Eastern European Grants


1. Funding Opportunities
*	Balkan Trust for Democracy funds
Application deadline: on-going (starting September 2003) 
*	New Call for Applications for Balkan Youth Partnership Program
Application deadline: September 30, 2003 
*	Allavida Grants Programme for Youth Co-operation within South East
Europe
Application deadline: October 1st, 2003 and February 1st, 2004 
*	European Youth Centers and the European Youth Foundati! on Grants
Application deadline: October 1st, 2003 
*	Martin Ennals Award for human Rights Defenders- Call for nominations
(individuals and organizations)
Application deadline: October 1st, 2003 
*	Fellowships in International Human Rights 2004-2005
Application deadline: October 1st, 2003 
*	Research Fellowships at The Institute of European History,
Department of General History, Germany
Application deadline: October 10, 2003! 
*	Joint NASPAA - NISPAcee Project- Grant opportunities
Application deadline: October 13, 2003 
*	GKP/PANOS Media Award - Reporting on the Information Society
Application deadline: October 15, 2003 
*	YouthNET seed money: Call for Proposals 2004
Application deadline: October 31, 2003 
*	Fourteenth Conference on Computers, Freedom, and Privacy (CFP2004) -
Student competition, April 20-3, 2004, Be! rkeley, California, USA
Application deadline: December 12, 2003 
*	Fulbright New Century Scholars - Toward Equality: The Global
Empowerment of Women
Application deadline: December 15, 2003 
*	Rockefeller Foundation Humanities Fellowship Program - THEORIZING
CULTURAL HERITAGE 2004-2007 
Application deadline: January 15, 2004 
*	Erasmus Institute Fellowships 2004- 2005, USA
Application deadline: January 30, 2004! 
*	International Philanthropy Fellows Program, Johns Hopkins Institute
for Policy Studies - Center for Civil Society Studies
Application deadline: February 25, 2003 
*	2003 HESP Mobility Program- Call for Applications
Application deadline: three months before the visit 
*	Roman Herzog Research Scholarship for SEE Scholars
Application deadline: On-going 
*	Common Ground Media Fellowships Scholarship
Application deadline: On-going
2. Announcements and Upcoming Events
*	South East European Youth NGOs Forum - 2nd edition
October 20-23, 2003, Timisoara, Romania
Application deadline: September 25, 2003 
*	(How) We SEE the Balkans and the Black Sea Region
October 9-13, 2003, Varna, Bulgaria
Application deadline: September 30, 2003 
*	Trainee program for trainees from South East Europe at the Slovenian
National Agency of the YOUTH programme and the SEE YOUTH Resource
Centre in Ljubljana - Call for applications
Application deadline: October 1, 2003 
*	Gender Assessment of the Impact of EU Accession on Women and the
Labour Market in Central and Eastern Europe
November 7-9, 2003,Warsaw, Poland 
Application deadline: October 15, 2003 
*	14th Biennial Conference of Europeanists- Call for papers "Europe
and the World: Integration, Interdependence, Exceptionalism?
March 11-13, 2004, Chicago, USA
Application deadline: October 15, 2003 
*	The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe
(REC): Training for Young Environmental Leaders
January 12 - February 7, 2004, Hungary and Italy
Application deadline: November 1st, 2003 
*	DRUGS and YOUNG PEOPLE - Czech Republic 
Application deadline: November 1st , 2003 
*	Eleventh World Congress of Social Economics- Call for papers- Social
Economics: A Paradigm for a Global Society
June 8-11, 2004, Albertville, France
Application deadline: November 1st , 2003 
*	International Symposium: Ideologies, Values and Political Behaviors
in Central and Eastern Europe, 2nd edition
November 28-29, 2003, Timisoara, Romania 
Application deadline: November 10, 2003 
*	Economic Policies in the New Millennium
April 16-17, 2004, Coimbra, Portugal
Application deadline: November 21, 2003 
*	The International Institute for Political and Economic Studies
July 3 - 26, 2004, Greece
Application deadline: Early: January 30, 2004; Late: March 15, 2004 
*	6th Uddevalla Ssymposium on: Regions in Competition and Co-operation

June 17- 19, 2004, Fredrikstad, Norway
Application deadline: March 30, 2004 
*	12th Annual International Medical Students' Congress- Call For
Papers
February 15-18, 2004, Cairo, Egypt
Application deadline: not available 
*	Global Village for Future Leaders
June 27-August 6, 2004, USA
Application deadline: On-going 
*	NEW SALTO RESOURCE CENTER ON YOUTH INITIATIVES
*	Linking further- Useful links to actors in the field of non-formal
European youth work in South East Europe

Balkan Trust for Democracy funds
Application deadline: on-going (starting September 2003)

The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), USAID, and the Charles
Stewart Mott Foundation have joined together in a public-private partnership
to create the Balkan Trust for Democracy, a unique grant making initiative
to support good governance in Southeastern Europe. The Government of Greece
has made an additional contribution. 

The Balkan Trust for Democracy supports the strengthening of democratic
institutions in Southeastern Europe and promotes cross-border cooperation.
The Balkan Trust is based in Belgrade and will make grants in Albania,
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia and
Montenegro, including Kosovo.

The BTD will accept proposals on a rolling basis and will start making
grants in September. Grants will range approximately between $1,000 and
$75,000, with most grants falling between $10,000 and $25,000. 
http://www.gmfus.org/balkantrust 
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New Call for Applications for Balkan Youth Partnership Program
Application deadline: September 30, 2003

The Balkan Youth Partnership Program provides opportunities for
representatives from child- and youth-serving NGOs in different Balkan
countries to visit organizations and institutions in order to improve the
activity of their organization increase their efficiency and create better
conditions for youth and children. 

The NGOs serving youth and children that work in the area of employment,
technology, non-formal education, health, civic education and democracy
building as well as community service, culture, and the environment are
invited to apply. In addition, technical areas such as fundraising,
sustainability, legislation, networking and external relations are eligible
areas for exchange.

The Partnership Program is open to applicants from child- and youth-serving
NGOs in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo,
Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia. BCYF will give priority to those
applications that will encourage partnership and exchange among young from
the countries that had been in conflict in the past.

