Deadline: 2 March 2014
Open to: academics, civil servants, and civil society practitioners from one of the selected countries of the Global South (see below) and with 10-12 years of relevant working experience
Fellowship: return airfare, accommodation, monthly stipend of INR 150,000 (approx. EUR 1,760)
Description
The application process for the 2014 IC4HD Human Development Fellowship is now open. The IC4HD 2014 Human Development Fellowships support three month/six month/nine month programmes which do not involve empirical work with data collection and fieldwork during the fellowship period. The research supported under the 2014 fellowship programme must focus on a well-defined aspect of human development under the theme of Social Security in the Global South.
The IC4HD Human Development Fellowships aim to encourage mid-career professionals (academics, civil servants, and civil society practitioners) to analyze critical development issues from the human development perspective. This contributes to development theory, and identification of applications and policies that put people at the centre of development debates.
The objectives of the IC4HD HD Fellowships are to:
- Support innovative analytical work on a particular theme, which is selected every year, from the human development perspective;
- Identify actionable goals that could be prioritized in development initiatives in countries in the South based on the existing evidence and analysis;
- Promote South-South learning and sharing of expertise and experiences;
- Promote a network of experts who can identify innovative options for policy measures in the global South.
Eligibility
Applications are invited from all eligible candidates. Women are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants are required to fulfill the following eligibility criteria to be considered for the fellowship:
- Must be a citizen of a country of selected countries of the Global South (see below);
- Master degree in a relevant discipline is desirable;
- Should be between 38 and 48 years of age (at the time of the closing date of the applications);
- Should have at least 10-12 years of relevant working experience;
- Should not be a UN staff member or a Indian Institute of Advanced Study staff/fellow;
- Exceptional creativity in choice of topic;
- Value addition or new direction to the human development concept, methodology, analysis, application and policy relevance;
- Track record of past accomplishments;
- Time needed for completing the work.
- Africa: Botswana, Cameroon, Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Zambia;
- Arab States: Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia;
- Asia and the Pacific: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Pakistan, Palau, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Vietnam;
- Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States: Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey;
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela.
Fellowship
The Fellowship covers the living expenses for the Fellows as well as a return airfare to their respective country of residence as per the most economical and direct route by air. In addition, the selected fellows will receive an amount of INR 150,000 (approx. EUR 1,760) per month.
The Fellowship also envisages the provision of a budget of up to a maximum of INR 50,000 (approx. EUR 587) for attendance of a conference/a short course in India, if relevant with the fellowship focus and if it is approved by the IC4HD Director.
Free furnished residential accommodation will be provided.
Application
The deadline for submission is 2 March 2014.
Applicants whose native language is not English are expected to have the ability to write and converse fluently in English. All candidates must complete a formal application in English, which includes:
- Application form
- Summary statement of the objectives of the proposal
- Project proposal
- Curriculum vitae
- Two references (email and telephone number should be indicated). One of the referees should be the current supervisor
- Pre-approval for leaving from the current employer
Candidates should submit their complete applications to hdfellowships@ic4hd.org.
For further information, please visit the official website.