Prague Civil Society Centre Fellowship Programme

They are particularly looking for applicants:

• addressing new challenges (standing up to pressure, censorship, criminalisation, security issues etc.) civil society and independent media face in your country or region
• preparing for the change and creating strategies for the future
• adjusting their work to unprecedented circumstances or looking for new models of sustainability
• strengthening anti-war and decolonial initiatives
• developing projects with focus on human rights, urbanism, ecology, social work or media responding to an existing societal demand

What is covered?

• The Centre will cover travel expenses, provide a modest but comfortable apartment as well as a small daily allowance for living in Prague, and assist with obtaining a visa. You will also have access to a shared office space with internet and a printer.

Who Can Apply?

• human rights activists, members of NGOs and civic groups, experts and researchers, environmental, cultural, and urban activists, media experts and journalists
• citizens of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. You can be either living in one of the countries or be based outside
• applicants should already have significant experience

Eligibility Criteria

• Age – minimum age to apply is 25 in 2024

Where?

• Prague, Czech Republic

Languages

• English, Russian

When?

• 2024/2025 fellowships will be held in three time slots
  • Slot 1: 15/09/2024 – 15/12/2024
  • Slot 2: 15/01/2025 – 15/04/2025
  • Slot 3: 01/05/2025 – 31/07/2025
• The slots will be assigned to selected applicants by the Prague Civil Society Centre.

For more information, visit Prague Civil Society Centre.