership Programme will provide successful applicants with funding for the following up to a maximum of USD1500:
-Accommodation
-Meals
-Travel between the countries
-Travel within the countries
-Purchase of relevant publications.
In addition, the Programme will fund the administrative costs of the host organisation up to a maximum of USD300, according to the length of the visit and the level of organisation required.

Visit Guidelines
Prior to applying, applicants should contact the organisation with which they wish to work and ensure that there is mutual interest in the exchange. In addition, they should agree on the purpose of the exchange, identify objectives, determine an appropriate length of time and jointly develop a visit schedule. Exchanges need not be reciprocal.
Visits should last for up to 7 days, excluding travel time.

Assessment of Applications
Applications will be assessed according to the following criteria:
-Clearly articulated outcomes showing how the exchange will strengthen the programmatic and/or technical capacity of the applicant organisation.
-Possibility that the exchange outcomes will positively influence the children and youth sector as a whole in the applicant's country.
-A well thought out, appropriate visit schedule.
-A clearly presented, reasonable budget.
-Appropriateness of the background and position of the individual applicants.
Please note that incomplete applications cannot be accepted.

More information
Website: http://www.balkanyouth.org/partnership.html
Email: asha@balkanyouth.org (Aleksandra Vidanovic, Program Assistant)


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Andrew W. Mellon - East-Central European Research Visiting Fellowships 2005/ 2006 in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Application deadline: November 30, 2004 (date of receipt)


The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) and the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) jointly award Andrew W. Mellon Visiting Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The three-month fellowships, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will enable scholars from Eastern and Central Europe to work in Vienna on research projects of their choice within the framework of the scholarly community and activities of the IWM.

Conditions
Andrew W. Mellon Visiting Fellows are invited to spend three months at the IWM to pursue their research projects while working in residence at the Institute. The fellows will receive a stipend of EUR 7.630, (paid in three instalments) to cover living expenses, travel, health insurance and incidentals. The IWM will provide Andrew W. Mellon Visiting Fellows with a guest apartment, an office with a personal computer and access to email and internet, in-house research facilities and other relevant sources in Vienna. Fellowship terms are July - September 2005; October - December 2005; January - March 2006; and April - June 2006.

Eligibility
The IWM is accepting applications from scholars from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia for its Andrew W. Mellon Visiting Fellowships. The candidates:

- Must be citizens or permanently reside in one of the countries concerned
- Must have obtained a Ph.D. and
- Should hold a senior academic position (at least associate professor level).

The fellowships are intended for younger postdoctoral scholars and, although there is no specific age limit, preference will be given to those under 45 years of age.

Research projects must be thematically related to the IWM's research fields.

Application
The application consists of the following materials:
1. The application form (please download Word document or PDF or request by fax: +43-1-313 58-30 or email: fellowships@iwm.at)
2. A concise research proposal in English (max. 4 pages, doublespaced, A4)
3. A curriculum vitae and list of publications, and
4. Names of two referees familiar with the applicant's academic work.

More information
Website: www.iwm.at
Email: fellowships@iwm.at


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Europa Fund 2004 - Small Projects Programme (the third call for proposals)
Application deadline: October 1, 2004


Budget (EURO): 300,000.00

Objectives:
1. To raise awareness in Romania on European integration, the Enlargement process and the impact of accession.
2. To contribute directly to closer European integration in Romania.
3. To increase the transparency of the European Union actions in Romania.

Who can apply:
Non-profit-making legal persons.

Eligible actions:
The actions, which may be financed under the programme, should complement the "Information Strategy of the Delegation of the European Commission for 2002 - 2005" and the related "Working Programme for 2004", which are included in Annex H to the Guidelines for Applicants and also available on the web site of the Information Centre of the European Commission in Romania at:
www.infoeuropa.ro/docs/ECDelegationDcmByLng_LngId2_DcmByLngId43_FileName_strategy%20EN.pdf

The actions aiming at creating new Europa Information Centres or developing activities/ campaigns in already established Europa Information Centres, may be financed under this Call for Proposals, provided that these Information Centres comply with the minimum standards included in the "Standards checklist for the Europa Information Centres", which is Annex I to the Guidelines for Applicants and Annex VII to the Grant Contract.

