Fellowship in Law

Description
Fellowship in law (Human Rights, Government Transparency access to information and to Justice, and the promotion of civil society and social inclusion) is fully funded by Open Society foundation which was founded in 2008 to support individuals pursuing innovative and unconventional approaches to fundamental open society challenges. The fellowship funds work that will enrich public understanding of those challenges and stimulate far-reaching and probing conversations within the Open Society Foundations and in the world.

Fellowship in Law Benefit
This fellowship in law will cover a full-time fellows based in the United States will receive a stipend of $80,000 or $100,000, depending on work experience, seniority, and current income.In addition to the stipend, fellows will receive a project budget. That budget may include expenses such as travel (including airfare and hotel), visa costs, part-time research assistance, conference fees and health insurance. Fellowship expenses should not include operational or programmatic costs, such as employees and physical infrastructure. The purpose of the fellowship is to support individual fellows; therefore the program will only cover individual expenses.

Eligibility
In order to be eligible in this fellowship in law applicants the applicants should fulfill the following requirements:

• The Open Society Fellowship accepts proposals from anywhere in the world.
• Applicants should possess a deep understanding of their chosen subject and a track record of professional accomplishment.
• Past and current fellows have included journalists, activists, academics, and practitioners in a variety of fields.
• Successful applicants will be eager to exploit the many resources offered by the Open Society Foundations and be prepared to engage constructively with our global network.
• Ideal fellows are specialists who can see beyond the parochialisms of their field and possess the tenacity to complete a project of exceptional merit. – Proficiency in spoken English is required.

Application Procedure
Your application should be submitted online. Please visit the web link below to find further of the fellowship in law application process info.

Submission Deadline
February 1, 2013.

Website Link
http://www.soros.org/grants/open-society-fellowship