About the fellowship
Visit the ICNC Research Fellowship page to learn more about the program.
ICNC now offers an expanded stipend opportunity for Ph.D. students and Post-Doctoral and Junior Faculty. ICNC’s Doctoral, Post-Doctoral and Junior Faculty Research Fellowship enables eligible applicants to carry out research on civil resistance and/or conduct a study that can benefit from a civil resistance perspective, as part of their dissertation or for an upcoming book, journal article or book chapter.
For 2017, $20,000 in total has been allotted for the program. Each fellowship award will be between $2,000 and $10,000. The deadline to apply is April 9, 2017.
In addition to a stipend, the fellowship includes several hours of scholarly mentorship provided by one of the ICNC’s Academic Council members. Mentorship is set up when ICNC matches an awardee with an academic advisor interested in the awardee’s research topic.
Fellowship Goals
The Research Fellowship aims to support:
- In-depth analysis of civil-resistance-related literature; with relevant findings incorporated into fellows’ writings;
- Fieldwork (data collection) related to civil resistance case studies;
- Archival work to recover information about civil resistance or case histories of civil resistance;
- Writing on civil resistance for a peer-review publication
Fellowship Requirements
Once the fellowship is awarded, research fellows are expected to:
- Deliver regularly scheduled reports on the progress of the ICNC supported research
- Produce, by the end of the fellowship, at least one written draft of a journal article, book manuscript, or book chapter relevant to civil resistance that will be submitted as part of a peer-review publication or to a peer-review outlet by the end of the fellowship
Eligible Applicants
- Junior faculty on a tenure-track position and not yet tenured
- Part-time and full-time post-doctoral researchers. In exceptional circumstances, we can consider applications from post-doctoral candidates who are currently unemployed and unaffiliated but who can demonstrate that they are actively looking for employment in their area of specialization
- Lecturers or assistant professors who are working to secure a permanent faculty appointment, or to advance to an associate professor or a senior lecturer position
Eligibility Criteria
Ph.D. students:
- Studies at accredited university inside or outside of his/her home country
- Has completed at least 12 months of Ph.D. studies before the date of the application
- Has at least 18 months remaining –from the date of the submission of the application for the ICNC stipend program– to complete and submit a doctoral dissertation
- Has a Ph.D. thesis that can be enriched by integrating a new or more in-depth analysis of one of the priority research topics in civil resistance.
- Strong proposals focusing on the additional themes of interest to ICNC will also be considered
- Demonstrates in the application a good command and understanding of the civil resistance literature and its relevance to his/her work
How to Apply
Applicants need to fill out the online application form, which requires:
For Ph.D. applicants:
1. A copy of the most current Ph.D. transcript indicating grades earned thus far
2. A department or supervisor’s letter indicating applicant’s current year of Ph.D. studies and the expected date (month/year) of the thesis completion and submission
3. A 1,000-word Ph.D. thesis proposal which clearly explains: 1) how the Ph.D. research conducted so far can benefit from a new or greater focus on civil resistance; 2) how a selected civil resistance focus relates to at least one of the priority research topics; and 3) how the stipend on civil resistance will help enhance both the applicant’s thesis and contribute to the field of civil resistance more broadly;
4. A 1000-word literature review on civil resistance, highlighting works on civil resistance that the applicant sees as most pertinent and explaining their theoretical and empirical relevance to, and significance for, arguments, analysis, findings and/or cases that are part of the applicant’s Ph.D. thesis or future peer-review publication.
5. Budget justification with a detailed budget proposal for research that contains expected costs and an explanation of how the requested funds will be used to support or conduct the research. The ICNC fellowship does not support tuition expenses. The ICNC fellowships range between $2,000 and $10,000.
6. Most recent CV
7. A writing sample of no more than 1,000 words that has not been published. [should not include a literature review submitted for this application]
For Post-Doctoral and Junior Faculty applicants
1. A letter from the university/department confirming their appointment as a part-time or full-time faculty
2. A 1,000-word proposal for a journal article, book or another peer-review publication that clearly explains: 1) how the writing can benefit from a new or greater focus on civil resistance; 2) how a selected civil resistance focus relates to at least one of the priority research topics; and 3) how the ICNC stipend will help enhance the quality of the publication and contribute to the field of civil resistance more broadly;
3. A 1000-word literature review on civil resistance, highlighting works on civil resistance that the applicant sees as most pertinent and explaining their theoretical and empirical relevance to, and significance for, arguments, analysis, findings and/or cases that are part of the applicant’s Ph.D. thesis or future peer-review publication.
4. Budget justification with a detailed budget proposal for research that contains expected costs and an explanation of how the requested funds will be used to support or conduct the research. The ICNC fellowship does not support tuition expenses. The ICNC fellowships range between $2,000 and $10,000.
5. Most recent CV
6. A writing sample of no more than 1,000 words that has not been published. [should not include a literature review submitted for this application]
Application Deadline
The deadline for application submissions is April 9, 2017.
For more information click "Further official information" below.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/call-for-2017-doctoral-postdoctoral-junior-faculty-research-fellowship/