[hr-education] 2006-2007 Fellowships in International Human Rights

Application Deadline: October 7, 2005

This year Human Rights Watch will award three fellowships to recent
graduates of law schools or graduate programs (master's degree and above)
in journalism, international relations, area studies, or other relevant
disciplines. The Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg Fellowship is open to any
candidate who meets these criteria. The Leonard H. Sandler Fellowship is
restricted to graduates of Columbia Law School. The Arthur Helton
Fellowship is restricted to graduates of New York University School of
Law.

In addition to the fellowships offered by Human Rights Watch, graduates of
the Yale University School of Law may apply directly to the law school for
the Bernstein Fellowship. Human Rights Watch encourages prospective
Bernstein fellows to make arrangements to work with Human Rights Watch and
to include those arrangements in their applications to Yale for the
fellowship. For information on applying for this fellowship:
{http://www.law.yale.edu/outside/pdf/centers/Bernstein_Brochure.pdf }

Fellows work full time for one year at Human Rights Watch, based in New
York City or Washington, D.C. Fellows monitor human rights developments in
various countries, conduct on-site investigations, draft reports on human
rights conditions, and engage in advocacy aimed at publicizing and
curtailing human rights violations. Past fellows have conducted
fact-finding missions to, among other places, Albania, Azerbaijan,
Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, the
Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti,
Honduras, Hong Kong, India (including Kashmir and Punjab), Iran, Israel,
Kenya, Malaysia, Moldova, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines,
Russia, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Uganda, the
U.S.-Mexican border, and Venezuela.

 
Qualifications

Applicants must have exceptional analytic skills, an ability to write and
speak clearly, and a commitment to work in the human rights field in the
future on a paid or volunteer basis. Proficiency in one language in
addition to English is strongly recommended. Familiarity with countries or
regions where serious human rights violations occur is also valued.
Fellows must be law, journalism, international relations, or area studies
graduates with degrees received after January 2003 and before August 2006,
or must provide evidence of significant, comparable, relevant work
experience. Fellowships begin in September 2006.

 
Salary and Benefits

The salary is $43,000, plus excellent employer-paid benefits.

 
How to Apply

Please send a complete application packet that includes the following:

- cover letter 
- résumé (curriculum vitae) 
- two letters of recommendation 
- unedited, unpublished writing sample 
- official law or graduate school transcript (applicants in one-year
graduate programs should supply an undergraduate transcript with a
list of their graduate school courses)

The "Fellowship Application Checklist" can be found at:
{http://www.hrw.org/about/info/Fellows-webchecklist.pdf }
 
Complete applications (including transcripts and recommendations) for
2006-2007 fellowships must be received by October 7, 2005, so applicants
should allow sufficient time to collect the required materials in advance
of the deadline. Complete applications should be sent to Human Rights
Watch, Attn: Fellowship Committee, 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor, New York,
NY 10118-3299.

Applicants must be available for interviews in New York in late November
to mid-December 2005.

Inquiries may be directed to the Fellowships hotline at (212) 290-4700
x312, or to fellowship@hrw.org.

Emailing/Faxing Parts of Your Application

Applications must be submitted by mail, under a single cover. However,
under truly extenuating circumstances and only with prior written approval
from us, you may send in an application or part of an application by email
or fax, by the deadline of October 7, 2005. Lateness of an application
does not constitute extenuating circumstances. Emailed or faxed
applications will not be accepted without prior written approval from
Human Rights Watch.

 
The Bernstein Fellowships

The Bernstein Fellowships established in honor of Robert S. Bernstein,
founding chair of Human Rights Watch, provide financial support to allow
two Yale Law School graduates to pursue full-time international human
rights work for one year. (Please note that the Bernstein Fellowships are
administered through Yale Law School. Applications for the Bernstein
Fellowships should not be sent to Human Rights Watch.)




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