Fellowships

International Fellowships

Note: ILO Bangkok has been canceled

Development/Democracy

Economics/Policy

Energy/Environment/Sustainability

Human Rights/Labor Relations

NESsT (Nonprofit Enterprise and Self-sustainability Team) - Budapest, Hungary

Summer 2011 Fellow: Daniel Reynolds

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Faculty Mentor: Rob Wessling, Associate Director of Center Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREES)

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Office Description:

NESsT works to solve critical social problems in emerging market countries by developing and supporting social enterprises that strengthen civil society organizations' financial sustainability and maximize their social impact. The office is located in Budapest, Hungary. The fellow last year was really involved in the office and the environment was positive and constructive.

Office Website: http://www.nesst.org/

Projects Fellows Have Worked on in the Past:

  • Social Enterprise Competition: NESsT had a call for applications from NGOs from both Central Europe and Latin America to apply to get consulting help and funding to either help start or improve a social enterprise. The fellow reviewed, analyzed, and wrote reports about the applications and exercises that the Central European organizations applying had submitted. The fellow analyzed aspects of the organizations such as their financial stability and diversification, their organizational infrastructure to start an enterprise, and how a social enterprise would impact their beneficiaries

  • Country profiles: NESsT has country profiles that include economic, social and political information about the country, and whether the civil society environment is conducive to NESsTs work and goals.

  • Updating NESsTs legal briefs for Slovakia and Hungary: These legal briefs outline the legal environment in those countries in relation to nonprofits running social enterprises and what the situation is in regards to taxes, etc. The fellow became familiar with some useful websites including the USAID.gov NGO Sustainability Index site, the Freedom House Nations in Transit reports, and USIG.org which give legal background and tax information on a variety of countries

Desired Personal Qualities:

  • Attention to detail

  • Interest in and passion for social enterprise

  • Hard worker and team player

Desired Skills, Experience, and Coursework:

  • Experience working in non-profit or enterprise-planning

  • Deep interest in Central and/or Eastern Europe and a willingness to immerse yourself into a new cultural environment

  • Excellent desktop research and computer skills

  • Ability to multitask

  • Ability to work independently and to show initiative

  • Good writing skills

  • Interest and involvement in civil society issues

  • Enterprise development and/or management background is also a plus

Main Fellowship Disciplines:

  • Economics

  • International Relations

  • Public Policy

  • Civil Engineering

  • Business

Languages:

Knowledge of one Central or Eastern European language preferred, but not required

Brookings Doha Center - Doha, Qatar 

Summer 2011 Fellow: Miriam Marks

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* This fellowship is made possible with generous support from the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) at Stanford University *

Faculty Mentor: Abbas Milani, Hamid and Christina Moghadam Director of Iranian Studies

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Office Description:

Established in 2007, the Brookings Doha Center is a project of the Saban Center for Middle
East Policy at the Brookings Institution and an integral part of the Brookings Institution's Foreign
Policy Program. The BDC is also affiliated with the Brookings Project on U.S. Relations with the
Islamic World, with which it co-organizes the annual U.S.-Islamic World Forum generally held
in Qatar. The Center undertakes independent, policy-oriented research on the socioeconomic
and geopolitical issues facing Muslim-majority states and communities, including relations with
the United States. Open to a broad range of views, the BDC is a hub for Brookings scholarship
in the region. The center's research and programming agenda includes key mutually enforcing
endeavors. These include: convening ongoing public policy discussions with political, business
and thought leaders from the Muslim-majority states and communities and the United States;
hosting visiting fellows; and engaging the media to broadly share Brookings analysis with the
public.

Established in 2007, the Brookings Doha Center is a project of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution and an integral part of the Brookings Institution's Foreign Policy Program. The BDC is also affiliated with the Brookings Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World, with which it co-organizes the annual U.S.-Islamic World Forum generally held in Qatar. The Center undertakes independent, policy-oriented research on the socioeconomic and geopolitical issues facing Muslim-majority states and communities, including relations with the United States. Open to a broad range of views, the BDC is a hub for Brookings scholarship in the region. The center's research and programming agenda includes key mutually enforcing endeavors. These include: convening ongoing public policy discussions with political, business and thought leaders from the Muslim-majority states and communities and the United States; hosting visiting fellows; and engaging the media to broadly share Brookings analysis with the public.

