Call for Applications: Human Rights Internship

The Human Rights and Governance Grants Program (HRGGP) and the Scholarship Programs of the Open Society Institute announce the Human Rights Internship.

The internship is intended to attract recent graduates of master's and LLM programs in the social sciences, law, and humanities to the human rights sector, giving them the opportunity to gain first-hand research experience in the field of human rights, government accountability, or penal reform.

Successful candidates receive a locally determined stipend and the opportunity to work in one of the leading human rights and accountability advocacy organizations in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The program is designed to benefit both the intern and the host organization.  Internships last from 6 to 12 months, depending on the research topic and scope. For the upcoming year, the Open Society Institute will support up to 10 internships.   

Eligibility

Eligible candidates must fulfill the following three requirements:

1. Be the recipient of a fellowship from the Open Society Institute Scholarship Programs, or a graduate of the Central European University's Human Rights Program or Comparative Constitutional Law Program.
2. Have graduated in the past three years from LLM or MA studies in the social sciences, law or humanities.
3. Be a citizen of a country from Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, or Mongolia.

Deadlines

Contact potential hosting NGOs: Monday, August 31, 2009.

Final Internship Application: Submit by Thursday, October 1, 2009.

Further Information

For more information, please see the internship guidelines.