The Open Society Foundations is currently inviting applicants for its 2017 Soros Justice Fellowships with an aim to reduce the destructive impact of current criminal justice policies on the lives of individuals, families, and communities in the U.S. by challenging the overreliance on incarceration and extreme punishment, and ensuring a fair and accountable system of justice.
WORTH
- Advocacy Fellowships come with an award of $85,750 – $110,250, depending on level of experience.
- Media Fellowships come with an award of $58,700 – $78,000, depending on level of experience.
- Youth Activist Fellowships come with an award of $20,000 – $60,000 , along with access to a range of training and professional development opportunities.
ELIGIBILITY
- All projects must, at a minimum, relate to one or more of the following U.S. criminal justice reform goals: reducing mass incarceration, challenging extreme punishment, and promoting fairness and accountability in systems of justice.
- The Foundation welcome applications from individuals directly affected by, or with significant direct personal experience with, the policies, practices, and systems their projects seek to address (e.g., applicants who have themselves been incarcerated, applicants who have a family member or loved one who has been incarcerated and whose fellowship project emerges from that experience, or applicants who are survivors of violence or crime).
DEADLINE: October 12 2016
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