Think Tank Fund Fellowships

Focus Areas

Application Guidelines

Every year, TTF selects up to ten young talented researchers form the TTF target countries - Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Serbia and Kosovo. Each successful applicant will spend up to three months in one of the leading think tanks in Central and Eastern Europe.

Eligibility

• Applicants are required to work and be permanent residents in one of the countries that are eligible for TTF grants (see above).
• Applicants must be full-time employees at a think tank, policy center or NGO with a strong research component for at least for one year at the time of application and plan to stay for at least one more year. This requirement can be a subject to the sending organization's Human Resource policy.
• Applicants should be between 24 and 35 years of age at the time of application.
• Applicants must be fluent in written and spoken English.

Prospective fellows can choose any TTF-supported policy center or similar think tanks in the region outside their country of origin as a host organization. Prior to submitting fellowship proposals to the TTF, applicants should directly contact an organization(s) of interest to develop ideas for the fellowship that would mutually beneficial to both parties.

For a non-exhaustive list of think tanks in Central and Eastern Europe, consult:

http://www.soros.org/initiatives/thinktank

http://www.pasos.org

http://www.freedomhouse.hu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46            

Terms of the Award

TTF awards do not exceed $7,000 USD per fellowship. These funds cover travel expenses (one return ticket, visa fees and visa related expenses, travel and/or medical insurance) and reasonable accommodation and living costs. For specific budget items, download the budget template below.

TTF Fellowship co-funds fellow's supervision and support by senior policy analyst at a hosting organization (up to 30 hours per month).

Regular monthly salary is maintained by a sponsoring organization during the full period of the fellowship. If requested and justified, TTF could provide compensation up to 50 % of the full salary.

See the Think Tank Fund Fellowships guidelines.