Institute of Current World Affairs

Applications and Deadlines

 

Those interested in applying for an Institute of Current World Affairs fellowship should write an initial letter of interest to Executive Director Steven Butler, explaining the personal background and professional experience that would qualify them for the fellowship they have in mind. They should describe the activities they would like to carry out during two years overseas and enclose a resume or curriculum vitae. Select candidates will be invited to submit a more detailed application.

Fellowship selections for 2008 are now closed.


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The Institute of Current World Affairs will appoint one fellow in 2009.

 

December 2009 selection

To be considered, initial letters* should be sent to the Institute before August 1, 2009. Candidates selected for the next phase should submit their full applications on or before September 1, 2009.

*(Initial letters should be sent by e-mail, although we accept fax or regular mail)

Please send letters of interest and other inquiries to:

Note: Due to the high volume, we are unable to respond to all inquiries.

 

Fellowship Opportunities

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From the Archive


Subcommandante Marcos on the March to Mexico City, 2001


“Who is Marcos? Standing in the audience at 10 of the 77 public events that were part of the ‘March for Dignity and for the People who are the Color of the Earth,’ I asked myself that over and over… In an attempt to understand the Zapatista movement, many have compared it to the civil-rights movement in the United States. The analogy does not quite fit, though Rosa Parks – and many more like her – had been clamoring for civil rights for years before she refused to move to the back of the bus. Marcos showed up in the Chiapas jungle in 1983, and learned from people who have been resisting colonialism for half a millennium.” [read newsletter]


—Wendy Call

Mexico

ICWA Fellow (2000-2002)