Budget limits:
Between 5,000 and 50,000 Euro per action (EU contribution)

Financing conditions:
- EU contribution: max 80 % of the total value of the action
- Contribution from the applicant (in cash): min. 20% of the total value of the action

Project duration:
Maximum 12 months

Implementing authority
Delegation of the European Commission in Romania

Questions may be sent by email or by fax until 15 September 2004 to the addresses listed below, indicating clearly the reference of the call for proposals, CFP - Europa Fund 2004:
Email address: fonduleuropa@infoeuropa.ro
Fax: +4 021 315 34 73
They will receive a reply no later than 21 September 2004.
Questions that may be relevant to other applicants, together with the answers, will be published on the internet at www.infoeuropa.ro/fonduleuropa

More information
Website: www.infoeuropa.ro
Email: fonduleuropa@infoeuropa.ro


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Culture 2000
Application deadline: October 15, 2004/ October 29, 2004


Culture 2000 is aimed at culture professionals from the 25 Member States of the European Union and 5 associate countries. It was established to encourage cooperation between artists, promoters and other partners in the field of culture. Its objectives are to highlight cultural identity and diversity in Europe and to promote the dissemination of works.

The deadlines for submission of applications for Community funding are:
15 October 2004 for annual and translation projects
29 October 2004 for multi-annual projects and cooperation projects in third countries.

More information:
Website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/culture/eac/culture2000/contacts/national_pts_en.html
(Please consult the Cultural Contact Point in your country)


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Economics Education and Research Consortium - Economics research grant competition, Fall 2004
Application deadline: October 15, 2004


The goal of the competition is to support policy-relevant economics research projects under five priority research areas. Grants in the amount of up to $14,000 are typically provided for up to 18 months of work. Research proposals can be submitted by either individuals or small teams of CIS researchers. Young researchers and researchers based in the periphery may be offered smaller-scale development grants (up to $2,000) and training opportunities in the framework of EERC's Research Development Program.
See http://www.eerc.ru/activ/competition/ http://www.eerc.ru "Building Networks of Cooperation Between Civil Society and Public Administrations in the Enlarged Europe" Bologna (Italy); 18-19 October; Auditorium, Via Aldo Moro 21.

The Conference will engage in the on-going discussion on the future of the EU cohesion policies and the NGOs potential involvement in the process. The topics covered during the conference will include important issues related to the Structural Funds, the involvement of the Civil Society in national and local decision-making processes and the practical application of the partnership principle particularly for the new Member States.

The Conference will also represent an opportunity for launching the "COOPERATE" project. Cooperate aims at promoting civil society and the national administrations in the new Member States. Through the implementation of a number of activities, the "COOPERATE" project will help the Third Sector in the new Member States overcoming obstacles to building partnerships by favouring the exchange of democratic models of multi-level governance and best practices and promoting cooperation between Civil Society and public administrations in the new Member States, particularly in the field of European programmes.

The Conference is expected to attract participants from the enlarged EU ranging from Civil Society's organisations (such as NGOs, European platforms, foundations and associations) to European, regional and local actors (such as development agencies, consultancies, academics and researchers).

Please note that this Conference is financed through a co-financing strategy between the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna and the partners for the "COOPERATE" project. Thus it is free of charge.

More information
Conference programme:
http://www.civil.info.hu/downloads/meghivo/20040811_ecas_conf_program_.pdf
Email: cooperate@ecas.org, conference@ecas.org


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Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law - Regional Programme on Human Rights 2005
Application deadline: November 1, 2004


Part 1, February 21 - March 18, Lund, Sweden
Part 2, September 19 - 23, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro

The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law will organise a two part training programme on Human Rights in Lund, Sweden and Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. The training programme will, among other topics, include an overview of the international system for the promotion and protection of human rights, implementation and monitoring of human rights, and the role of international and regional organisations in the promotion and protection of human rights. Special reference will be made to the situation in the Balkans and the CIS.

The didactic approach in the training programme is interdisciplinary and involves aspects of law and social sciences. The programme is designed for mid-career and senior civil servants (e.g. in government, the judiciary and central police and prison authorities) as well as lecturers at universities and institutes and representatives of non-governmental organisations. Please note that the programme is conducted in two separate phases. Applicants accepted for the programme undertakes to complete both phases.

The programme is financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). Individuals from the following countries are invited to apply for the programme:
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia and Montenegro, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan

The programme is organised and conducted entirely in English and consequently a high proficiency of the English language is required of applicants. Costs for international travels, accommodation and training materials in connection with the programme are borne by Sida. In addition, participants are given a subsistence allowance to cover daily expenses. The Raoul Wallenberg Institute administers the training itself and all practical matters in connection with the programme.

