[Air-L] Civil Society Practitioners Programme (CSPP)

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Civil Society Practitioners Programme (CSPP)
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We are inviting applications from the global South to fill two places  
on our Civil Society Practitioners Programme (CSPP). This visitor  
programme is intended for Civil Society Practitioners of distinction  
or outstanding promise who wish to visit the OII for a period of six  
weeks between February and December 2008, to undertake research  
concerning the social impact of the Internet and related ICTs. The  
successful applicants will receive:

A subsistence allowance of 3800 GBP (7500 USD) to cover research  
expenses and living costs during their stay in Oxford
A travel grant of up to 1000 GBP (2000 USD) for travel to and from  
the UK

Applications will ideally be submitted by Civil Society Practitioners  
in or from the global South, active in the areas of freedom of  
expression, media reform, media justice, and communications and  
information policy in the globalized context of the Internet.

Deadlines:
The deadline for completed applications to reach us is 26 September  
2007. Final notification of an award will occur in November 2007.  
Successful candidates will be expected to take up their six week  
residency in Oxford at any time between February and December 2008.

Application and contact details:
http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/microsites/cspp/

This programme has been made possible through funding by the media  
policy portfolio in the Knowledge, Creativity and Freedom Program of  
the Ford Foundation.