Applicants should possess a certain level of experience in program
development and be in a position to influence programming in their own
organization based on what they learn during the exchange. The applicant
organization should send no more than two participants. 
www.balkanyouth.org 
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Allavida Grants Programme for Youth Co-operation within South East Europe
Application deadline: October 1st, 2003 and February 1st, 2004

The youthEXchange.SEE programme aims at promoting regional partnership
building and the transfer of skills and knowledge, and above all at
encouraging links between organisations at grass-roots level which have not
had access to cross-border opportunities. 

Groups (registered/unregistered) of young people aged 16 to 30 years may
apply for funds. They and their chosen partner/s must be based in their
local community, and come from at least two of the following countries:
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania and
Serbia and Montenegro.

Eligible activities to be funded by youthEXchange.SEE programme are:
* training workshops, seminars or study visits covering skills development;
* joint projects, campaigns or other events;
* volunteer placements/exchanges in other youth organisations; 
* action-oriented joint research. 

Participation by individuals in regional events, such as conferences where
genuine grass-roots access is rare, may also be considered. 
http://www.allavida.org 
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European Youth Centers and the European Youth Foundation Grants
Application deadline: October 1st, 2003

The Directorate of Youth and Sport of the Council of Europe invites
non-governmental youth organisations, networks and other non-governmental
structures involved in areas of youth work relevant to the Council of
Europe's youth policy to submit applications for: 

- activities to be held in co-operation with the European Youth Centres
(study sessions) between August and December 2004 and
- grants from the European Youth Foundation for international youth meetings
and other kinds of youth activities taking place between 1 April and 31
December 2004.
To be supported, activities should contribute to the priorities and the
programmes of the Council of Europe's youth sector for 2003 to 2005.
http://www.coe/int/youth 
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Martin Ennals Award for human Rights Defenders- Call for nominations
(individuals and organizations)
Application deadline: October 1st, 2003

Organized among others by World Organization Against Torture.
Themes: defence and promotion of human rights, working in conditions hostile
to fundamental human rights.
www.martinennalsaward.org
email: info@martinennalsaward.org 
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Fellowships in International Human Rights 2004-2005
Application deadline: October 1st, 2003

Human Rights Watch, the international human rights monitoring and advocacy
organization, invites applications for its fellowship program for recent
graduates of law schools or graduate programs in journalism, international
relations, area studies, or other relevant disciplines from any university
worldwide. 

Fellows work full time for one year with one or more divisions of Human
Rights Watch, based in New York or Washington, DC, monitor human rights
developments in various countries, conduct on-site investigations, draft
reports on human rights conditions, and engage in advocacy aimed at
publicizing and curtailing human rights violations.
http://www.hrw.org/about/info/fellows.html 
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Research Fellowships at The Institute of European History, Department of
General History, Germany
Application deadline: October 10, 2003

The Institute awards ten fellowships for a six- to twelve-month research
stay at the Institute in Mainz. The application is open to all young
historians in Germany and abroad, who apply with a research project of their
own in the field of German and European history since the 16th century. As a
rule, the fellows work on their dissertation, but they can also work on a
post-doc research project. 

Applications for the next selection date should be sent in by October 10,
2003. Fellowships will be granted for 2005 and later (some remaining
financial means will be available from October 2004). The selection is made
by the department's fellowship commission, which meets three 
times a year, in March, July and November. 

During the time of the fellowship, fellows are not allowed to receive
financial supporting from another side. Foreign applicants should have
enough command of the German language to be able to take an active part in
the scientific dialogues with the Institute's other fellows and permanent
staff.

Applications should include: 
1. Curriculum vitae, in which the applicant's date and place of birth,
nationality, marital status, school and university degrees, knowledge of the
German language, professional and teaching
experience are mentioned (please ask for our registration form) 
2. Copies of his/her university transcripts 
3. Brief description of the proposed research topic with a working plan and
schedule for the intended sojourn at the Institute 
4. Names and addresses of at least two scholars qualified to judge the
merits of the research proposal, to be contacted by the Institute 
5. List of publications.
http://www.inst-euro-history.uni-mainz.de
Professor Dr. Heinz Duchhardt, Institut fuer Europaeische Geschichte,
Abteilung Universalgeschichte, Alte Universitaetsstr. 19, D- 55116 Mainz,
Germany 
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Joint NASPAA - NISPAcee Project- Grant opportunities
Application deadline: October 13, 2003

NISPAcee (The Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in
Central and Eastern Europe) announces continuation in the NASPAA - NISPAcee
project: "The Cooperative Governance Improvement and Technical Assistance
Project" which has been developed in co-operation with NASPAA (National
Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration), USA and is
funded through a grant by USAID. 

The objective of the project is to implement a program of applied policy
research and management studies, linking governments and high education in
Central and Eastern Europe. Project teams have to be composed of individuals
associated with NISPAcee institutions and a 
partner ASPAA institution. An application for project support will have to
come from a NISPAcee member institution (from the CEE, Russian Federation,
Caucasus or central Asia).
www.nispa.sk
Email: zakova@nispa.sk (Elena Zakova)
Phone: + 421 2 6428 5435, Fax: + 421 2 6428 5557
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GKP/PANOS Media Award - Reporting on the Information Society
Application deadline: October 15, 2003 

The inaugural GKP/PANOS Media Award, given jointly by the Global Knowledge
Partnership and Panos, aims to encourage and bring to international
recognition thoughtful and incisive reporting on developing countries'
progress to becoming "Information Societies".
Four awards of $2,000 each will be made for published journalism by
developing country journalists (print, radio, TV or web) that goes beyond
describing projects or new investment initiatives to analyse broader
questions such as the social impact of ICTs, particularly on rural or
disadvantaged groups, or national and global communication policy issues. 
The winning entries will be disseminated internationally and honoured at the
World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva, December 2003. 