Office Website: www.brookings.edu/doha

Potential Projects:

  • Provides research assistance for Brookings Doha Center resident and visiting fellows
  • Monitors and summarizes current developments in relevant research areas
  • Keeps abreast of literature on geo-political issues facing Middle Eastern states.

Desired Skills, Experience, and Coursework:

  • Middle East coursework, preferably with some background in the following areas: 1) democratization, political 

    reform in Arab world, 2) Gulf politics; political science background preferred

  • Experience conducting Middle East-related research, including in Arabic
  • Collecting and analyzing information in an efficient manner

Desired Personal Qualities:

  • Works well in a team environment

Languages:

Proficiency in Arabic

International Labor Organization - Geneva, Switzerland

Summer 2010 Fellow (no fellow in 2011): Sarah Flamm

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Faculty Mentor: Steve Stedman, Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Professor, by courtesy, of Political Science

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Office Description:

ILO-Geneva is the regional headquarters, maintaining overall responsibility for the presence and activities in the region. Geneva leads in defining program priorities and activities, monitoring program delivery, and providing support and coordination to its field structure. ILOs are responsible for overseeing labor policy and human trafficking prevention methods, as a means of improving human rights around the world.

Office Website: http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/eurpro/geneva/

Projects Fellows Have Worked on in the Past:

  • Toolkit on child trafficking: fellow worked on translating a national action plan from French into English, and contributing to the development of a range of tools, in an effort to create 170 tools which could be used to prevent trafficking

  • ILO papers: fellow helped gathered useful data as inputs to several ILO papers, contributed to drafts of paper, synthesized key publications for easy reference

Desired Personal Qualities:

  • Willingness to work on public outreach campaigns and public-private awareness initiatives

  • Willingness to work on professional papers and strategies to limit illegal labor usage

  • Interest in and passion for labor policy

  • Concern for international human rights guidelines

  • Hard worker and team player

Desired Skills, Experience, and Coursework:

  • Experience working in a professional workplace

  • Ability to perform research thoroughly and efficiently

  • Comfort speaking and presenting work publicly

  • Familiarity with international labor policy and human rights issues

  • Sound analytical and writing skills

  • Technical skills in translation and editing

  • Ability to juggle multiple assignments and meet deadlines

  • Ability to work independently and deliver under time pressure

Main Fellowship Disciplines:

  • Public Policy

  • International Relations

  • Political Science

  • Communication

Languages:

Confident knowledge of either French or Spanish.

 

Secretariat of the State of the Amazonas for Planning and Economic Development - Manaus, Brazil

Summer 2011 Fellow: Sophie Theis

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Faculty mentor: Jim Sweeney, Professor of MS&E and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute

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Office Description:

The Secretariat of the State of the Amazonas for Planning and Economic Development is charged with planning, implementing and coordinating public policies to promote socioeconomic development in the State of the Amazonas, Brazil.

Office Website: www.seplan.am.gov.br

Prospective Projects:

  • Assisting with the CECLIMA (government climate change group) to research and evaluate in the field the effectiveness of the government climate-change legislation

  • Evaluation of the potential for developing a green municipality, especially for Boa Vista do Ramos, which involved on the ground work

Desired Personal Qualities:

  • Teamwork skills

  • An ability to easily interact with others

  • Dedication and hard work

  • An openness to new experiences

Desired Skills, Experience and Coursework:

  • Coursework in Public Policy, Economics, Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Development, and/or International Relations

  • Ability to apply knowledge in an interdisciplinary manner

  • Great desire to work in culturally different environments

  • Experience working abroad or on independent projects is a plus

  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office, especially Excel

Main Fellowship Disciplines:

  • Public Policy

  • Environmental Engineering

  • Economics

  • International Relations

Languages:

  • Knowledge of Portuguese is required

  • Spanish is a plus

Global Center for Development and Democracy - Lima, Peru

Summer 2011 Fellow: Anna Schickele

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Faculty Mentor: Martin Carnoy

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Office Description:

The Global Center for Development and Democracy works to promote a social agenda for democracy in Latin America. The GCDD focuses its work on understanding and leveraging the connections among democracy, poverty, and economic growth towards a better and more comprehensive approach to Latin American development. The Center supports and directs targeted interventions that work at a micro level to incorporate the specific cultural and human needs of diverse peoples. All initiatives aim particularly towards incorporating sustainability and justice with the needs of a growing capital economy and at connecting small scale successes to broad applications and a larger framework of progress.

