Training Institutes
Research and Training Institute on Women’s Rights and Citizenship 2009
Research and Training Institute on Women’s Rights and Citizenship 2009
Invitation for Applications
Political Studies at Wits University and the Women’s Rights and Citizenship Programme at IDRC are pleased to announce a Research and Training Institute on Women’s Rights and Citizenship, to be held from 22 June to 3 July 2009 and 22-29 November 2009 at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. The aim of the Institute is to deepen the capacity of researchers to deploy feminist theories and methodologies in applied, policy-oriented research. The Institute has two components: a training institute (22 June – 3 July 2009), followed by a further week of training 22-29 November 2009), and seed funding to develop fully-fledged research proposals in the area of women’s rights, citizenship and governance in sub-Saharan Africa. Political Studies at Wits University and the Women’s Rights and Citizenship Programme invite applications from research teams of two to three African researchers based in African institutions, and working in the area of gender, citizenship and governance. Research teams could be flexible in composition, for example a mix of university-based and NGO-based researchers, a senior researcher with a PhD and two Masters/ Doctoral level students, or exclusively university or NGO-based. Research teams could also cut across more than one institution, for example two research centres. Ideally, we would prefer that the team consist of a senior researcher with a PhD and two young researchers with four-year or Masters degrees. We particularly encourage women researchers to apply. All expenses (travel, accommodation and meals, and course materials) will be covered by the Institute. Successful participants will be provided with seed grants of CAD10 000 to conduct baseline research and develop full research proposals by 31 October 2009. For further details visit: http://www.ngopulse.org/event/research-and-training-institute-women%E2%80%99s-rights-and-citizenship-2009 Interested researchers should contact Nurina Ally (Nurina.Ally@wits.ac.za) for a detailed application package and further information. The deadline for applications is 16 March 2009.
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