Mercator-IPC Fellowship Program in Turkey

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Deadline: 30 March 2018
Open to: international scholars, journalists, professionals, and civil society activists
Grant: a monthly net payment of up to 2,700 EUR and a travel allowance of up to 2,500 EUR net in total

Description

The Istanbul Policy Center-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative invites academics, journalists, and professionals to apply for the Mercator-IPC Fellowship Program. The program aims to strengthen academic, political, and social ties between Turkey and Germany, as well as between Turkey and Europe, based on the premise that the acquisition of knowledge and the exchange of people and ideas are preconditions for meeting the challenges of a globalized world.

Mercator-IPC Fellows work at Istanbul Policy Center (IPC), an independent policy research institute with global outreach located in downtown Istanbul. IPC’s mission is to foster academic research and its application to policy making. The Center is firmly committed to providing decision makers, opinion leaders, academics, and the general public with innovative and objective analyses of key domestic and foreign policy issues.

IPC offers Mercator-IPC Fellows access to a broad network of academics, civil society activists, and decision makers, as well as a unique platform for sound academic research to shape hands-on policy work. Fellows benefit from Sabancı University’s exceptional intellectual capital and vast reserves of scientific knowledge.

Eligibility

  • In the 2018/19 round, Mercator-IPC Fellowships will be available for outstanding young academics, journalists, and professionals who have significant prior work experience;
  • The fellows will be expected to work on academic and/or practical projects at IPC. A Master’s degree (or equivalent) is required for this position, but a Ph.D. degree is strongly preferred;
  • Applicants without a Ph.D. degree will only be accepted if their work experience and expertise meet the program requirements according to the jury’s satisfaction;
  • Projects focusing on the GermanTurkish nexus are likewise preferred;
  • Applicants cannot apply for fellowships to fund their Ph.D. dissertations;
  • Fellowships are available for a period of six to twelve months and are predominantly, but not exclusively, granted to applicants from Germany and/or with a strong connection to German society. Unless the fellows are required to travel to complete their individual projects, they are encouraged to be physically present in Istanbul;
  • Project proposals can be of an academic or practical nature;
  • However, in order to ensure the socio-political impact of fellowship work, applicants should also include a proposal for an outreach strategy, putting a focus on how the project results will be presented and discussed with policymakers, stakeholders, media, and/ or the general public;
  • Please note that a Coordination Team will be assisting you in the process of realizing your outreach strategy in terms of logistics and capacity;
  • The fellowship program will be open to academics, journalists, and professionals who work in one of the following two thematic areas: EU/German-Turkish relations and climate change.

Grant

  • Mercator-IPC Fellows will receive a monthly net payment of up to 2,700 EUR and a travel allowance of up to 2,500 EUR net in total;
  • Fellows may furthermore be entitled to additional allowances.

How to apply?

In order to apply please fill the online application.

For further questions, please contact:

Çiğdem Tongal, Mercator-IPC Fellowship Coordinator Email: cigdemtongal@sabanciuniv.edu; Tel: +90 (0) 212 292 49 39 ext. 1418 or, Gülcihan Çiğdem Okan, Mercator-IPC Fellowship Program Officer Email: gcigdem@sabanciuniv.edu; Tel: +90 (0) 212 292 49 39 ext. 1433.

For more information please visit the official web page.