More information
Website: www.rwi.lu.se
Email: mikael.ohlsson@rwi.lu.se (Mr. Mikael Ohlsson)


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Center for Development and Application of Science, Technology and Informatics and Center for Regionalism - Technology and Informatics in Education: Challenge of 21st Century, Symposium, October 8 – 9, 2004, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Application deadline: September 15, 2004


Institute for Educational Research, Belgrade
Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia, Belgrade
Ministry of Education and Sports of the Republic of Serbia, Belgrade
Center for development and application of science, technology and informatics, Novi Sad

In cooperation with
Faculty of Teacher Training - Belgrade
Technical Faculty - Cacak
Faculty of Philosophy - Niksic, Montenegro
Faculty of Philosophy - Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Faculty of Philosophy- Srpsko Sarajevo, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Faculty of Philosophy- Skopje, Macedonia

The international symposium on technological and informatics developments results from the needs to systematically and strategically determine the potential trends in technological and informatics education and to promote the respective field at global level, in accord with efforts made by UNESCO, concerning the demands of life and work in 21st century.
The participants of the symposium, prominent experts and teachers, will evaluate the state of affairs, problems and prospects of technological and informatics development as well as the effects of technology and informatics on educational process, life and work in this century.

The Symposium will be held on 8 - 9 October 2004 in the main auditorium of the Faculty of Teacher Training, Belgrade, Narodnog fronta St. 43. The opening ceremony will be held at 10 a.m.

The basic goals, fields, topics and character of the Symposium are provided in the book "Technology, Informatics, Education 2" (pp. 402 - 410) and "The Concept of Symposium" you were given as the author of the paper during the previous symposium, or you can get it from the Symposium organizers.

All papers will be included in the preliminary Symposium program on registration and summary submission. A summary of up to 150 words should contain the following information: (1) Title of the paper (2) Name of the author(s) (3) Affiliation of the author(s).

Symposium sponsors:
Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences
Montenegrin Academy of Arts and Sciences
Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia
Ministry of Education and Sports of the Republic of Serbia
Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Montenegro
Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Srpska
Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska
Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Macedonia
Pedagogues' Forum of Serbia & Montenegro
Teachers' Association of the Republic of Macedonia
Executive Committee of Belgrade City Assembly
Tourist organizations of Serbia and Belgrade

More information
Website: www.uf.bg.ac.yu
Email: centreg@eunet.yu (Tanja Tucic, Center for Regionalism)
spopov@ptt.yu, cnti@neobee.net, cnti@nspoint.net (Popov Slobodan, Center for development and application of science, technology and informatics)


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Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean, April 22 – May 1, 2005, Naples
Application deadline: September 20, 2004


The 12th Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean will be hosted by the city of Naples from April 22nd - May 1st 2005.

The call for participation is open to artists aged 18-30 from the following countries: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, France, FYROM, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo, Malta, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia/Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain and Turkey.

NOTE: in some countries, the call is only open to artists resident in certain cities or regions - see website links for more details.

First established in 1984, the Biennial has been considered the most important Mediterranean event focused on young creativity, featuring artists from 18 to 30 years old, with cultural production divided in sections: architecture, comics, cinema, video, graphic, industrial and communication design, photography, literature, gastronomy, music, theatre and dance.

More information
Website: http://www.bjcem.org/


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The International Student Festival in Trondheim (ISFiT 2005), February 11 – 20, 2005
Application deadline: September 20, 2004


ISFiT - the International Student Festival in Trondheim will be arranged for the 8th time next spring. Between the 11th and 20th of February 2005, about 450 student from all parts of the world will gather to discuss topics related to "education". These discussions will take place in workshops and plenary meetings. There will also be a variety of cultural and social activities such as concerts, theatre, dance and exhibitions.

To live up our name as an international student festival, it is important that we manage to get in touch with students from more than one hundred countries. Our goal is to obtain the same amount of applicants also this year.

More information
Website: www.isfit.org
Email: question@isfit.org


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NISPAcee - 13th Annual Conference, Democratic Governance for the XXI Century: Challenges and Responses in CEE Countries, May 19 - 21, 2005, Moscow, Russia
Application deadline: October 15, 2004


NISPAcee is pleased to invite all member institutions, associate and individual members, as well as others interested in the topics of public administration and public policy in Central and Eastern Europe to participate and take part in discussions of the issues of democratic governance at the 13th annual NISPAcee conference.

