Call for Nominations 2011 Oak Human Rights Fellowship

The Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights at Colby 
College in Waterville, Maine (USA) is pleased to announce its call for 
applications and nominations for the 2011 Oak Human Rights Fellowship. The 
fellowship is a one-semester appointment for a scholar-in-residence. It is 
designed to provide one human rights practitioner doing "on-the-ground" work 
a respite from front-line duties and enable them to reflect, write, and 
communicate their work to the campus community. 

*For the 2011 fellowship, we seek a frontline human rights activist who 
works on problems created by or associated with poverty. The activist will 
come from outside the United States, and will take up residence at Colby 
College in the fall of 2011. Areas of work may include, but are not limited 
to, promoting: the right to work in safe conditions and earn an adequate and 
stable income; access to basic food and shelter; freedom from forced 
evictions; access to adequate health care and medical attention; access to 
basic services and infrastructure; the right to a healthy and safe living 
environment, including access to clean drinking water; access to education; 
freedom from discrimination based on class or income.* 

We especially encourage applications from those who are currently or were 
recently involved in on-the-ground work at some level of personal risk and 
are in need of respite. 

The appointment is for the fall semester of 2011 (September through mid 
December). Responsibilities include participation in a lecture series or 
symposium in the Fellow's area of expertise and regular interaction with 
Colby students through a one credit non-graded discussion class. The College 
provides a stipend of $32,000, plus transportation, housing, health care 
coverage, and other fringe benefits. We encourage the fellow to bring family 
through limited financial support for their travel as well. 

Please submit applications for the fellowship no later than December 15, 
2010. Please submit nominations of human rights practitioners for the 
fellowship no later than November 1, 2010. The Oak Institute will contact 
nominee(s) and encourage him or her to apply; nominee(s) can also apply 
directly. Your nomination letter(s) will become part of the applicant's 
file, underscoring your recognition of this person's important contributions 
to human rights. 

For more information and application materials, please access the Oak 
Institute's web page (www.colby.edu/oak ); see the frequently asked questions 
sidebar to clarify terms and eligibility. For further information, please 
contact Director Walter Hatch at the provided contact information or the 
Assistant Director at oakhr@colby.edu. 


*Nomination Deadline: November 1, 2010* 
*Application Deadline: December 15, 2010* 

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