The Population Council Fellowship announcement

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FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT Call for Applications

HEALTH AND POPULATION INNOVATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME

(FORMERLY THE MACARTHUR FUND FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT)

The Population Council, New Delhi, invites applications for the

Health and Population Innovation Fellowship (HPIF) programme for the

year 2006-7.

The HPIF programme is a continuation of the Fund for Leadership

Development (FLD) fellowship programme managed and supported by the

MacArthur Foundation over the period 1995 to 2003. During this

period, 64 individuals were supported, who have become a significant

resource group in the area of reproductive health and rights in

India. In 2004, the MacArthur Foundation awarded a grant to the

Population Council to administer this programme. Since 2004, the

programme has been renamed the Health and Population Innovation

Fellowship.

The aim of the HPI fellowship programme remains identical to that of

the MacArthur Foundation's FLD programme: to support mid career

individuals who have innovative ideas, leadership potential, and the

capacity to help shape policy and public debate in the field of

population, reproductive health and rights in general, with a focus

on two priority themes - maternal mortality and morbidity and the

sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people.

Since the transfer of the programme to the Population Council, a

total of 12 fellows have been supported: the themes of their

projects include risk behaviours of young people and other

vulnerable populations, quality of care and informed consent,

pregnancy related care, male involvement, the influence of the media

on risk behaviours of youth, advocating for the rights of HIV+

women, and strategies for dispelling myths and misconceptions about

Islam and reproductive health matters.

FELLOWSHIP FOR HEALTH AND POPULATION INNOVATION

We invite applications from individuals who wish to evolve

innovative approaches, including but not limited to, action,

advocacy and/or research initiatives in the areas of population,

reproductive and sexual health and rights. We invite applications

for projects that focus on, for example:

• Promoting young people's sexual and reproductive health and

choice.

• Making pregnancy safer.

• Addressing the needs of women experiencing unintended pregnancy or

seeking abortion.

• Addressing unmet needs for contraception and dual protection.

• Improving the quality of a range of reproductive health services.

• Strengthening men's involvement and responsibility in sexual and

reproductive matters.

• Developing models to improve dialogue between diverse groups

including women's groups, health care providers and policy makers.

• Advocating for changes needed in health, educational, and legal

policies relating to sexual and reproductive health and rights.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Council is looking for candidates with innovative ideas,

leadership potential, and a strong desire for personal and

professional development. The fellowship programme is open to Indian

women and men resident in any part of the country who are between

the ages of 25 to 45 years, and are in the mid-stage of their

careers. However, this restriction may be relaxed in the case of

women who started their careers late.

Applicants may be from any sector including: non-government

organisations, women's organisations, the corporate sector, media or

academia. The fellowships are awarded to applicants from any

discipline: social sciences, medicine and health, management, law,

education etc.

Preference will be given to individuals who have:

• A plan to develop professional capacity and knowledge

• A strategy to influence and impact policy and public debate

• Clearly defined and realistic objectives

• Indicators of progress towards those objectives

SELECTION PROCESS

Selection of fellows takes place once a year through a competitive

process. Fellowships are for full-time work and are awarded for a

period of one to two years. The fellowship, if granted, will start

on 1 August, 2006.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

If you are interested in applying for the Fellowship, we invite you

to obtain a preliminary application form from the address given

below. Please submit this form, clearly describing your project

ideas to us no later than 15 September 2005. Short-listed candidates

will be invited to submit full fellowship applications.

Application forms are available from:

Komal Saxena

Population Council

India Habitat Centre

Zone 5A, Ground Floor

Lodi Road, New Delhi 110 003

Phone : 91 11 24642901 Fax: 91 11 24642903

Email: fellowships@...

Please note that we will not be in a position to accept applications

after September 15, 2005. To avoid postal delays please use courier

or speed post facilities. Please also send us a copy of your

application by email, if possible, at the address given above.

The Population Council, an international, non-profit, non-

governmental organisation established in 1952, seeks to improve the

well-being and reproductive health of current and future generations

around the world and to help achieve a humane, equitable, and

sustainable balance between people and resources. The Council

undertakes biomedical, social science and operations research. It

works through its four regional and 14 country offices. The

Council's Regional office for South and East Asia is located in New

Delhi, India

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