FW: Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellowship 2005

[Katalin Fabian]

> Subject: Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellowship 2005
>
> Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellowship 2005
>
> The Human Rights Center at the University of Minnesota is
> accepting applications for
> fellowship grants to residents of the Upper Midwest--including
> students, teachers,
> lawyers, health professionals, community leaders, activists and
> others--to undertake
> practical experience in human rights organizations.
>
> The Fellowship Program is designed to promote human rights by
> providing practical
> training in the varied aspects of human rights work worldwide.
> The fellowship
> placement should provide both training for the individual and
> assistance to the
> organization. The University of Minnesota Human Rights Center
> Fellowship Program
> also fosters links between communities in the Upper Midwest and
> communities and
> human rights organizations around the world. Therefore, after
> their return
> participants will bring their knowledge, experience, and human
> rights concerns back
> to their communities in the Upper Midwest.
>
> Grant details:
> * Awards are competitive; approximately twenty grants will be
> awarded for the 2005
> program.
> * Fellowships should be a minimum of 10 weeks in duration.
> * Grants will ordinarily range from $1,000 to $4,500, averaging
> about $3,200 and are
> intended to cover food, lodging, transportation, and supplies
> related to the project
> during the fellowship experience.
> * Applications must be received by Monday, February 21, 2005, at
> 4:00pm.
> * Decisions will be made by April 1, 2005.
>
> For more information and an application, please check out our
> website at
> http://www.umn.edu/humanrts/fellowshipinfo.html
> If you have more questions after reviewing our website, feel
> free to contact us at
> (612) 626-2226 or via email at hrfellow at umn.edu.
>
>
>
>
> Kimberly Walsh
> Human Rights Fellowship & Training Coordinator
> University of Minnesota Human Rights Center
> N120 Mondale Hall
> 229 19th Avenue South
> Minneapolis, MN 55405
>
> Fax: 612.626.7592
> Human Rights Library: www1.umn.edu/humanrts
>
> Location: Upper MidWEST US
> Deadline: February 21, 2004
> Website: http://www.umn.edu/humanrts/fellowshipinfo.html
>