Submission criteria and instructions 
- Journalists who are citizens of or living in developing countries may
apply ("Developing country" is as defined by the UN) 
- The work submitted can be a piece of print, radio, TV or online journalism
- Types of print/web article that will be considered include news reports,
features, analysis, interviews, opinion/think pieces, and editorials.
Broadcast pieces can also include debates and phone-in programmes
- Submitted works should be stories or features relating to the concept of
an "information society" and what this means for your country or region. The
story can focus on any communication medium (from the internet to
traditional songs) but it will extend beyond merely reporting an event to
analysing its significance in the light of wider development issues and the
concept of the information society 
- The work must have already been published or broadcast, and you must
provide evidence of this - a newspaper clipping, web reference or
broadcasting schedule (or details of broadcasting - station, time, date,
name of programme) 
- Video material should be submitted in PAL format. Audio material can be
submitted on cassette, or as MP3 files
- Print or online submissions can be in English, French, Spanish or
Portuguese. Radio or audiovisual submissions in languages other than English
must be accompanied by a full transcript in English
- Please give the following information with your submission: 
o Name 
o Sex 
o Employment (eg "Business reporter with the Zambia Daily News") 
o Postal address 
o e-mail address 
o Telephone number 
- Your covering letter (in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese) should
give some information about the medium in which your submission was
published eg national or local newspaper, national or community radio
- If your submission was originally in a non-European language, please state
what language it is in, and give some information about the status and users
of this language (eg "It is the language of the xx people, who live in xxxx.
This language is not the main language of the state, but there is one
newspaper and two radio stations that use it") 
- Please indicate briefly some other stories about communication issues that
you would like to research and report on, for which you might use the award
if you received it
- Reports that were commissioned by Panos are not eligible for this award
Selection criteria 
- We will seek to make one award to a journalist from Africa, one to a
journalist from Asia and one from another region; we will seek to award at
least one to a woman journalist. However, these categories are not fixed. 
- We are looking for journalism that builds understanding of the importance
of communication for development; and that stimulates awareness of the
impact of national and global communication policies on development. 
To submit a piece of work for consideration, send a clipping, audio or video
tape, transcript or web reference by email to: award@panoslondon.org.uk; or
by post to: Kitty Warnock, Panos Institute, 9 White Lion St, London N1 9PD,
UK 
http://www.globalknowledge.org/ 
Kitty Warnock at kittyw@panoslondon.org.uk 
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YouthNET seed money: Call for Proposals 2004
Application deadline: October 31, 2003

Eligible activities to be funded by youthNET seed-money are
cross-border/cross-ethnic activities like bi-, tri- or multilateral
exchanges, youth- or school exchanges. Preparatory meetings for cross-border
activities can also be funded. 

Non-profit youth organisations or schools from Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro/ Kosovo are
eligible for funds. 
http://www.iz.or.at/youthnet 
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Fourteenth Conference on Computers, Freedom, and Privacy (CFP2004) - Student
competition, April 20-3, 2004, Berkeley, California, USA
Application deadline: December 12, 2003

For over a decade, the Computers, Freedom & Privacy Conference has been a
leading venue for public discussion and debate on the effects of computer
and telecommunications technologies on freedom and privacy in society. Each
year, key representatives from government, business, education, and
nonprofits including the legal, law enforcement, security, media, consumer,
and hacker communities have gathered together to anticipate technology
trends and policy issues, and to help map the future of our society.

We are seeking proposals on all aspects of computers, freedom, and privacy,
especially those with an international perspective. While we will give all
proposals careful consideration, we have identified three themes for CFP2004
on control mechanisms within the technological infrastructure and we
encourage proposals that relate to them:

* The role of technology in providing national security and preserving
individual privacy and freedom in the post-9-11 world: How has it enhanced
or undermined public security, increased or decreased public access to
information, helped or hindered military and law enforcement readiness and
efficacy, and infringed or redefined individual privacy?

* The impact of new legal and technical developments on the Internet's
utility as a medium for disseminating and archiving information, interacting
with individuals, and culture: From digital rights management and trusted
computing architectures to jurisdiction, intellectual property and tort law,
how are the laws of government 
and the laws of physics and mathematics altering our ability to 
access, archive and interact with information?

* The role of computer and telecommunications technologies in the political
process: What are their effects on grassroots activism, information
dissemination, opportunities for informed participation, organizing,
candidate and issue campaigns, citizenship and the voting process itself at
the local, national, and global levels?

Full-time college or graduate students may compete for financial support to
attend the conference and for cash prizes. Three $500 cash prizes will be
awarded for the best paper, the best research proposal, and the best Web
presentation exploring the three themes outlined above in the Call for
Proposals or other aspects of computers, freedom and privacy, from the
perspective of the rising generation that has grown up immersed in
technology. Free CFP conference registrations and travel scholarships will
be awarded to the top winners.

Papers
Papers should not exceed 3000 words. Papers will be evaluated for their
relevance, coherence, clarity of expression, and originality. All papers
should be submitted by December 12, 2003, via e-mail.

Web presentations
Web presentations are collections of Web pages linked together in a
meaningful way. Web presentations will be evaluated for their content and
overall effect. Web sites are expected to be platform-independent and easily
accessible through low-bandwidth connections. To enter a Web presentation
that you created in the competition, forward a URL for the home page of the
presentation by December 12, 2003. Be sure to identify yourself as the
author of the presentation.

Research Proposal
Research proposals may be entered as either papers or Web presentations.

Awards
The most outstanding student paper will be published in the conference
proceedings, and the most outstanding Web presentation and most outstanding
Research Proposal will be linked from the CFP2004 Web site. The authors will
receive prizes of US$500. Prizewinners will receive travel scholarships to
cover expenses of attending CFP2004.

How to Submit
Please email your submission to studentcomp@cpf2004.org indicating the type
of
submission (paper, web presentation) in the subject line. Include papers and
research proposals as attachments to the e-mail message. Web presentation
submitters should forward the URL where the presentation can be found.

Submissions will be judged by a committee reflecting the diversity of FP.
Winners will be notified by February 1, 2004.
http://cfp2004.org
feedback@cfp2004.org 
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Fulbright New Century Scholars - Toward Equality: The Global Empowerment of
Women
Application deadline: December 15, 2003

The Fulbright New Century Scholars Program, an initiative of the Fulbright
Scholar Program, brings together annually 25-30 outstanding research
scholars and professionals from the U.S. and around the world. NCS fellows
engage in multidisciplinary collaboration on a topic of global significance
under the leadership of a Distinguished New Century Scholar Leader, an
individual selected for expertise and standing in the area of the research
topic as well as for the ability to approach the topic from an
interdisciplinary perspective. 
For the academic year 2004-2005, the research focus is "Toward Equality: The
Global Empowerment of Women." 
http://www.cies.org/NCS/ 
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Rockefeller Foundation Humanities Fellowship Program - THEORIZING CULTURAL
HERITAGE 2004-2007 
Application deadline: January 15, 2004

Rockefeller Foundation Humanities Fellows at the Smithsonian Institution
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage will help expand and refine
theoretical framework for cultural heritage discourse that reflects the
perspectives, activities, and participation of academic specialists, civil
society groups, and public cultural organizations and that can inform
dialogues across social, political, and disciplinary boundaries.

