Lawyers will be selected from China, Indonesia, Nepal, Russia, Serbia, and West Africa (including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Chad, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo) for ten months of study and practical experience in New York and Budapest, Hungary. The programme targets future leaders in various fields of public interest advocacy.
The successful candidates will join other public interest lawyers from around the world. They will reside a total of eight months in the U.S. The first semester will include study, additional public interest advocacy training, participation in a three-month period of internships in New York and a two-month study visit to Budapest. Fellows return to their home countries after the fellowship, with the aim to implement the project developed during the fellowship.
Costs that will be covered include a round-trip coach airfare to the U.S. and Budapest, housing in New York and Budapest, a monthly stipend, a textbook allowance and accident insurance. Selected candidates for the fellowship are required to sign an agreement to the terms of the fellowship, stating that they will complete it in full.
Selection Criteria:
Public interest leadership potential of the candidate in his or her country (minimum of two years working experience with the organization is required);
The nature of the candidate's relationship with the nominating organization;
Track record of the nominating organization in promoting public interest advocacy; and
The quality of the Fellowship Project proposal and its potential for promoting public interest law and human rights.
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