Global Leader Fellowship Programme, Oxford and Princeton

Deadline: 19 November, 2012
Open to : holders of a doctorate who are nationals of a developing country
Scholarship : GBP35,760 pa (year 1 in Oxford), USD56,500 pa (year 2 in Princeton)

Description

The Global Leaders Fellowship Programme, at Oxford and Princeton, offers fellowships in world politics and political economy for holders of a doctorate who are nationals of a developing country.  Up to six fellowships, with appropriate stipends sufficient to cover full living costs, will be awarded in each of the next two years.  Fellows will study at Oxford for one year, followed by a year at Princeton.
At Oxford Fellows are based at the Global Economic Governance Programme. At Princeton, the Fellows are based in the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

Eligibility

• You must be a national of a non-OECD country;
• Substantial experience of working in a non-OECD country;
• A completed doctorate (or evidence of imminent completion) in a subject relevant to global development and the role of developing countries in the world political economy;
• Evidence of outstanding prior academic accomplishment and of plans to develop a career in keeping with the purposes of the GLF programme;
• Evidence of outstanding analytical and research skills;
• Evidence of a clearly articulated research project which contributes broadly to our understanding of how policymakers and institutions in developing countries can develop more effective strategies – particularly in global politics

Scholarship

• GBP35,760 pa (year 1 in Oxford)
• USD56,500 pa (year 2 in Princeton)
• In addition, University College will reimburse travel and related expenses required to take up this Fellowship up to £4,000, payable on submission of receipts.

How to apply?

Candidates are required to submit the following (only full applications will be considered):

1. An application form;
2. A current CV;
3. A one-page covering letter;
4. A personal statement describing his or her training, ambitions, and purposes in pursuing the Fellowship (not more than 500 words);
5. A project statement describing either a research project or policy proposal which contributes broadly to our understanding of how policymakers and institutions in developing countries can develop more effective strategies – particularly in global politics – for dealing with the effects of globalisation in ways which benefit their populations.
6. Candidates are also asked to arrange for no more than two referees to write or email in support of their application to the email or postal address below by the closing date.

Please email applications and references to glf@univ.ox.ac.uk or post to Global Economic Governance, University College, High Street, Oxford OX1 4BH by midnight (GMT) on 19 November 2012.
Application form
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