Apply for EU Eastern Partnership Civil Society Fellowships 2016!, Deadline: 13 September 2016

The European Union (EU) is inviting applications for its EU Eastern Partnership Civil Society Fellowships 2016 with an aim to identify and promote talented public policy professionals who can advance the quality of public debate on crucial policy issues within the Eastern Partnership.

The purpose of the Fellowships is to encourage leading young researchers from the Eastern Partnership (EaP) region to apply their skills towards better policy making. Fellows will receive financial support and guidance in developing policy briefs targeting the EU, partner governments and/or other relevant national and international actors.

A remuneration of EUR 2,500 will be offered.

Priority Areas

• how the EU and/or partner governments can better engage civil society actors in policy dialogue (in reference to Invited/claimed spaces of participation, legal environment for CSOs, public perception of CSOs, new trends in civil society growth and development, shrinking space for civil society in the Eastern Partnership etc.)
• role of civil society organizations in the advancement of the Eastern Partnership reform agenda
• understanding and implications of institutional history of state–government interactions in the Eastern Partnership for the future of inclusive and evidence-based policy making in the concerned countries
• role of Association Agendas in advancing reforms and inclusion of civil society in dialogue with the EU and partner countries
• future of the Eastern Partnership as a regional political project
• other topics that may be related with evidence backed realities in the Eastern Partnership countries, and which may have an impact on the Eastern Partnership

Eligibility Criteria

• Young researchers from the EaP region (nationals of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova orUkraine) who are affiliated to civil society organizations (including think tanks, academia)
• Have excellent English writing and speaking skills
• Be affiliated to a civil society organization
• Be a national of an Eastern Partnership country
• Have an excellent professional and academic track record
• Have a proven track record and sound knowledge of social research methodology and experience in employing and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data
• Have a good understanding of civil society in one or more of the Eastern Partnership Countries [Previous research on civil society and/or social and political movements, including general governance aspects in their country or Eastern Europe is a plus]
• EU-Civil Society Fellowship Program is available to young researchers up to 35 years old
• List of relevant publications (abstract in English translation if they are in local language/ MA or PhDtheses are to be included in this list)

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted via email at the address given on the website.

Eligible Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.

For more information, please visit European Union.