Cultural heritage is today a rubric of ever-expanding scope in the
international arena, and increasingly so in the United States. Its meaning
largely determined by experts, cultural heritage is used as a basis for
multinational, national, state, and local programs. Cultural heritage is
also the focus of ideas and programs generated by hundreds of
non-governmental organizations, ethnic, regional, and community-based
groups. 

However, despite its growing popularity across official, community, and even
business sectors, the concept of "cultural heritage" is vastly
under-theorized. It has lacked an academic, disciplinary base, has generated
only an attenuated theoretical literature, and has generally failed to
accommodate terminologies and narrative representations developed by
grassroots and advocacy groups. This results in the curious contradiction
that cultural heritage discourse becomes a uniform globalized mode of
apprehending the diverse localized cultural expressions that are ostensibly
its subject, yet that elite discourse is insulated from the diverse
localized conceptions with which it converges. The voices of the bearers and
stewards of cultural heritage-often, the poor, excluded, and
marginalized-are typically silenced in those very forums in which the
discourse of cultural heritage is articulated and realized.

The Smithsonian will host up to six humanities-oriented scholar/analysts for
each of three years to work on the theoretical development of the concept of
cultural heritage and its intersection with theories of culture, class,
race, ethnicity, gender, and globalization. Fellows will be drawn from three
sectors of cultural engagement -- academic institutions, public
organizations, and cultural communities - and approximately half of the
fellows will come from outside the United States. The intention is both to
cross-fertilize sectors of cultural heritage work and to expose
international and U.S. thinkers to one another. 

The primary focus of 2004-2005 fellowships is the relation between cultural
heritage and political representation; of 2005-2006, between cultural
heritage and economic pursuits; of 2006-2007, between cultural heritage and
the arts. 
Fellowships include a stipend in addition to an allowance for travel to and
from Washington, D.C., as necessary, for the residency. Applicants need not
be U.S. citizens to be eligible. These fellowships are not intended to
support undergraduate or graduate studies. 

The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage-where cultural
heritage is the subject of ongoing, daily intellectual and practical
activity-will host the fellows. Given the Center's location within the
Smithsonian and in Washington, D.C., and given its strong connections to
international and national institutions, service organizations, NGOs, and
community groups, fellows will partake of an incredibly rich environment and
find colleagues strongly interested in their work.

Application: Submit a letter of interest (not to exceed three pages), in
English. This letter should outline the proposed work and how it will
further the theoretical development of the concept of cultural heritage.
Applicants should attach a resume or C.V. and include the proposed dates of
the residency. Based on letters of interest, a limited number of applicants
will be notified and invited to submit full proposals by February 27, 2004.
Full proposals will be due April 1, 2004, for the first year's fellowships. 
Term: six weeks to five months, between September and July of each year
http://www.folklife.si.edu/CFCH/Rockefeller.htm
culturalheritagefellows@si.edu 
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Erasmus Institute Fellowships 2004- 2005, USA
Application deadline: January 30, 2004

The Institute offers three types of residential fellowships: for
dissertation students (advanced graduate students actually in the writing
phase); for recent Ph.D.s and untenured faculty; and for more senior
faculty. 
Fellowships are provided for a complete academic year although applications
for a single semester will be considered. 
Fellowships are both stipendiary and non-stipendiary. Stipendiary
dissertation fellowships provide $16,000; postdoctoral fellowships $35,000;
faculty fellowship stipends vary according to the fellow's 2003-2004 salary
at time of application. The Institute also welcomes applications for
residence from scholars with funding from other sources.

All application materials, including letters of recommendation, must be
received in hard copy format by January 30, 2004 at: Erasmus Institute,
Residential Fellowships, 1124 Flanner Hall, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556-5611
http://www.nd.edu/~erasmus 
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International Philanthropy Fellows Program, Johns Hopkins Institute for
Policy Studies - Center for Civil Society Studies
Application deadline: February 25, 2003

The International Fellows in Philanthropy Program promotes advanced study,
research, and training at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies,
Center for Civil Society Studies, for a semester (four months) or a full
academic year (nine months), for up to eight persons each year. Program
participants are involved in studying or managing private, nonprofit, or
philanthropic organizations outside the United States, or serve as
government or corporate liaisons to the nonprofit sector. Positions in the
program are available at Senior and Junior levels of appointment, which are
described separately below. The Program also sponsors a Fellows' conference
each year in a host country overseas to encourage continuing interchange
among Fellows and to assist in broadening understanding of this sector at
the international level.
We are soliciting candidates who: 1) have demonstrated a high degree of
interest, experience, and professional competence in research, management,
or general leadership related to the voluntary, nongovernmental, nonprofit,
or philanthropic sector; or 2) nonprofit liaison officers established by
governments and multi-national organizations who play a role in linking with
nonprofit organizations through project partnerships, legal reform
initiatives, and a variety of other activities.

Candidates are expected to have attained a university diploma equivalent to
the American Bachelor of Arts or Science degree and to be capable of
carrying out independent research and inquiry. A high degree of English
fluency is required as demonstrated by a score of 600 or higher on the TOEFL
exam. 

There are no restrictions as to nationality (except that U.S. citizens are
excluded from eligibility). Fellows are required to attend the annual
International Fellows in Philanthropy Conference prior to their fellowship
year and are strongly encouraged to participate in subsequent annual
conferences.
www.jhu.edu/~philfellow 
Carol Wessner (cwessner@jhu.edu) 
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2003 HESP Mobility Program- Call for Applications
Application deadline: three months before the visit

The Higher Education Support Program (HESP) is pleased to announce the
continuation of the HESP Mobility Program for the 2003/04 academic year. The
Mobility Program is designed to support visits to/from a HESP Network
Institution (one of the institutions, sending or receiving, must be a HESP
Network Institution) with special conditions in each of the following
categories:

Student Mobility
Students enrolled at higher education institutions in Central and Eastern
Europe and the former Soviet Union and Mongolia (the HESP region) who intend
to spend a visiting semester in another country are eligible to apply.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate that the mobility grant will be used
to enhance the educational experience at the home institution and that the
mobility grant will be used for purposes related directly to the studies
undertaken at the home institution.

Please note that applications for study during the last academic year of a
student's degree program will not be considered. Eligible disciplines:
Humanities, Social Sciences and Business and
Management Length of visit: up to one semester (5 months)

Faculty Mobility
Faculty members teaching at higher education institutions in Central and
Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and Mongolia (the HESP region)
who plan to use the mobility grant to develop a new course, revise an
existing one or consult with colleagues on curriculum issues are eligible to
apply.