Office Website: www.cgdd.net

Projects Fellows Have Worked on in the Past:

  • Economic development project in the Lurin River basin to improve the management and organization of public and private sectors

  • Prepared for the visit of Dr. Muhammad Yunus with an organizing community which involved researching and presenting information about microfinance

Desired Personal Qualities:

The fellow should be able to take significant personal initiative, should be interested in learning not only about the academic side of development but also about the cultural, historical, and social structures at work in Peru, and should be comfortable in a mature and fast-paced environment.

Desired Skills, Experience, and Coursework:

  • Economics, particularly development economics and labor economics

  • Experience implementing development initiatives or other organizational background

  • Experience working in South America and a deep interest in the continent

  • Strong writing, oral communication, and presentation skills

Main Fellowship Disciplines:

  • Economics

  • Political Science

  • International Relations

  • Public Policy

  • Latin American Studies

Languages:

Knowledge of Spanish is required.

Nonprofit Enterprise and Self-sustainability Team - Santiago, Chile

Summer 2011 Fellow: Thomas Hendee

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Faculty Mentor: Megan Gorman, Associate Director, Stanford Center for Latin American Studies

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Office Description:

NESsT works to solve critical social problems in emerging market countries by developing and supporting social enterprises that strengthen civil society organizations' financial sustainability and maximize their social impact (www.nesst.org). The objective of social enterprises – which are owned or operated by civil society organizations (CSOs) – is to generate new financial resources for CSOs and to find innovative, systemic, and responsible solutions to society’s most critical social problems and injustices.

Projects Fellows Have Worked on in the Past:

  • Important work assisting NESsT find new potential donors. In particular this involved meeting with high-level local officials and philanthropists and talking about the work that NESst does.

Desired Personal Qualities:

  • Ability to work independently and also be part of a very fun and dynamic but hard‐working team

  • Excellent communication skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Desired Skills, Experience, and Coursework:

  • Experience working in non-profit or enterprise-planning

  • Excellent desktop research and computer skills (Word, Excel, Power Point)

  • Experience working in a multi-cultural environment

  • Ability to work independently and to show initiative

  • Ability to be flexible, resourceful and innovative in small, dynamic, international, nonprofit environment with limited resources

  • Strong organizational skills

Main Fellowship Disciplines:

  • Economics

  • International Relations

  • Public Policy

  • Civil Engineering

  • Business

Languages:

Work done in English and Spanish. Good reading, speaking, and writing abilities in Spanish preferred.

Institute for National Policy Research - Taipei, Taiwan***

Summer 2011 Fellow: Krista Ryu

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Faculty Mentor: TBA

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Office Description:

***Note: Fellowship will be eight weeks long.

The INPR office has a positive and productive atmosphere. Mandarin skills, though not absolutely necessary, are always helpful in befriending others in the office.

Projects Fellows Have Worked on in the Past:

  • Research on American perspectives (e.g. media, government, non-government) of Chinas rise, as well as research on cross-straight relations

  • Organized two conferences in Tapei based on the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement, and at one of the conferences the Vice-President of Taiwain, Vincent Siew, made an appearance

  • Preparation and coordination of the Asia-Pacific Security Forum

Desired Personal Qualities:

  • Willingness to work on research tasks and coordinate significant events

  • Interest in and passion for Chinese politics and East Asian affairs

  • Hard worker and team player

Desired Skills, Experience, and Coursework:

  • Experience working in a professional workplace

  • Ability to work independently and proactively

  • Ability to perform research thoroughly and efficiently

  • Strong writing skills

  • Familiarity with East Asian affairs

Main Fellowship Disciplines:

