Derechos: Human Rights Listings

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is proud to announce the establishment of the Joseph R. Crapa Fellowship Program in memory of Joe Crapa, who served as Executive Director of USCIRF from 2002-2007. Applications are due by June 15, 2009.

The funded fellowships are available to select individuals with exceptional records of accomplishment and/or outstanding records of academic achievement in relevant fields to the work of the Commission, including but not limited to, human rights, foreign policy, international law, and security. Applicants from the Hill, government agencies (including the military and intelligence agencies), academia, the NGO community, think tanks, and other relevant backgrounds are welcome.

Call for Applications, Fellowships for Threatened Academics: Professors, Researchers and Lecturers

Application Deadline: 15 June 2009

The Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund (SRF) provides fellowships for established scholars whose lives and work are threatened in their home countries. These fellowships permit professors, researchers and other senior academics to find temporary refuge at universities and colleges anywhere in the world, enabling them to pursue their academic work and to continue to share their knowledge with students, colleagues, and the community at large.

Opportunities Available: 2
stipend available
Area of Concentration: Human Rights
issues associated with the Middle East
Timeframe: September 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011

The purpose of The Gerbran G. Tueni Human Rights Fellowship is to support the scholarship of human rights practitioners from Lebanon and Iraq. While advancing their own work, the
fellows can participate in the broader dialogue of human rights with Harvard
students, faculty and researchers. In the event that eligible candidates from
Lebanon and Iraq cannot be identified, fellowships may be awarded to candidates
from other Middle Eastern countries.