Papers are invited on the following themes:
- National, regional and local governments are struggling to secure the necessary revenues to meet the growing demands for public services. It is increasingly more difficult for governments to meet the expectations for traditional public services and also be a player in a market economy.
- The development of national, regional and local systems of public administration has to accommodate the appropriate roles for politicians and public servants. What type of relationship do we have? What type of relationship do we want here? Public administrators and researchers need to address such ethics topics as corruption, public servant integrity, personal political beliefs and discharge of public functions.
- With different diverse social and ethnic groups voicing their concerns and claiming their rights, what should the appropriate governmental response be? Will bureaucratic representation help to alleviate some of the tensions? Ethnic tensions and conflicts are still a reality in some parts of the region. What are the best ways to address these issues? Are public managers well equipped to deal with them? The demands to, requirements for and expectations of a public servant have changed. What should a model public employee look like? What skills and knowledge should he/she possess? How much civil service protection do we want to provide? What is the role of training institutions in civil service reforms?
- Globalization brings the opportunity to introduce modern management, change the way in which government works through the use of modern technology, and the utilization of more effective and efficient governing models. It also brings new problems. With so much discretion in a public manager’s hands, how would he/she handle the dilemma of national, public and local interests?
The discussion of these topics will help the academic community and practitioners alike to advance public administration theory and practice, and take one more step towards a more democratic and prosperous society through the sharing of ideas and evaluating reforms.

Panel Sessions and Forums:
Several panel sessions and forums are planned to be included in the conference programme.
The overall objective is the presentation of different projects and relevant activities as well as to enable and facilitate the exchange of views, experiences and good practices among the countries. The proposals with the identified topic and the presentations are welcome and will be considered by the Conference Steering Committee.

More information
Website: www.nispa.sk


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Elections and Ethnopolitics
Application deadline: December 31, 2004


Free and fair elections are one of the most fundamental characteristics of democratic systems. In ethnically divided societies, elections and the rules and regulations on which they are based assume special importance because they provide important levers to guarantee (or prevent) adequate representation of different communal groups in the key institutions of the state. Hence not only are elections contested vigorously, but also the electoral systems according to which they are conducted. Against this backdrop, the editors invite original paper submissions for a special issue of ETHNOPOLITICS- a new hardcopy and online journal to be published by Routledge from January 2005- that:
- Conceptualize the dynamics underlying electoral politics in ethnically divided societies
- Provide empirical evidence and analysis of recent elections in ethnically divided societies, on a comparative or single-case basis, that can improve our understanding of these dynamics in concrete contexts.

Length: up to 8,000 words

More information
Email: bieberf@gmx.net (Florian Bieber), S.Wolff@bath.ac.uk (Stefan Wolff )


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www.localminds.com


New literary/ photo site for young CEE artists

"Local_Minds" is a new portal for young artists under 35 years of age from the Central and East European states. Available at www.localminds.com, it offers the opportunity to publish works of creative writing and photography in an attempt to capture the specifics of local mentality manifested within artistic productions.

The "local_minds" community includes and is opened to writers and photographers from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Albania, Moldova and Byelorussia or to other artists who have a considerable experience within this area.

We encourage the publishing of texts in the original language and also try to provide an English version as well. The texts on the local_minds site cover a large area or styles from poetry and short prose to scripts and plays. As for the photo galleries of the site, they promote both quality classic and innovative approaches.

At the moment, we are looking for contributors from the above-mentioned countries both for the "Texts" and "Photo" sections of our site.


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http://lgi.osi.hu/experts


Local Government Initiative – Online database of English and Russian speaking experts in public administration, public sector and public policy reform in transition countries

We are introducing a free service of OSI-Budapest, Local Government Initiative (LGI). LGI’s mission is to support public policy development in countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Therefore we have built an online database of English and Russian speaking experts in public administration, public sector and public policy reform in transition countries.

Our database is designed to promote the participation of Central and Eastern European experts in internationally funded technical assistance projects and to support organizations both within and outside the region in finding the best possible regional experts for their projects.

Our service is free of charge. We provide direct contact information of experts and services for companies searching for partners. By using LGI’s expert database you can save time and resources in finding experts for your projects.

What can you find in the Database?

It contains a very broad range of highly qualified experts, classified in the following fields:
- Administrative and legal reform
- Democracy and governance
- Economic and finance policy
- Environmental management and conservation
- Ethnic conflicts, minorities
- Health care and social services
- Infrastructure, public utilities
- Privatisation, SME development
- Public education, public finances, financial management
- Public sector management and organisational development
- Urban, regional and rural development

The database is very easy to use – you search directly or we search for you.
Experts who want to be entered in our register must have a minimum of five years experience in their profession and should complete the Curriculum Vitae electronically through our website.


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http://www.ceetrust.org


First Report of the Trust for Civil Society in Central & Eastern Europe

The Trust for Civil Society in Central & Eastern Europe is pleased to announce the release of its first report covering the initial three years of activities (2001-2003).
The report, as well as audited financial statements for 2002 and 2003, are available at: http://www.ceetrust.org/Reports.html
To strengthen ethical standards and good governance, the Trust has approved and published its Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy available at: http://www.ceetrust.org/code.html


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www.centreurope.org


The site is characterized as the leading business portal dedicated to Central and Eastern Europe.

Information categories:
- A description of the 300 best websites for the region