Who is eligible: Humanities, Social Sciences and Business and Management
faculty members who are nationals of countries of Central and Eastern Europe
and the former Soviet Union and Mongolia (HESP region), and non-national
teachers resident in the region and with the explicit support of the home
institution Length of visit: up to one month

Administrative Mobility
Administrative staff employed by higher education institutions in the HESP
region who are interested in visiting another higher education institution
in order to gain work-related experience to apply at the home institution
are eligible to apply.

Length of visit: up to one week

Ineligible activities of the Mobility Program: travel to and from the
Central European University- travel to an institution in the home country
study at summer schools short course and seminar attendance participation in
any kind of conference and congress

Eligible costs of the visit:
travel-related expenses (travel, visa, insurance)
living expenses (stipend)
accommodation
book allowance (for students and faculty)

Instructions to Applicants:
a) All application materials must be in English or accompanied by an English
translation.
b) Individuals may receive only one grant per academic year.
c) It is not allowed to apply to different institutions at the same time.

Deadline for Application
Applications may be submitted at any time but at least three months (student
mobility) or two months (faculty and administrative mobility) prior to the
proposed visit.
http://www.osi.hu/hesp
hespmobility@osi.hu 
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Roman Herzog Research Scholarship for SEE Scholars
Application deadline: On-going

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) and non profit Hertie
Foundation(GHS) in Frankfurt a/M provide for young and highly qualified
students with exceptional qualities of leader in research and lectures from
Central Europe and SEE to implement projects of their choice in Germany (age
limit is 35). 
Applications can be submitted for long-term period of research, between 6
and 12 months. Research fellowships are offered on a regional competitive
basis. 

There are no quotas in respect of either country or academic discipline.
Applications from the fields of law, economics and social sciences are
particularly welcome since fellowships shall contribute to the further
development of scientific policy in the home country. 12 research
fellowships are available per annum. 
http://www.avh.de/en/programme/stip_aus/rh.htm 
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Common Ground Media Fellowships Scholarships
Application deadline: On-going

The fellowships seek to highlight techniques that re-enforce journalistic
independence and also simultaneously promote public discussion on the search
for common ground. Media Fellows will receive a stipend to research stories
that bring new perspectives "on polarising issues or on the concept of
common ground" for broadcast or publication anywhere in the world. The size
of the grant depends on the journalist's experience, and the geographic
reach of the targeted media outlet. The fellowship is open to working
journalists from print or radio from anywhere in the world. 

Fellowships are available to novices as well as seasoned journalists,
freelancers, and regularly employed writers, both print and electronic.
Those selected as Fellows will receive stipends ranging from $300 to $1000.

Applicants must submit 2 samples of work that have been published or
broadcast, a 1-page summary of the proposed story that would be produced for
the fellowship, and a letter from a news outlet expressing interest in the
proposed piece. 

Applications to be a Common Ground Media Fellow are accepted at any time of
the year. You will receive a response within two weeks of those dates. If
the subject of the proposal is time-sensitive, we will make every effort to
accelerate the process.
http://www.sfcg.org
gkulick@sfcg.org 
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South East European Youth NGOs Forum - 2nd edition
October 20-23, 2003, Timisoara, Romania
Application deadline: September 25, 2003

The Forum is to reunite youth NGOs from the South East European Region, for
reaching the following objectives: 
-Raising the capacity of the Youth NGOs in South East Europe trough direct
contact exchange of good practices, access to information and opportunities 
-The promotion of the methods for developing the youth policies in South
East Europe through presentation of best practices and direct contact
between the Youth NGOs and Decisions Making bodies in the youth sector 
-The establishment of contacts and partnerships between the YNGOs in SEE
region and not only 
-The creation of network of local and national promoters for ensuring a
fluent circuit of useful information for Youth NGOs. 
The participants should represent YOUTH NGOs or NGOs with separate, concrete
programs for YOUTH in South East Europe.

Eligible countries are: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia. In exceptional
cases (important contribution to the success of the FORUM) applicants from
Greece, Turkey, Hungary, Ukraine or other countries will be accepted.

Financial and practical conditions of participating
The accommodation and meals are covered by the organizers and will be
provided starting with dinner in the 20th of September and ending with
breakfast in the 23rd of September The materials, support and guides are
free of charge. There is no participation fee. The transportation is to be
covered by the organisers in the limit of available funds. Please use this
opportunity with responsibility, as the funds for travel are limited. 

Languages: 
Working language is English. There are no translation possibilities. 

Application, procedure and selection of participants 
The participants' selection will be made on the basis of a standard
application form. The selection will be made either by the FITT or the
partner organizations in Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, and
Albania. The standard application can be filled online at: www.see-rycid.org
- the future events section, downloaded from the same site, or can be
obtained directly by email from dan.diaconu@xnet.ro or office@see-rycid.org
http://www.see-rycid.org/ 
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(How) We SEE the Balkans and the Black Sea Region
October 9-13, 2003, Varna, Bulgaria
Application deadline: September 30, 2003

The main idea of this event is to gather young people from all the Balkans
and the Black sea region- to discuss the present situation-in terms of
integration and cooperation and future perspectives for these regions. It
should be an open dialogue on different topics, concerning policy,
economics, culture and other- everything that is related to the specific
features of these two regions and their place and role in the SEE and the
rest of the old continent.

Accommodation and meals provided for 4 days, during the conference 
Lectures, round tables and discussions
Parties on the beach 
BG night, Balkanian night, Black sea night (for the Balkanian and the Black
sea parties you must bring something special from your country -food, drink,
etc.)

Participants: 
Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Romania, Macedonia, Serbia& Montenegro, Romania,
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia,
Azerbaijan and Moldova.

Fee: 
20 euro (including accommodation for 4 days in the university campus, the
meals and the trips)
http://free.bol.bg/aegee/see.html 
aegee.sofia@rocketmail.com 
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Trainee program for trainees from South East Europe at the Slovenian
National Agency of the YOUTH programme and the SEE YOUTH Resource
Centre in Ljubljana - Call for applications
Application deadline: October 1, 2003

The SEE YOUTH Resource Centre will be hosting 5 trainees from countries in
South East
Europe at the office of the Slovenian National Agency of the YOUTH programme
of the
European Commission and the SEE YOUTH Resource Centre in Ljubljana,
Slovenia.

