Call for Applications: Gender Equality Research Fellowships 2012

 
The Gender Equality Research Fellowship provides an opportunity for interested activists working at the grassroots level to conduct research on gender equality issues.

The ERRC seeks applications from all European countries but priority will be given to proposals coming from Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, the Czech Republic, France, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Russia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine.

Application deadline: March 16, 2012

The Fellowship is expected to start in April/May 2012 and will last for approximately six months. Fellows are expected to come to Budapest, Hungary for a period of two to four weeks for orientation and preparation of the research project. This will include aspects of media and communication, research methodology design, basic financial orientation and human rights training, as relevant) and then travel back to the research location to conduct the research with the ongoing assistance of the ERRC. Fellows are also expected to come to Budapest at the end of the six-month project to finish their research and produce a report. The Fellows will work closely with ERRC staff to complete their research.

Fellows will largely be selected on the basis of their research proposal. The proposal should target an issue related to gender equality in Roma communities. Research projects should be action-oriented, i.e. they should aim to inform or benefit the Romani community in some way (advocacy, direct action, litigation, etc.). The ERRC will give preference to community-based research proposals.

The ERRC seeks Fellows who have significant experience living and working in Romani communities and who have been engaged in work with Romani communities at a local level for extended periods. The researcher should have a minimum of one year's experience in the location in which the research is to take place. The Fellow should have working knowledge of English and must be fluent in the language of the target group for the research. Knowledge of Romani language preferred.

 

 

The ERRC will provide support which includes a basic monthly stipend, some provision for field research expenses for the duration of the fellowship (in Budapest and in the research location) and travel and accommodation costs related to the stay in Budapest.

 

 

To apply for this fellowship, candidates should send the following application materials:

 

 

Candidates should submit their documents by March 16, 2012 via email to Dora Eke at dora.eke@errc.org. The message should be entitled: Research Fellowship.

 

 
The ERRC is committed to equal opportunity for all. Romani candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

 
? Please note that the Decade of Roma Inclusion Secretariat Foundation is not involved in organizing this program and cannot provide assistance to potential applicants. If you have questions or would like to apply, please use the contact information provided above.