Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
Brandeis is offering Fellowships for Master Students in Conflict Resolution 2022. Graduate students investigate the root causes of violent conflict and they uncover effective means to prevent conflicts and to promote peaceful coexistence After a full year in residence at the Heller School.
Benefits
- Partial tuition Fellowship
- This fellowship does not cover airfare, fees, health insurance, or housing.
Eligibility criteria
- Applicants must prove that their community benefitted from their personal commitment to nonviolent principles through prior volunteer or work projects.
- Applicants must also commit to return to their community within the next two years to establish projects in nonviolence.
- During their year in residence, the Topol Fellows will be responsible for planning and coordinating the Sidney Topol Lecture in Nonviolence which will bring to campus a leader in the field.
- Following their academic year in residence, Topol Fellows will secure required practicum placements in organizations that use nonviolence methods to achieve sustainable peace, or in organizations committed to developing such methods.
- Recipients of the Topol Fellowships in Nonviolence Practice will be required to produce a report detailing their experiences at Heller and in the field, and to share their expectations for furthering a career focused on the use of nonviolent methods in conflict ridden areas.
Required Documents:
- A complete application
- A personal essay which outlines their prior work in nonviolence, and their proposed work, and how completing the MA in Coexistence and Conflict will help them be successful in these endeavors.
- An interview either by phone or in-person may be required.
About Brandeis University:
Brandeis University is a private research university in the US. Founded in 1948. The Heller School drives positive social change through its 7 graduate degree programs, 10 research centers and institutes, and school-wide commitment to public engagement. Heller is for people who want to find sustainable solutions to social inequities and are committed to careers that advance social justice.
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