Each traineeship will last for 2 months during the period between September
of this year
and the end of 2004. The trainee program is taking place with the support of
the Office for Youth of the Republic of Slovenia.

The trainee program should offer representatives of structures in the field
of youth from countries of South East Europe the opportunity to receive an
inside view of the functioning of a
National YOUTH Agency and the SEE YOUTH Resource Centre and an overview over
the implementation of the YOUTH programme in Europe. Following the trainee
program the trainees will be able to act as informal or formal contact and
information points about the YOUTH programme in their countries.

The trainee programme will offer the selected trainees possibilities for
learning while completing their own project.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
In particular, the trainees will
- Get to know the SEE RC, its role, tasks and functioning
- Learn how a National YOUTH Agency functions and get to know its role and
tasks
- Receive an overview over the implementation of the YOUTH programme in
Europe (including becoming familiar with application procedures, contractual
relations etc.)
- Get to know the governmental structures in the field of youth, and receive
an overview over the implementation of youth policy in Slovenia.
TASKS
The trainees will
- assist in the general work of the SEE RC according to their abilities and
interests and be expected to support the work of the SEE RC by providing
expertise about youth work and youth policy related issues in their country
In particular, they will
- be asked to draft a country profile about the youth work and youth policy
of their country to be published on the SEE RC's web site
All trainees will be invited to an evaluation meeting, which will be held at
the end of the last traineeship (around the beginning of November 2004).

Trainees will be accommodated in a small studio in Ljubljana. The SEE YOUTH
Resource Centre will cover accommodation costs. Trainees will also receive a
contribution to covering their living costs of 400 Euros per month. Travels
costs to and from the traineeship will be reimbursed according to specific
rules for traveling and upon presentation of tickets.

Who can apply?
Trainees from the following countries can apply: Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro (including the
UN Administrative Province of Kosovo)
Trainees should:
- Have a back-up non-governmental organizational or governmental structure,
where they work either as an active volunteer or a member of staff
- Have sound knowledge of the situation of youth work and youth policy in
their country
- Be available for the full period of the traineeship
- Have a good speaking and writing ability in English
- Be at least 18 years old.

How to apply?
Applications must include:
- A CV (with photo) indicating in particular the applicant's educational
background, professional experience, experience in the field of youth,
international experience and language abilities 
- A letter of motivation for the traineeship
- Indication of the preferred period of the traineeship. Please indicate at
least two periods in order of preference.
- A supporting letter by a back-up non-governmental organization or
governmental structure, or both 
- Indication of two reference persons (and their contact addresses).
http://movit.kivi-com.si/Datoteke/see_e_news/SEE-2003-06.pdf 
Sonja Mitter sonja.mitter@mladina.movit.si 
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Gender Assessment of the Impact of EU Accession on Women and the Labour
Market in Central and Eastern Europe
November 7-9, 2003,Warsaw, Poland 
Application deadline: October 15, 2003

The goal of the conference is the launch of four national studies of the
impact of EU accession on women and the labour market in Central and Eastern
Europe for Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. The conference will
also develop an understanding of the opportunities emerging from EU
accession process in order to advance the social and economic rights of
women. It will gather activists, policy and decision makers, as well as
experts from CEE/CIS and EU. 

This conference is organized by KARAT, a regional coalition of
organizations, advocating for gender and economic justice in Central and
Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States Due to financial
constrains Karat Coalition will only be able to cover the cost of
participation of selected number of participants (conference fee, travel
expenses and accommodation), with preference being given to CEE/CIS women
from NGOs focusing on gender and economic justice. Others will have to
utilise their own resources to cover expenses associated with their
participation. The conference fee is 40 EURO.
karat@zigzag.pl (Malgorzata Tomaszewsk) 
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14th Biennial Conference of Europeanists- Call for papers "Europe and the
World: Integration, Interdependence, Exceptionalism?
March 11-13, 2004, Chicago, USA
Application deadline: October 15, 2003

The Council for European Studies announces a call for papers for its 14th
International Conference of Europeanists. Since its first conference in
1979, the Council has brought together American and European scholars in the
social sciences and humanities to foster scholarly exchange and
collaboration. The Council strongly encourages interdisciplinary and
trans-Atlantic panels that promote dialogue within the academy and policy
communities, including Western and
Eastern Europe. Participation by graduate students is welcome. Proposals
from all fields of study are invited, and the program committee especially
welcomes proposals on the following themes:
* Reckoning with the European Past: Empires, the Cold War and Human Rights
* Europeanization: Prospects, Opportunities, and Challenges
* European Cities, European Regions
* New Party Politics: East and West, North and South
* Constitutions, Governance, and Citizenship
* Traveling, Trafficking, and Transnational Regulation
* Transformations in Work, Welfare, and Family: New Risks, New Politics

A limited number of subsidies may be available for scholars traveling from
Europe and for graduate students, pending funding. These subsidies consist
of reimbursement for scholars traveling from Europe of three nights at the
basic conference hotel room rate and two nights for graduate students.
http://www.europanet.org/conference2004/call_papers.htm
Email: lray2@lsu.edu (Leonard Ray) 
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The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC):
Training for Young Environmental Leaders
January 12 - February 7, 2004, Hungary and Italy
Application deadline: November 1st, 2003 

The Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) in
co-operation with the Italian NGO L'Umana DiMora organizes a series of
trainings for young environmental leaders, to be held in Hungary and Italy
in 2004.

The training sessions consist of three weeks of theoretical training in a
multicultural setting at the REC's head office in Szentendre, Hungary, and a
one-week study tour in Italy, focusing on management skills, the latest
environmental methods (e.g. information technologies and market-based
solutions) and the transfer of these skills to peers.

Participants from different backgrounds throughout Central and Eastern
Europe are eligible for the program. They should be between 20 and 30 years
old, show a strong commitment to the environment in the CEE region, work in
an environmental NGO, with citizenship of one of the participating
countries, and speak and write English well.

For the 2004 sessions, the REC invites participants from Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, FYRO Macedonia, Malta, Poland, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey and Serbia and Montenegro.

