Deadline: 18 April 2025
Applications are now open for the CAPRS Non-Residential Fellowship to enable those who have recently completed masters or doctoral research to affect change: specifically, the ways policymakers, practitioners, or the general public discuss, view and act on the contemporary context of climate or conflict induced displacement in the Asia-Pacific region.
Fellows will be asked to identify an approach to disseminating, sharing and amplifying their research, and to develop a timeline for this over the course of six to nine months commencing in May 2025. Dissemination approaches could include development of a policy paper, a series of public blogs or opinion pieces, a conference paper and accompanying presentation, and/or submission to government or other decision-making body. Fellows need to be able to specify who they want to influence and how.
Funding Information
- Each fellow will be awarded $12,500 NZD.
- It is expected the fellowship period will be for a minimum six months, and maximum nine months.
- A total of three fellowships will be awarded this year.
- The fellowship will commence on/about May 15.
Eligibility Criteria
- Must have completed their masters or PhD studies with an independent research component in the last 18 months.
- The research component completed must be explicitly related to some aspect of conflict or climate induced displacement of populations, including refugees, asylum seekers, stateless, and/or internally displacement people.
- The research is focused on a context in the Asia-Pacific region (including Aotearoa/New Zealand), or the proposed dissemination approach must target stakeholders in the region.
- Strong preference will be given to individuals with lived experience of forced displacement, but others can apply.
Application Requirements
- CV: format with current status, education background, work experience (where applicable), and any past publications/articles you have been involved in writing.
- Summary of your research, which could be the abstract of your masters or PhD thesis, but which makes clear the impact and significance of your research.
- Planned dissemination plan/approach: You will be asked in the application to identify who you seek to influence/target with your research, why they are important to influence, how you seek to influence them (i.e. what specific dissemination approaches will you take), and a clear plan of steps (with timeframes) to achieve this goal. This plan must be feasible to achieve in the timeframe specified.
- Letter of recommendation from an academic supervisor or professional supervisor who can attest to the importance of the research completed and its significance in impacting change for forcibly displaced peoples.
For more information, visit University of Auckland.
