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MELLON/ACLS DISSERTATION INNOVATION FELLOWSHIP

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Application Deadline: 9:00 PM EDT, October 30, 2024.

LOCATION: USA

ACLS invites applications for Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships, which provide a year of support for doctoral students preparing to embark on innovative dissertation research projects in the humanities and interpretive social sciences. This program is made possible by a grant from the Mellon Foundation.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must:

Be a PhD student in a humanities or social science department in the United States.1

Be able to take up a full year (9-12 months) of sustained specialized research and training, released from normal coursework, assistantships, and all teaching responsibilities.

Have completed at least two years and all required coursework in the PhD programs in which they are currently enrolled by the start of the fellowship term.

Have not advanced to PhD candidacy/ABD status prior to January 1, 2024.

Have not previously applied for this fellowship more than once.

BENEFIT:

Award: $42,000 base stipend for the fellowship year, plus up to $8,000 for project-related research, training, development, and travel costs. The award also provides a separate $2,000 stipend for external mentorship.

Tenure: one year beginning between July 1 and September 1, 2025.

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UNDP CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME GLOBAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ FELLOWSHIP INITIATIVE PROGRAM

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Application Deadline: August 15, 2024.

LOCATION: Ethiopia

The GEF Small Grants Office (SGP) Ethiopia is calling for nominations for the OP7 SGP Indigenous Peoples Fellowship Initiative Programme. 

The programme will host one fellow in the SGP Ethiopia Office, where the successful nominee will work alongside the SGP and youth focal points in UNDP regional hubs in Africa, –  Addis Ababa.  The SGP Ethiopia office has been selected to host this 18-month programme for the Africa Region. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Any local CSOs, NGOs or community-based groups interested in conserving and restoring the environment while enhancing people’s livelihoods and well-being. Interested groups can also do the eligibility test available at the following  link; https://sgp.undp.org/about-us-157.html

The Focal area for fellowship in either Biodiversity Conservation or Climate Change

Priority is given to indigenous youth below the age of 35 years; grounded and accountable to a specific community and have contributed to efforts to support the Pastoralist indigenous ways of life. 

Please email the following addresses to obtain the Terms of Reference (ToR) and application form for the nomination process. Email: dejene.biru@undp.org 
All filled application forms must be submitted to: dejene.biru@undp.org by August 15, 2024.

BENEFIT:

Grant allocation for this initiative is US$75,000, and has an 18-month project (fellowship) duration. 

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