The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) 2021 Resilience Fund Fellowship

Fellowship Research in Business and Law , in Social Science
  • Apply Before : January 8, 2021

Opportunity Details

  • Opportunity ID 94751
  • Degree Non Degree Program/Certificate
  • Language Requirement Not Required
  • No. of Opportunity 10
  • Fields of study Law and International Criminals Studies
  • Opportunity Type : Fully Funded
  • Duration One year
  • Gender MaleFemale
  • Language of Instruction EnglishSpanishFrench
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Opportunity Description

Fellowship overview

The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) has announced the second edition of the Resilience Fellowship, ‘Extortion as an illicit economy of organized crime’, to create a platform for cross-sectoral, global, and interdisciplinary cooperation among diverse actors working to combat organized crime (see more below). The Resilience Fellowship is an initiative of Resilience Fund aimed to support and provide opportunities for a cohort of fellows from across the world, including those from the above groups to work towards its goal. If you are one of those actors, it is for you to apply.

The theme for 2021: “Extortion and organized crime”. Fellows will work around this theme to find collaborative perspectives and responses arising from their experiences to counter the effect of organized crime. Also, fellows will represent the fund as the Resilience Fund Ambassadors.

Fellowship details

Application deadline: 4 Jan 2021

Awarding body: Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)

Duration: one year

Number of fellows: 10

Benefits

The fellowship includes

Sponsorship: Providing funding, so that Resilience Fellows will enjoy the resources and time to undertake their work on a joint project during the fellowship year. Grants of USD$15 000 per fellow will be given for one year.

Networking: Offering mentorship opportunities with professionals from the GI-TOC; also it aims to bring Resilience Fellows together on a residency retreat for working on the collaborative project to be undertaken during their fellowship year.

Broadcast: Generating a platform for Resilience Fellows to share their work and ideas widely through different means at the host’s as well as fellow s disposal.

Eligibilities

Applicants from the following fields are highly eligible to apply for the fellowship.

  • journalism and media:
  • activism
  • advocacy and community mobilization
  • the creative arts (including artists, writers, filmmakers, and others
  • community leaders (religious, cultural, or youth leaders)
  • academia (researchers and scholars), and
  • the public sector (policymakers)

More conditions for applicants to meet:

  • Applicants from other disciplines will be eligible if their work is related to the Resilience Fellowship’s objectives and annual theme.
  • Individuals who work in communities impacted by organized crime regardless of any gender, ethnicity, age, religion, or any other defining factor or particular background can apply.
  • Participants should be from nations disproportionately harmed by organized crime and/or from least developed countries (LDCs).
    Applicants should preferably work closely within communities severely affected by extortion related to organized crime, or have strong relations within them, and should have continuing projects or engagement or already launched.
  • Working in the community concerned is not a requirement for the application.
  • The overall make-up of the 10 Fellows will be diverse and will reflect a just geographic and gender balance.
  • The cross-border nature of issues concerning organized crime allows applicants working within a wider, non-geographic context to be considered on a case-to-case basis
  • Applicants should be able to indicate how the funding and support will be utilized.
    Participants who have direct experience in their communities’ issues, with regard to the annual theme, are especially encouraged to apply.
    Candidates must be fluent in at least one of these three languages: Spanish, English, and French.
    Participants’ previous work should indicate a commitment to the ethics and values of the Resilience Fund.

How to apply?

Eligible applicants can apply by submitting an online application form in any of the three languages below.

Apply in English 

Apply in French 

Apply in Spanish 

Shortly, you should include the followings in your form:

  • A description of who you are (including your personal information);
  • Your motivation and suitability for the fellowship; and
  • An overview of the work you have done previously.

Note: Email applications are not acceptable.

Should you face technical issues uploading your application or if you have any questions, please contact fellowship@globalinitiative.net.

Or, for more details of the fellowship, including the questions you should answer in the application form, an explanation of the 2021 theme, and past fellows, please go to the official link.

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