Deadline: 15 February 2024
Are you an entrepreneur interested in conflict management and mediation? Do you enjoy self-directed learning? Do you like travelling and volunteering to make a difference around the world? Applications are now open for the Insight Fellowship Programme 2024-2025 .
The Insight Fellowship allows exceptional individuals to grow professionally and personally as they study and promote conflict management in non-profit organisations they choose outside their home country.
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The fellowship supports enterprising individuals with a passion for conflict management and a desire to help organisations work more effectively by training teams, researching and supporting essential relationships in the field. Fellows complete the year with enhanced expertise in conflict management, significant field experience and greater self-awareness, equipped to pursue their interests as global citizens throughout their personal and professional lives.
Programme details
The first three-month placement takes place in Concord, Massachusetts, at the offices of Insight Collaborative and its sister organisation, Insight Partners. During this placement, fellows undergo rigorous training and coaching in theory and communication, negotiation and mediation skills. Fellows put their learning into practice by observing and assisting Insight Partners consultants and also gain access to Insight's network of academics and professionals. During this period, fellows often volunteer to support local conflict management organisations and seek out additional training they may need for their placements, such as language classes.
The remaining nine months usually include three placements abroad, which the fellows design and organise during their placement at Concord, with guidance from the Insight Collaborative. Each fellow identifies a broad theme on which they will focus during their fellowship, such as conflict and environment or trust-building methods.
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Within a month of returning from their final placement, fellows submit a written article and make a presentation about their fellowship experience to the Insight Collaborative. Each fellow is expected to submit diary entries to the Insight Collaborative blog during their placements.
Benefits
- The Insight Fellowship includes an expense allowance of US$ 30,000 for the entire year, provided by its generous donors. Each fellow commits to "replenishing the pot" for the next fellow through fundraising and sponsorship until the end of the calendar year in which the fellowship ends.
Eligibility
To be eligible, you must be:
- Graduated from an accredited college or university or about to graduate before the start of the scholarship.
- Committed to serving 12 consecutive months from the start of the scholarship.
- Dedicated to "refilling the pot" for the next mate.
- Fluent in English.
- Experience related to conflict management or alternative dispute resolution is preferred, but not essential.
Application
To complete the application, you will need to send:
- Your CV
- Post-secondary educational records and transcripts
- A personal statement
- A proposal for how you will use your grant, including the desired placements
- Short paragraphs describing your cultural experience, your interest in alternative dispute resolution and the challenges you foresee during the fellowship
- Three letters of recommendation
- Your photo (optional)
