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The Civil Society Scholar Awards (CSSA) -ScholarshipsFunds for NGOs Activities:
Education,Others The Civil Society Scholar Awards (CSSA) support international academic mobility to enable doctoral students and university faculty to access resources that enrich socially engaged research and critical scholarship in their home country or region. The awards support activities such as fieldwork (data collection); research visits to libraries, archives, or universities; course/curriculum development; and international collaborations leading to peer-reviewed publication. Civil Society Scholars are selected on the basis of their outstanding contributions to research or other engagement with local communities, to furthering debates on challenging societal questions, and to strengthening critical scholarship and academic networks within their fields. Eligibility Criteria The awards are open to the following academic populations:
Project duration: between two to nine months Eligible dates: August 1, 2016–August 31, 2017 Maximum funding requests: $10,000 for doctoral students; $15,000 for faculty members The awards support short-term, international academic projects, such as: fieldwork (data collection); research visits to libraries, archives, or universities; course/curriculum development; and international research collaborations leading to peer-reviewed publication. Requests for support for first-year tuition and fees only will be considered on the basis of a clearly demonstrated need from doctoral students who have gained admission to universities outside of their home country. For more eligibility criteria, please consult the Frequently Asked Questions document in the Download Files section. Ineligibility Criteria Applicants may not request grant assistance for the following:
Applicants with permanent resident status, dual citizenship, and/or asylum seekers in Australia, Canada, European Union, New Zealand, Nordic Countries, or the United States are not eligible to apply. Students or faculty currently enrolled in master’s degree programs are not eligible to apply. Guidelines Competition for the CSSA awards is merit-based. Selection will be made on the basis of proven academic excellence, a clear and justifiable need for international travel to complete the research project, and relevance of the project to the development of open society in the applicant’s home country. Selected grantees may be invited by CSSA to attend short-term trainings/summer school, and a participant conference during the grant period. Travel costs and accommodation for these events will be covered by CSSA. Detailed guidelines on the conditions of these awards are available in the Download Files section. Online Applications Applicants are strongly advised to submit their application online. Paper Applications Alternatively, applicants may submit an application in hard copy and submit it to one of the offices noted in the guidelines. The CSSA application form is available in the Download Files section. Download civil-society-scholar-awards-guidelines-20151204 For more information visit the following link: Similar PostsLatest Funding Opportunities for NGOsSupporting Women’s Empowerment - L’Oréal Fund for Women Applications are open for Honnold Foundation Core Fund The Global Forest Watch Small Grants Fund Conservation Food and Health Foundation Grants Scaling Up HIV-Related Innovation Projects GSMA Innovation Fund for Humanitarian Audiobox Responsible Generation Grant Global EbA Fund - Climate Change Empowering Women through Conversational Technology
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