Background
The Think Tank Young Professional Development Program intends to attract recent graduates of MA and PhD programs in the social sciences and humanities to selected think tanks in Central and Eastern Europe, South Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, giving them an opportunity to gain first-hand policy research and advocacy experience at a renowned think tank in the region. The program is designed to benefit both young returning professional sand their host organizations. It enables participating think tanks to recruit young researchers originally from the region who recently graduated from universities in the OECD countries, including the Central European University in Hungary. Depending on a research topic, individual programs at hosting organizations will last up to 6 months and start from December 2013.
Application process
- Fill out the attached proposal form.
- Submit a tentative mentorship plan for 6 months of the engagement with the paid returnee and the CV of a potential mentor.
Eligibility & Criteria
- Have graduated in the past three years with a PhD, LLM or MA degree in the social sciences and humanities from
universities in the OECD countries (with special
encouragement to scholarship recipients of the Open Society Scholarship Programs and graduates of the Central
European University).
- Be a citizen or permanent resident of the countries in Central and Eastern Europe, the Western Balkans, South Caucasus
and Central Asia.
- Applicants should be between 23 and 35 years of age at the time of application.
- Applicants must be fluent in written and spoken English.
Deadline: 30 June 2013
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