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Fellowship Programme for Policy Researchers from the Western Balkans Region aims to contribute to further capacity building and professional development of policy researchers from the region of Western Balkans allowing them to build networks across Europe through paid visits to other policy research institutions and think-tanks in the EU and other countries of the Western Balkans (WB).
This programme is developed by widening the existing support to networking with an opportunity for creating links to EU and WB based think-tanks and policy organisations.
The programme is a joint undertaking of the European Fund for the Balkans (EFB) and the Think Tank Fund (TTF) of the Open Society Institute based in Budapest. The administration of the programme is carried out by the European Fund for the Balkans.
Please find enclosed the Call for Application, application guidelines and the budget template.
Timeframe of the programme:
- 1. Launch of the programme and the Call for Applications: August, 1 2011
- 2. Deadline for applications: 30 September, 2011
- 3. Selection of applicants: October 20, 2011
- 4. Duration of the residental stay at host institutions between: November 1, 2011 - March 1, 2012
- 5. Duration of Fellowship: November 1, 2011 - June 2012.