Deadline: 8 April 2024
All students of the public University of Prishtina, also citizens of the Republic of Kosovo, interested in this topic are invited to apply in the open call for a small grant to increase the research among students in topics such as transitional justice.
“Dealing with conflict legacy in Kosovo” is a project funded by the British Embassy and UNDP and implemented by BIRN Kosovo. This project’s main objective is to address conflict legacy through concrete activities, such as: informing wider society by offering in-depth research related to the war in Kosovo.
Additionally, this project’s purpose is to provide the youth with the opportunity to gain knowledge in matters such as transitional justice and dealing with the past, through its activities. Another important aspect of the project relates to analyzing the education curriculum and preparing an evaluation for the needs of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology – MEST on addressing the current situation of pre-university education and the includement of transitional justice topics in schools and curriculum in Kosovo.
Topics Of Research Activities
Research topics, on Kosovo context, that are encouraged but not limited to:
- Pillars of transitional justice – In the Kosovo context
- Justice in the post-conflictual states
- Documentation
- Collective memory
- Missing persons
- Initiatives for dealing with the past in Kosovo
- Inter-ethnic relations
- Peace and conflict
- Cultural interventions
- Institutional reforms and vetting
Benefits
- Students beneficiaries of the grants will be participating in the workshop led by experts in the field, which will cover topics such as treating frameworks and methodologies of the research process on the topic of transitional justice. The overall objective of this activity is not only to provide students with knowledge in this matter but also to create future contributors in the field of transitional justice and dealing with the past.
- Moreover, the students will be mentored by experienced researchers of Kallxo.com throughout the whole process of the research until the finalization of it. Each of the beneficiaries must finalize their research project within the frame (that can be found on the last page of this call), and must not extend the budget of 700 EUR per individual.
How to apply?
- To apply in this call, along with the listed documents below, you need to submit a project proposal with 500-800 words, written according to the standards of academic writing, explaining the reason and the purpose for the chosen topic. The final research paper must contain between 7,500 – 1,000 words and must not differ in content from the initial submitted project proposal.
For more information, visit Balkan Investigative Reporting Network.