  • East Asian Studies

  • Public Policy

  • Economics

  • Mandarin

Languages:

  • All work done in English

  • Mandarin not required, but a great asset

Reserve Bank of India - Mumbai, India

Summer 2011 Fellow: Eric Knudson

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Faculty Mentor: Nick Hope, Director of the Stanford Center for International Development at SIEPR 
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Office Description:

The main functions of the Mumbai branch of the Reserve Bank of India include: monetary authority, regulator and supervisor of the financial system, manager of foreign exchange, issuer of currency, developmental role, and related functions. The office is located in the business section of Mumbai.  Staff are willing to assist the SIG Fellow as they pursue an independent research project (see below).


Office Website: www.rbi.org.in

Projects Fellows Have Worked on in the Past:

  • Independent research project on India's Participation in International Markets: A Study of the Wheat Sector.

  • Presentation of research project.

Desired Personal Qualities:

  • Willingness to work on an independent research project

  • Interest in and passion for an area of research they would like to focus on

  • Flexible and patient, especially in dealing with the Indian government

  • Adaptable to a new environment and culture

  • Hard worker

Desired Skills, Experience, and Coursework:

  • Sound knowledge of econometrics and comfort with STATA (good performance in Econ 102B)

  • Strong computer skills

  • Experience speaking in a professional setting and presenting work

  • Experience working and interacting in a professional workplace

Main Fellowship Disciplines:

  • Economics

  • Civil Engineering

  • Public Policy

  • Finance

Languages:

All work done in English

Ministry of Finance and Economic Empowerment - Port Louis, Mauritius

Summer 2011 Fellow: Kimberly Ho

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Faculty Mentor: Nick Hope, Director of the Stanford Center for International Development at SIEPR
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Office Description:

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development oversees the economic activities of Mauritius, serving as one of the most important departments in the government and shaping the country’s success. The SIG Fellow, working at the Ministry will gain greater insight into the process of economic policy making. By working in the macroeconomic unit of the ministry and conducting independent research, the fellow will gain a bird’s eye view into the economic policies, conditions and problems in the country. 


Office Website: http://mof.gov.mu

Projects Fellows Have Worked in the Past:

  • Research project with the Finance Secretary examining high- and low-growth countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and tried to analyze the key differences between the countries, as in what are the common features of strong economic performers in Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Providing a daily analysis of economic news and data for Ministry of Finance

Desired Personal Qualities:

  • Willingness to work on an independent research project

  • Interest in and passion for an area of research they would like to focus on

  • Flexible and patient, especially in dealing with the Mauritius government

  • Adaptable to a new environment and culture

  • Hard worker

Desired Skills, Experience, and Coursework:

  • Sound knowledge of econometrics and comfort with STATA (good performance in Econ 102B)

  • Strong computer skills

  • Experience speaking in a professional setting and presenting work

  • Experience working and interacting in a professional workplace

  • Background in development economics coursework and/or research

Main Fellowship Disciplines:

  • Economics

  • Civil Engineering

  • Public Policy

Languages:

All work done in English.

Taiwan Foundation for Democracy - Taipei, Taiwan***

Summer 2011 Fellow: Rebecca Siegel

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Faculty Mentor: TBA
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Office Description:

***Note: Fellowship will be eight weeks long.

The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, founded in 2003, is the first national democracy assistance foundation in Asia. The TFD was established with an inter-related, two-tracked mission in mind. Domestically, the TFD strives to play a positive role in consolidating Taiwan's democracy and fortifying its commitment to human rights; internationally, the TFD hopes to become a strong link in the world democratic network, joining forces with related organizations around the world. The primary source of funding for the TFD is the government.

Office Website: http://www.tfd.org.tw/english/index.html

Projects Fellows Have Worked on in the Past:

  • Researching civil society reactions to the HsiChi Trio death penalty case.

  • Organizing the World Forum for Democratization in Asia.

