FW: Intl Philanthropy Fellowship Deadline Extended

[Katalin Fabian]

> Dear Colleagues:
> 
> Earlier in the summer, The Center for the Study of Philanthropy
> announced a
> unique fellowship opportunity: the spring 2004 International
> Fellows
> Program.   We are informing you that the deadline for submission
> of
> applications and all accompanying documents has been extended
> from September
> 30 to October 15, 2003.
> 
> The International Fellows Program is for young
> scholar/practitioners working
> in the NGO sector internationally. Please see attached details
> about the
> application process for this program for emerging leaders.  If
> you have any
> difficulty accessing the attached .html files, we would be happy
> to send the
> information in an alternate format.  Program information is
> available on the
> Center's website at www.philanthropy.org under the heading
> International
> Philanthropy .
> 
> We thank you in advance for sharing information on the program
> and the
> extended October 15, 2003 deadline with your colleagues,
> grantees, and
> fellow practitioners.
> Center for the Study of Philanthropy
> 
> International Fellows Program 2004
> 
> 
> 
> The Program
> 
> 
> 
> The Center for the Study of Philanthropy’s International Fellows
> Program provides leadership training through applied research and
> professional mentorships for young scholar-practitioners in the
> nonprofit sector. The program is open to scholars and
> practitioners from outside the United States to help build Third-
> Sector capacity in the Fellows’ home countries.
> 
> 
> 
> Fellows are based at The Graduate Center of The City University
> of New York, where they design and pursue a research project and
> participate in internships with foundations.  Specific topical
> areas are chosen each year.
> 
> 
> 
> The topics for the year 2004 will be community foundations and
> diaspora philanthropy.
> 
> 
> 
> Fellows will participate in a 3-month seminar on the U.S. and
> international voluntary sectors.  The program begins on March 1,
> 2004.  Fellows are expected to produce a 30-50 page paper in
> English on their findings, which will be presented in the
> seminar.  They will learn about the work of key agencies and meet
> with foundation and nonprofit representatives.  They will also
> attend selected conferences.
> 
> 
> 
> Each fellowship covers the cost of tuition and includes a $1,300
> per month stipend to cover living expenses.  The Center will also
> provide single-room dormitory accommodations with shared
> facilities at International House (adjacent to Columbia
> University), as well as round-trip air tickets for travel to and
> from the United States.  Please note: travel dates conform to the
> beginning and end of the seminar.
> 
> 
> 
> A limited number of unsubsidized tuition-based appointments may
> also be made, pending approval by the selection committee.
> Tuition for such appointments is $10,000, plus housing, travel,
> and personal expenses. Tuition information is available upon
> request.
> 
> 
> 
> Special thanks to the following foundations for their support of
> the 2003 Fellows: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Environmental
> Foundation of Jamaica, Himalaya Foundation, The Ford Foundation,
> and The Atlantic Philanthropies USA.
> 
> 
> 
> Eligibility and Selection
> 
> 
> The program is open to practitioners and researchers under the
> age of 36 who are citizens of countries other than the United
> States.  Applicants must hold a college or university degree and
> speak and write English fluently.  Preference will be given to
> candidates with strong ties to a Third-Sector institution and
> demonstrated research skills.
> 
> 
> 
> There is no application form. To apply, prospective candidates
> should submit the following materials in English: a) a résumé or
> c.v. identifying past and present employment, as well as
> educational experience; b) a list of publications, if applicable;
> c) a 2-3 page research proposal indicating a research topic and
> the questions to be addressed in the research; and d) a statement
> of what they hope to accomplish during the program and how the
> fellowship would enhance their career plans. Any overseas
> experience should also be described.
> 
> 
> 
> A cover sheet must accompany the proposal and include the
> following information: name, address, telephone/fax number, e-
> mail address, date of birth, country of origin, educational
> background, employment history, languages spoken and degree of
> fluency in each, and TOEFL scores (if English is not your first
> language).  An optional writing sample may be included as well.
> Two letters of recommendation are required from scholars and/or
> staff members of NGOs, nonprofits or donor agencies.  The letters
> must be signed and printed on original letterhead and sent
> directly to the Center by the referee.
> 
> 
> 
> Send materials to: Professor Kathleen D. McCarthy, Director /
> CSP, The Graduate Center, CUNY / 365 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5401 /
> New York, NY 10016-4309 / USA.  Electronic submissions will be
> accepted if formatted for 8.5 x 11 inch paper (send to:
> csp at gc.cuny.edu).  However, please have the original signed
> letters of recommendation on official letterhead sent via post.
> 
> 
> 
> Application materials must be received no later than October 15,
> 2003.  The selection will be made by a committee of leaders from
> the voluntary sector.  Awards will be announced before December
> 1, 2003.
> 
> 
> 
> The Center
> 
> 
> Founded in September 1986, the Center’s mission is to strengthen
> philanthropy and civil society through education, research, and
> leadership training.  Located amid the nation’s largest
> concentration of foundations, corporate donors, and local,
> national, and international nonprofit organizations, the Center
> serves as a base for research and ongoing interchange among
> scholars and practitioners in the field.
> 
> 
> 
> The Center’s activities are interdisciplinary, with an emphasis
> on multicultural, women’s, and international philanthropy.
> Within this framework, the Center offers a varied format of
> seminars, symposia, conferences, research projects, fellowships,
> courses, working papers, and publications.
> 
> 
> 
> CENTER DIRECTOR
> 
> 
> Kathleen D. McCarthy, the Center’s founding Director, received
> her Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago and joined
> the history faculty of The Graduate Center of The City University
> of New York in 1986.  She is the author of Women’s Culture:
> American Philanthropy and Art, 1830-1930 (winner, ARNOVA
> Distinguished Book Award) as well as many other books, edited
> volumes and articles on local, national, and international
> philanthropy, and has lectured on these topics worldwide.  Her
> most recent publications include an edited volume entitled Women,
> Philanthropy, and Civil Society (Indiana University Press, 2001)
> and American Creed: Philanthropy and the Rise of Civil Society,
> 1700-1865 (University of Chicago Press, 2003).
> 
> 
> 
> Professor McCarthy has served as a Visiting Research Fellow with
> the Rockefeller Foundation; a consultant to The Ford Foundation
> and the National Endowment for the Humanities; the Assistant
> Secretary of the Metropolitan Life Foundation; President of the
> Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary
> Action; a member of the Editorial Board of VOLUNTAS; and a member
> of the informal planning group of the White House Conference on
> Philanthropy, which was held in October 1999.  She currently sits
> on the Board and the Executive Committee of INDEPENDENT SECTOR
> and the International Society for Third Sector Research.
> 
> 
> 
> Center for the Study of Philanthropy
> 
> The Graduate Center
> 
> The City University of New York
> 
> 365 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5401
> 
> New York, N.Y. 10016-4309
> 
> Tel.:  (212) 817-2010
> 
> Fax:  (212) 817-1572
> 
> Email:  csp at gc.cuny.edu
> 
> www.philanthropy.org
> 
> 
> Location: NY
> Deadline: Oct 15, 2003
> Website: www.philanthropy.org
>