The REC will cover all costs related to travel, food, training fees and
accommodation for participants from the countries listed above.
http://www.rec.org 
acraciun@rec.org (Adriana Craciun) 
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DRUGS and YOUNG PEOPLE - Czech Republic 
Application deadline: November 1st , 2003

Alienteam.cz - youth club, Czech Republic is preparing a multi youth project
under Action 1/Youth Programme. They are looking for suitable European
partners.
Theme: DRUGS and YOUNG PEOPLE
Date: 28.Feb-7.March 2004 (9 days including travel)
Place: Mountain cottage, Czech Republic (winter season)
Participants: 7 young people aged 16/18 + 1 leader = total 8people per
country
Number of countries: 5 (min 4)
Costs: 70% travel cost refund, accommodation, food, and programme activities
covered by the grant
Programme activities: workshops, free-time activities
Any youth group interested please contact by mail for more info.
klub@alienteam.cz (Radovan Sikula), Phone/ Fax: +420581761424 
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Eleventh World Congress of Social Economics- Call for papers- Social
Economics: A Paradigm for a Global Society
June 8-11, 2004, Albertville, France
Application deadline: November 1st , 2003

Social economists think about economic affairs in ways substantially
different than mainstream economists. Social economists view the economy as
a social, cultural, and political institution. Social economics questions
the traditional assumptions of homo economicus, rational economic man, and
recognizes the interconnectedness of people's life and work- both paid and
unpaid. 

Proposals for the World Congress may include: (1) individual or co-authored
papers; (2) entire sessions of 4 papers; (3) roundtables of 4-5 persons on a
particular topic; and (4) pedagogical sessions on teaching in the social
economics tradition. There will be no formal discussant assigned to papers/
sessions. Instead, we encourage participation and discussion among the
panellists and participants. We encourage historical, theoretical,
empirical, and policy papers. We are particularly interested in research
that will help to develop a social economics paradigm. 

Topics for papers/sessions could include:
Economic justice- economic sociology- values & ethics in economics-
alternative development strategies- economic thought & methodology- health &
welfare- inequality, poverty, & discrimination- economics of war & peace-
gender, race-ethnicity, & class- supra-national institutions & trading
blocs- labour standards in a global economy- EU social policy.

The Program Committee prefers to receive proposals by e-mail. In your
proposal, include: 
Author/ Panelist's name(s), postal address, telephone, fax, e-mail address;
Paper, Panel, or Session title; A 100 word (maximum) abstract of the Paper,
Panel, or entire Session.

Please send these materials no later than November 1, 2003, to each member
of the Program Committee:
Betsy Jane Clary, College of Charleston, USA claryj@cofc.edu 
Wilfred Dolfsma, Erasmus University, The Netherlands w.dolfsma@fbk.eur.nl 
Deborah M. Figart, Richard Stockton College, USA figartd@stockton.edu 
Phillip A. O'Hara, Curtin University, Australia philohara2@hotmail.com 
http://www.socialeconomics.org/callMay30.htm 
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International Symposium: Ideologies, Values and Political Behaviors in
Central and Eastern Europe, 2nd edition
November 28-29, 2003, Timisoara, Romania 
Application deadline: November 10, 2003

The Faculty of Political Sciences, Philosophy and Communication, Timisoara,
Romania organizes the International Symposium: Ideologies, Values and
Political Behaviors in Central and Eastern Europe, 2nd edition. The topics
on which we would like to have your contributions are:

- Political Ideas in Central and Eastern Europe
- Political Parties and Electoral Behaviors
- Human Rights
- New Political Actors
- Challenges of Globalization. Central and Eastern European Perspectives

We regret that our institution is not able to cover expenses for traveling
and accommodation. However, in case of exceptional needs, we might assist
with partial support. Please contact us if you would like your proposal to
be taken into consideration.

Please confirm your participation as well as the topic area on which you
would like to contribute (including a maximum A4 abstract) by 10th November
2003. 
Email: crudu@polsci.uvt.ro (Ionut Crudu), Phone/ Fax: + 4 0256 295298 
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Economic Policies in the New Millennium
April 16-17, 2004, Coimbra, Portugal
Application deadline: November 21, 2003

The organisers of the conference welcome theoretical as well as empirical
contributions within the theme of the challenges and opportunities facing
economic policies at the beginning of the third millennium.

Papers (with a maximum of 25 pages) should be written in English, French,
Portuguese, or Spanish. However, all sessions will be held in English. The
papers written in a language other than English should include an enlarged
summary of two pages in English.

The conference will be held over one and a half days.

An enlarged abstract with a maximum of 2 pages should be sent electronically
in PDF format to the e-mail address 30years@fe.uc.pt no later than November
21, 2003. After a refereeing process, authors will be notified regarding the
acceptance of papers in the first week of January 2004. The deadline for the
final paper is 15th March 2004.
http://www4.fe.uc.pt/30years 
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The International Institute for Political and Economic Studies
July 3 - 26, 2004, Greece
Application deadline: Early: January 30, 2004; Late: March 15, 2004

Experience Greece in a unique environment with 60 university students from
20 countries. IIPES is an academic program that explores major political,
economic and cultural issues important to the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Students attend courses in political economy, history, philosophy, and
conflict resolution. In addition to classes, students participate in
dialogue designed to promote international exchange. This combination of
events leads to life-long friendships and an exchange of ideas that cannot
be gained elsewhere. 

Students from select nations in the Middle East and the Balkans join
American students to study important principles of political and economic
organization and how those ideas relate to international conflict and
conflict resolution. The Institute is intended for the serious student who
enjoys exploring ideas about politics, culture, and economics, and who is
willing to be challenged by stimulating ideas and cultural exchange. The
Institute teaches participants to understand individual liberty, the rule of
law, and the price system within the contexts of cooperation, tolerance, and
a civil society. In addition to these lessons, students participate in a
conflict resolution workshop designed to teach students ways to break down
the barriers between historical conflicts. Financial aid: selected
participants will have to pay at least 550 USD.
Open to mature undergraduates and graduate students.
http://www.iipes.org 
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6th Uddevalla Ssymposium on: Regions in Competition and Co-operation 
June 17- 19, 2004, Fredrikstad, Norway
Application deadline: March 30, 2004

The symposium will be organised around four sub-themes: Territorial
Competition and Substitution Processes, Regional Co-operation and
Competition in Border Regions, Inter-regional Co-operation, Entrepreneurship
in a Regionalized World

Following the tradition established by the previous symposia, starting in
1998, the Uddevalla Symposium is designed to bring together leading-edge
views of academic scholars, researchers and insightful practitioners from
the fields of international business/economics/entrepreneurship/economic
geography/economic history/regional science/regional planning/business
administration/political science and sociology in order to increase our
knowledge as regards research questions related to "Regions in Competition
and Co-operation".