Desired Personal Qualities:

  • Proactive work habits

  • Ability to work independently

  • Comfort with seeking help when needed

  • Strong interest in democracy and human rights issues, especially in Asia

Desired Skills, Experience, and Coursework:

  • Strong writing skills

  • Technical, web design, and webpage maintenance skills

  • Developed research abilities

  • Experience with organizing large events

Main Fellowship Disciplines:

  • Public Policy

  • Political Science

  • International Relations

  • East Asian Studies

Languages:

(Desired) Mandarin or Minnan/Hokkien Chinese

Institute for Democracy in South Africa - South Africa

Summer 2011 Fellow: Maddy Halyard

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Faculty Mentor: Joel Samoff, Professor at African Studies Center, Stanford University 
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Office Description:

The Institute for Democracy in South Africa is an independent public interest organization promoting sustainable democracy in South Africa; it concentrates on political and legislative processes and structures, good governance, diversity and racism, intergovernmental relations, socio-economic rights, and social justice. The fellow will work at the Institute's Kutlwanong Democracy Centre in Pretoria on policy analysis and research relating to any of the above topics.

Past fellows have worked on projects including: organizing a series of roundtable discussions that brought together activists, government officials, and academics to discuss the last 10 years of democracy and the future of South Africa; editing and helping write a report on Community Safety and service delivery in the South African Police Service; and compiling a data set to examine the relationship between a democratic transition and a change in its Human Development Index. 

Office Website: http://www.idasa.org.za

Projects Fellows Have Worked on in the Past:

  • 20th century anniversary event: helped organize event
  • Transcription of research and notes at public forums
  • Research with the States in Transition Observatory
  • Data analysis
  • Comparing media restrictions in Zimbabwe and South Africa

Desired Skills, Experience, and Coursework:

  • Strong background in South African history and politics
  • Ability to work independently and proactively
  • Writing and analytical skills

Desired Personal Qualities:

  • Professionalism
  • Flexibility
  • Adventurous spirit
  • Openness
  • Independence
  • Initiative

Main Fellowship Disciplines:

  •  International Development
  •  Urban Studies
  •  African Studies
  •  Democracy Promotion
  •  Post-conflict Development

Languages:

All work done in English

The Ghana Center for Democratic Development- Accra, Ghana

Summer 2011 Fellow: Jonah Rexer

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Faculty Mentor: Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow at Hoover Institute 
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Office Description:

The Center for Democratic Development is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit organization based in Accra, Ghana. It is dedicated to the promotion of society and government based on the rule of law, appropriate checks on the power of the state, and integrity in public administration. Its objectives include undertaking research and publication on issues relating to democracy and economic liberalization; monitoring the progress of democratic consolidation in Ghana and Africa; and promoting access to information and data relating to matters of public interest.

Office Website: www.cddghana.org

Projects Fellows Have Worked on in the Past:

  • Contributed to reports and work to aid UN and USAID projects
  • Developed and wrote an AU briefing which was used in the AU summit in Ghana
  • Wrote various newsletters and publications on transitional democracy
  • Helped with logistics for the CDD/State Department Democracy Conference.
  • Researched and wrote a paper commissioned by DFID-UK, to be published by Manchester University, on the implications of the discovery of oil in Ghana for political balance.
  • Wrote a proposal for a World Bank project monitoring Dutch Disease in the Western Region of Ghana
  • Wrote a speech for Supreme Court Justice S.A. Brobbey on the rule of law, judicial integrity, and constitutional democracy in Ghana, to be delivered at the annual conference of the Ghana Bar Association
  • Helped to organize the African Youth and Governance Conference

Desired Skills, Experience, and Coursework:

  • Strong editorial and analytical skills
  • Experience with data analysis
  • Writing skills for work on various journalistic and research assignments
  • Coursework in or knowledge of African politics
  • A project with a faculty member that will applies to summer experience is a plus
  • Dedication to the field of international development

Desired Personal Qualities:

  • Willingness to work hard and be resourceful
  • Very high self-motivation and independence
  • Punctual, hard-working team player
  • Adventurous spirit
  • Free-thinking/independent-minded
  • Empathetic

Main Fellowship Disciplines:

  • International Development
  • African Studies
  • Democratic Development
  • Political Economy

Languages:

All work done in English