Applications are being accepted for the fall semester of 2013 (August 28, 2013 – December 14, 2013) fellowship program. The program is part of the Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability (AHDA). AHDA offers fully funded fellowships which will cover travel, visa, and accommodation costs as well as a modest stipend to cover day to day living expenses during the program. In exceptional cases, self-funded candidates will be considered. We encourage interested parties from around the world and from a wide range of professional sectors—including, but not limited to, human rights practitioners, journalists, academics, educators, filmmakers, artists—to apply. Special funding is available for fellow(s) who address religious conflict. For fellowship guidelines and application form, please click here.
Program Overview
The program consists of
- seminars that examine historical dialogue across the disciplines, covering theoretical and practical applications in different geographical and thematic contexts;
- workshops that help fellows identify primary challenges to implementing historical dialogue projects, and that explore a variety of strategies for addressing them, from the proposal stage to the implementation stage;
- visits to sites of memory in and around New York City;
- relevant networking opportunities and speaking engagements.
- Fellows will design individual projects that they will implement upon their return home.
- Fellows will live with other students, and have access to a wide range of social and cultural opportunities in New York.
- Fellows will have access to extensive resources and faculty members at Columbia University.
Deadline: March 1, 2013
If you have any questions with regard to the program, selection criteria and your application please contact ahda@columbia.edu.
For more information, click here.
