FUNDING NOW AVAILABLE FOR CCS VISITING SCHOLAR POSITIONS

The Centre for Civil Society (University of KwaZulu-Natal) has committed
funds to help defray the travel, living, and research costs of Visiting
Scholars who would otherwise be unable to take up a visiting position due to
funding constraints. Stipends at a maximum of R20 000 per applicant are
available, though most will be significantly smaller. We now welcome
applications for these funded positions.

Visiting Scholars may work with CCS for several months or up to a year. CCS
provides Visiting Scholars with a temporary university access card, access
to the UKZN library and the CCS resource centre, access to a computer and
shared workspace, and a warm invitation to participate in all CCS events.

Since our resources, energies, time and space at CCS are limited, we ask
that all Visiting Scholars give back to the Centre and South African civil
society in the following ways:

- Provide research proposal and CV before they come.
- Deliver a paper at a CCS seminar (if seminar slots are available; other
alternatives include circulating research to CCS staff via email, etc.). The
paper may be made into a CCS Research Report where appropriate.
- Agree to provide a copy of their Masters/PhD thesis and any publications
produced during their time at the Centre.
- Volunteer and 'give back' to civil society (existing links to
organisations in relevant fields will be an advantage).
- Attendance of the CCS seminar series and Harold Wolpe Memorial Lectures.

Please send a CV, research proposal, and budget (if applying for CCS funds)
to Amanda Alexander at [email][email protected] in order to apply. Applications
are reviewed on a rolling basis. A team of CCS staff will evaluate your
proposal from academic, civil society engagement (ie. how your research and
activities here will give back to the sector), and logistical points of
view. If your proposed research is not a good match with the Centre, we may
be able to suggest other more suitable organisations for pursuing your
research interests.

Scholar activists from the Global South, especially South Africa and Africa,
are strongly encouraged to apply.

For more information on the Visiting Scholar programme, see the 'Centre
Visitors' link on the CCS website (www.ukzn.ac.za/ccs).

Research Fellow
Centre for Civil Society
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Durban, South Africa 4001

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