U.S. Commission On International Religious Freedom 2010-2011 Joseph R. Crapa Fellowship Program

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U.S. Commission On International Religious Freedom 2010-2011 Joseph R. Crapa Fellowship Program

Washington D.C. - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is now accepting applications for its 2010-2011 Joseph R. Crapa Fellowship Program. The application deadline is April 30, 2010.

The funded fellowships are available to select individuals with exceptional records of accomplishment and/or outstanding records of academic achievement in fields relevant to the work of USCIRF, including but not limited to, religious freedom and related human rights, foreign policy, international law, and security. The term of each fellowship will be determined by the nature of the fellow's project, but will not exceed 12 months. It is preferred that fellows spend a significant portion of their fellowship in residence at the USCIRF offices in Washington, DC. USCIRF welcomes applicants from the U.S. congressional community, government agencies (including the State Department, USAID, and military and intelligence agencies), academia, nongovernmental organizations, think tanks, and other relevant fields. Citizens of any country may apply. Non-U.S. citizens without permanent resident status must obtain a J-1 exchange visitor visa to participate in the Fellowship Program. J-1 status requires recipients to reside in their home country for two years following the fellowship before applying for the H or L visa, or for permanent residency in the United States.

Applicants for a Crapa Fellowship should submit the following documents electronically to crapafellows@uscirf.gov: 1. A Cover Letter 2. A resume 3. Writing sample 4. Names of three professional references USCIRF can contact directly 5. Proposal detailing project parameters which must include: a. Detailed budget b. Succinct statement of area of intended study c. Relevance of the study to the field of religious freedom d. Format and timing of the product e. Brief overview of relevant existing work in the area of proposed study

Projects should seek to enhance and expand the policy work of USCIRF. Projects can be country focused or thematic. 1. Country proposals should focus on countries USCIRF recommends as countries of particular concern, or CPCs, and/or those countries on USCIRF's Watch List. 2. Thematic proposals, listed below are sample topics of interest to USCIRF. This list is only meant to provide some examples of possible areas for fellowship research: a. The role of religion and religious freedom in counterinsurgencies and in combating religious extremism b. The developing parameters of religious freedom under international law, including an analysis of significant trends and strategies to impact the development in positive directions c. The impact of religious freedom in advancing the rights of women d. Government-sponsored intolerant materials and its impact on religious freedom e. Utilizing U.S. assistance effectively to promote and advance religious freedom f. Identifying the state's obligations to overcome impunity for abuses of religious freedom and related rights g. Confronting hate crimes related to religion while respecting freedom of expression and freedom of religion

Contact: crapafellows@uscirf.gov