Just in case you might be interested in applying - or might know
someone else who is interested. Check out the details at
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/usprograms/focus/justice/programs/justice_fellows
The Soros Justice Fellowships fund outstanding individuals to implement
innovative projects that advance the Open Society Institute's criminal
justice reform priorities in the Unites States. This year, fellowship
applications are due on Wednesday, October 14. Whether you forward
this information to particular individuals whom you think would be
promising candidates or circulate it more generally, we trust that
there are advocates, activists, journalists, researchers, and others
with distinctive and important voices within your networks who would
benefit from this opportunity.
Fellows receive funding through the following two categories:
Media
Soros Justice Media Fellowships support writers, print and broadcast
journalists, bloggers, filmmakers, and other individuals with
distinctive voices proposing to complete media projects for local,
regional, and national markets that will engage the public and provoke
policy responses to one or more of OSI's U.S. criminal justice
priorities. Media Fellowships are 12 months in duration and come with
a stipend of $45,000.
Advocacy
Soros Justice Advocacy Fellowships fund outstanding
individualsâ€"including lawyers, advocates, grassroots organizers,
activist academics, and others with important persp
ectivesâ€"to
initiate innovative policy advocacy projects at the local, state, and
national levels that will have a measurable impact on one or more of
OSI’s
U.S. criminal justice priorities. Advocacy Fellowships,which
have application tracks for both emerging leaders as well as for those
with more established records of achievement, are 18 months in duration
and come with a stipend ranging from $75,000 - $105,000.
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