To stimulate high quality papers a best paper award of 1.000 USD as well as
a best PhD student paper award of 700 USD has been set up. The organising
committee decides on which papers shall be awarded. It is the intention of
the organisers that a selection of the papers presented at the symposium
after a normal referee process will be published in an edited book by an
international publisher.
http://www.symposium.htu.se 
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12th Annual International Medical Students' Congress- Call For Papers
February 15-18, 2004, Cairo, Egypt
Application deadline: not available

Who should attend? 
Medical students and young doctors who are interested in research and who
have been involved in worthwhile medical research are all invited. 

Awards
The winner awards for this year will be for the 1st two winners for Oral
presentations and 1st two winners for poster presentations
- 1st Oral and 1st Poster presentation awards: 1000 Euros each 
- 2nd Oral and 2nd Poster presentation awards: A place in our annual Summer
School for each 

How to apply? 
You can either apply as an active participant or as an audient.

Congress Fee 
The congress fee is 150 Euros (EUR) 
http://www.ausss.eg.net
Email: ruausss@rusys.eg.net 
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Global Village for Future Leaders
June 27-August 6, 2004, USA
Application deadline: On-going

Who Should Attend? 
Young professionals and mature students from the ages of 21 to 35 who share
the dream of a leadership career in business and industry. Global Village
interns are a diverse group in many respects, coming from different
backgrounds, cultures, countries, and languages. 

Fin aid: the program costs USD 6000. We suggest that you apply anyway, as
financial help is available. Open to young professionals and mature students
from the ages of 21 to 35.
www.lehigh.edu/~village 
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NEW SALTO RESOURCE CENTER ON YOUTH INITIATIVES

We are happy to inform you about the creation of a new SALTO Resource Center
for supporting YOUTH INITIATIVES (Action 3) within the YOUTH Programme. This
resource center will support the YOUTH National Agencies, but also young
people and youth workers involved in the development of local youth
initiatives and in networking between youth initiatives. As you maybe know,
youth initiatives are an action within the YOUTH Programme, which has as
special target group, young people with fewer opportunities.
The YOUTH INITIATIVES RESOURCE CENTER is based within BIJ, the Belgian
(French speaking) National Agency and its project officer is Henar Conde.
www.salto-youth.net/youthinitiatives/ 
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Linking further- Useful links to actors in the field of non-formal European
youth work in South East Europe

Looking for a trainer specialized in South East Europe?
The Trainers Online for Youth (TOY) database has a selection of experienced
trainers in this field
http://www.salto-youth.net/trainerssee/ 

South East Europe - Resource Centre YOUTH
Promotes the participation of young people and other actors in the field of
youth and non-formal education from South East Europe in the YOUTH
programme. Find partners in this region, get an overview of the activities
that are going on, subscribe to their newsletter, etc
http://mladina.movit.si/SEEintro.htm 

youthNET
youthNet wants to create a platform for actors in the field of youth in the
SEE region, including youth organizations and NGOs ( from the region as well
as from EU-members), i.e. governmental representatives and administrators
and National Agencies of the European YOUTH programme 
http://www.iz.or.at/youthnet/ 

Balkan Youth Project
The European Youth Forum and CARE International will carry out the 3-year
Balkan Youth Project to strengthen the youth sector and the development of
youth NGOs in the countries of South East Europe. The Project will connect
and integrate the youth NGOs in the region with youth organizations in other
parts of Europe, and promote democratic values of youth participation and
mutual respect and understanding among the multiethnic population in the
region... 
http://www.balkanyouthproject.net/ 

Balkan Youth
Balkan Youth supports young people in developing the values and skills they
will need to fulfill their visions of a more hopeful and peaceful world in
the Balkans to overcome years of ethnic strife and political and social
upheaval
http://www.balkanyouth.org/ 

South East European Youth Network
The SEEYN is a network (funded by the Danish goverment) working to overcome
differences in South East Europe. Youth (leaders) contribute to its overall
goals such as peace, stability and democratic development in the region,
through exchanging volunteers, organizing work camps, doing advocacy and
outreach etc
http://www.seeyn.org/ 

Balkanidea - Virtual Office for Youth Non-Governmental Organizations from
SEE
BINET offers lots of resources for youth work in South-East Europe NGO such
as Manuals on NGO work, a calendar of events for/by young people/youth
organizations, a list of non-governmental youth organizations, Grant Giving
Institutions and Open Funding Opportunities, Media, Higher Education etc.
Discussion forums and NEWS digests
http://www.balkanidea.org/ 

Allavida - South East Europe grants
For sharing skills, knowledge and experience between young people across
South East Europe, in order to increase their visibility and to encourage
and strengthen their involvement in their local communities and beyond
http://www.allavida.org/see.htm 

OneWorld SEE NGOs web portal
OneWorld South East Europe in English, South Slavic and Albanian. Bringing
together a network of people and groups working for human rights and
sustainable development from across the globe. With lots of information,
articles and resources
http://www.oneworld.net/see 

PRONI Institute
The development aim of PRONI Institute is to improve democracy through
social reconstruction using youth work, social education and community
development as a focus for intervention. Part of its focus is on projects in
the Balkans
http://www.proni.se/ 

CNIP - Commission New International Projects - Flanders Belgium
Empowerment of youth work in Flanders and Central and East Europe
http://www.cnip.jint.be/ 

Grupa "Hajde da..." (Group "Let's...")
Grupa "Hajde da" works on non-formal peace education, provides psycho-social
support after the troubles in the region and undertakes positive social
action 
http://www.hajdeda.org.yu/ 

South East Europe - Refugee Assistance Network
SEE-RAN is a network of domestic refugee aid organizations in BiH, Croatia,
Montenegro, Serbia, Kosova, Albania and Macedonia. Through regional
collaboration and joint projects, SEE-RAN will play an active role in
providing a better environment for the displaced people of the Balkans:
through joint projects, exchange of experiences and best practises and
capacity building programmes
http://www.see-ran.org/ 

Youth Information Agency - BIH
Youth Information Agency (OIA) is the first youth, information-resource
association and think tank at national level for the youth policy
development. OIA stimulates and advocates the process of youth policy
development in Bosnia-Herzegovina, strengthens and supports mechanisms for
its development and creates a positive environment for the rise and
implementation of such a policy
http://www.oiabih.info/