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<div align="center"><font face="Verdana" size=4><b>CALL FOR
PROPOSALS:<br><br>
</font><font face="Verdana" size=4 color="#800000">The Mellon-MIT Program
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on Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Forced Migration<br><br>
</font><font face="Verdana" size=4>2004<br>
PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT<br><br>
*<u>Now accepting a second round of applications due Monday, March 29,
2004*<br><br>
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<font face="Verdana">Purpose: </b>To stimulate applied research and
training on policy issues that concern NGOs working with refugees and the
internally displaced; to promote dialogue between NGOs and researchers at
qualified institutions: <b>Boston University, the Fletcher School of Law
and Diplomacy, Harvard University, MIT, Tufts University, and Wellesley
College.</b> <br><br>
<b>Approach:</b> Applicants are encouraged to develop their proposals in
collaboration with one or more NGOs actively interested in a proposed
research topic. Oxfam America, CARE, Catholic Relief Services, Grassroots
International, The International Rescue Committee, Save the Children,
World Education, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR) are amongst the organizations that have worked with
grantees on research topics of mutual concern. <br><br>
<b>Awards </b>range from $4,000 to $6,000 for graduate student research
projects and up to $10,000 for faculty or senior researchers. Grants may
be used alone or in conjunction with other funding sources for purposes
such as travel, materials, research expenses, student "research
internships" in NGO/UNHCR settings, or the organization of workshops
on topics related to the overall objectives of the Program. <br><br>
</font><div align="center"><font face="Verdana" size=4><b><i>Field-Based
NGO Internships<br><br>
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<font face="Verdana">During this round, on a trial basis, the Program
will also accept proposals from graduate students for support of
field-based internships. The internship proposal <b>must</b> be
developed in conjunction with an NGO on a research project of mutual
interest, and proposals will not be considered without a letter of
support from the partner NGO. Internship awards will not exceed
$3,000.<br><br>
<b>Further information:</b> Full Program Announcement and information
about past grant awards are available at:<br>
<u><a href="http://web.mit.edu/cis/www/migration/mellon_announcement.html" eudora="autourl">http://web.mit.edu/cis/www/migration/mellon</a></u>_<a href="http://web.mit.edu/cis/www/migration/mellon_announcement.html" eudora="autourl"><u>announcement.html</a></u>.<br>
Please contact Sarah Anderson, CIS, (617-253-8306; sarahwa@mit.edu;
E38-600) with questions.<br><br>
<b><i><u>Application deadline is Monday, March 29, 2004 to the Center for
International Studies, MIT.<br><br>
<br>
</u></i></b></font><font color="#800000">Sarah Anderson<br>
Senior Program Assistant<br>
Inter-University Committee on International Migration<br>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>
292 Main Street (E38-600)<br>
Cambridge MA 02139<br>
phone 617-253-8306<br>
fax 617-253-9330<br>
</font><font color="#000080"><a href="http://web.mit.edu/cis/www/migration/index.html" eudora="autourl">http://web.mit.edu/cis/www/migration/index.html<br>
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