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Open Society Youth Fellowship Program
The Youth Fellowship Program (Youth Fellows) supports young activists and organizers as thought-leaders and allies in crafting solutions and new youth-focused approaches to open society challenges. The fellowship funds work that supports and enriches understanding of youth-led methodologies for change and inspires conversations within the Open Society Foundations and in the world.
Prospective fellows could be a youth activist tackling a critical open society issue in their respective region, or might be given for projects that are dedicated to creating tools or content-rich material (toolkits, studies, etc.) that more broadly supports youth work.
Fellowship applications should relate to at least one of the following areas of work:
Youth mobilization and innovation in traditional human rights movements (i.e. the LGBTQ rights movement, disability rights, women’s rights, drug policy reform, etc.)
Youth participation and civic engagement particularly around elections
Youth-led movements
Youth-led work in the field of justice (for example, policing, pre-trial detention, incarcerated youth, or alternative sentencing)
Youth tactics in advocacy and awareness-raising (for example new media, arts activism, peer-to-peer networks, etc.) around human rights issues
Youth in closed or transitional societies
Fellows should take advantage of the considerable intellectual and logistical resources of the Open Society Foundations and expect to contribute meaningfully to the Foundations' thinking in return. While Youth Fellows will work outside of Open Society Foundations core offices, they will liaise with the Youth Exchange to identify opportunities for both in-person and virtual engagement with Open Society Foundations staff and partners. The Youth Exchange will work with each individual Fellow to identify additional opportunities for the Fellow to learn from and collaborate with Open Society Foundations staff and partners through site visits, speaking engagements, and other fora.
Fellows may produce a variety of work products including publications such as reports or blogs, infographics and other visual content, innovative education and training resources and tools, the launch of new campaigns or organizations, or creation of artistic or cultural expression projects. They may also engage in activities such as hosting panel discussions, traveling to conferences, and presenting on their work in other public spaces.
ELIGIBILITY
All applicants should be under the age of 30.
While we will consider applicants who are currently employed by a civil society organization or university, we will request additional information to confirm that the individual is acting on their own in regards to their proposed project, and that their current employer is flexible with their independent role as an OSF Youth Fellow.
The Youth Exchange accepts proposals from anywhere in the world, with a particular interest in proposals from the global south.
Applicants should possess a deep understanding of their particular field and a record of successful movement-building initiatives, innovative project management experience, and/or experience in research/tools development.
Applicants must be proficient in spoken English.
Date and time:
Monday, April 27, 2015 - 17:00
Application deadline:
Friday, May 15, 2015 - 17:00
Email:
Telephone:
+374 10 53 38 62
Address:
7/1 Cul-de-sac # 2 off Tumanian str
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Yerevan
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