Academic Council on the United Nations System advertisement
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Dear AFRO-NETS,
I have received the following information that might be of interest
to you. Please note that the Workshop and Awards Program are intended
primarily for social scientists and legal scholars.
Thank you,
Arlene Silva
Research Assistant
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30 California Street
Watertown, MA 02472, USA
Tel: +1-617-926-9400
Fax: +1-617-926-1212
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The Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) is adver-
tising for its 2001 Summer Workshop and 2001 Dissertation Awards Pro-
gram now. In hopes to diversify our applicant pool, we would like to
enlist your support in the effort to recruit more African scholar ap-
plicants. I have included the information about the two ACUNS events.
We would appreciate any help in advertising these events. I hope this
format is acceptable. Please let me know if there are any questions.
Thanks again.
Best regards,
Grace Ryu
Program Assistant
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Call for Applications - 2001-2002 ACUNS Dissertation Award Program
As part of the effort to invest in the next generation of scholars
and with financial support from the Ford Foundation, the Academic
Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) has established a com-
petitive award program for a social scientist or the equivalent for
legal scholars. This award can be used independently or in conjunc-
tion with another fellowship. Subsequent to review by an independent
selection committee, this award will be disbursed in July 2001 to
cover the period 1 July 2001 - 30 June 2002. A completed application
will include a 3 to 4 page description of the applicant's disserta-
tion research proposal, curriculum vitae, and at least one letter of
recommendation from the applicant's doctoral mentor or a faculty mem-
ber who knows his/her work.
It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to ensure that his/her
dossier is complete by the application deadline. Completed applica-
tions must be postmarked by 15 January 2001.Applicants must be (or
must become) ACUNS members and will be notified of the selection com-
mittee's decision in spring 2001. For further guidelines and an ap-
plication form, please contact:
ACUNS Dissertation Award Program
Yale University
Box 208206, New Haven, CT, USA 06520-8206,
Tel: +1-203-432-6512
Fax: +1-203-432-5634
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http://www.yale.edu/acuns/
This program is supported by the Ford Foundation.
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Call for Applications ACUNS/ASIL Summer Workshop on International Or-
ganization Studies
University of Namibia, 5-18 August 2001
The Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) and the
American Society of International Law (ASIL) are sponsoring the elev-
enth in a series of summer workshops on international organization
studies to be held at the University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia,
5-18 August 2001. The theme of this year's workshop is "Humanitarian
Intervention and the Role of International Organizations." The pur-
poses of this workshop are to encourage new directions in interna-
tional organization research, establish and strengthen contacts
amongst legal and international relations scholars and UN practitio-
ners, and stimulate teaching and research in international organiza-
tion studies.
This workshop is designed for advanced graduate students, post-
doctoral scholars, young international relations and law school fac-
ulty, lawyers and other practitioners. Those selected will be ex-
pected to submit a ten-page research draft by early May. Participants
will also submit a brief abstract prior to the workshop and make an
oral presentation during the two-week conference. Completed applica-
tions, including a copy of a dissertation abstract or research pro-
posal (no more than 3-4 pages), CV and two letters of recommenda-
tions, must be postmarked no later than 15 January 2001. Selected
participants will receive travel stipends, room, and board. For more
information and an application form, please contact:
ACUNS/ASIL Summer Workshop
Yale University
Box 208206, New Haven, CT, USA 06520-8206,
Tel: +1-203-432-6512
Fax: +1-203-432-5634
mailto:[log in to unmask]
http://www.yale.edu/acuns/
Funded by the Ford Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacAr-
thur Foundation.
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