Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellowship Program - 2009-
The Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellowship Program encourages residents of the Upper Midwest – including students, teachers, lawyers, health professionals, community leaders, and others – to undertake practical experiences/internships in human rights organizations locally, nationally, and internationally.
The Fellowship Program is designed to promote social justice by providing practical training in the varied aspects of human rights work worldwide. The fellowship placement provides both training for the individual and assistance to the host organization, and fosters links between communities in the Upper Midwest and human rights/social justice organizations around the world. Participants return with a stronger commitment to a lifetime of work in human rights/social justice and contribute to bringing human rights concerns home to communities in the Upper Midwest.
Over the past 20 years, the Human Rights Center has sponsored 387 interns and fellows to work with human rights/social justice organizations in more than 75 countries and has awarded approximately 25 fellowship grants each year. In 2008, the Human Right's Center's Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellowship Program awarded grants to 28 individuals committed to the promotion of human rights and social justice.
Grant details:
* Awards are competitive; approximately 20 grants will be awarded for the 2009 program.
* Fellowships are usually about 10 weeks in duration.
* Grants will ordinarily range from $1,000 to $4,500, averaging about $3,200 and are intended to cover food, lodging, and transportation during the fellowship experience.
* Applications must be received by Monday, February 27, 2009, 4:00 pm.
* Decisions will be made by April 1, 2009.
For more information and an application, please check out their website: http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/center/uppermidwest/
If you have more questions after reviewing our website, feel free to contact Lucy Arimond at (612) 626-2226 or via email at hrfellow@umn.edu .
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