Application Opens: Peace and Security Fellowship for African Women

This is a fully funded opportunity...

The Peace and Security Fellowship Programme for African Women is designed to expose professional African women at early stages of their careers to the complexities of conflict, security and development. The exposure is to equip them for careers in this field by developing their expertise to generate African-led ideas and processes of change for addressing challenges on the African continent. The Fellowships aim especially to ground this expertise on peace and security in integrity and the pursuit of excellence.

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This Fellowship is aimed at challenging the existing tendency that seems to reinforce the male dominant discourse on conflict and security related matters. The Fellowship is designed to develop the network of African women scholars working in the field whilst linking them with the peace and security mechanisms of relevant institutions.

DEADLINE: Friday 18 March, 2016 at 17:00 hrs

Eligibility

• Candidates must be female citizens of African countries.
• Successful candidates must hold valid travel documents prior to acceptance.
• Candidates must have knowledge of, or experience of women’s rights, gender and development issues.
• Candidates must be able to demonstrate a commitment to contribute to work on peace and security in Africa
• Candidates must demonstrate commitment to the core values of the programme: Independent thinking; Integrity; Pursuit of Excellence; and a Value for all forms of Diversity;
• Candidates must have a relevant institutional base and be endorsed by an organisation with which they have been involved for at least two years. Exceptional candidates without such organisational ties may be given special consideration;
• Candidates must have a demonstrable plan for how to utilise knowledge gained in the Fellowship upon return to their countries and organisations.
• Candidates must hold a Master’s or Bachelors degree with an equivalent level of professional experience.
• Candidates must be fluent in spoken and written English
• Applications will be accepted Online at the following link: Peace and Security Fellowship for African Women
• The following documents are required, before your application will be considered complete: (1) A letter of application detailing your relevant experience and qualifications. (2) A supporting statement no longer than 1,000 words, detailing why you think that this programme is important and future plans for engagement with peace and security issues. (3) 2 letters of recommendation (To be received directly from the Referees). (4) Recent curriculum vitae. (5) Two writing samples (maximum 3000 words each).

For more information:  Call for Applications:Peace and Security Fellowship for African Women