> Civil Society Practitioners Programme (CSPP) > -------------------------------------------------- > > We are inviting applications from the global South to fill two places > on our Civil Society Practitioners Programme (CSPP). This visitor > programme is intended for Civil Society Practitioners of distinction > or outstanding promise who wish to visit the OII for a period of six > weeks between February and December 2008, to undertake research > concerning the social impact of the Internet and related ICTs. The > successful applicants will receive: > > A subsistence allowance of 3800 GBP (7500 USD) to cover research > expenses and living costs during their stay in Oxford > A travel grant of up to 1000 GBP (2000 USD) for travel to and from > the UK > > Applications will ideally be submitted by Civil Society Practitioners > in or from the global South, active in the areas of freedom of > expression, media reform, media justice, and communications and > information policy in the globalized context of the Internet. > > Deadlines: > The deadline for completed applications to reach us is 26 September > 2007. Final notification of an award will occur in November 2007. > Successful candidates will be expected to take up their six week > residency in Oxford at any time between February and December 2008. > > Application and contact details: > http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/microsites/cspp/ > > This programme has been made possible through funding by the media > policy portfolio in the Knowledge, Creativity and Freedom Program of > the Ford Foundation.