Weinstein JAMS
International Fellowship
The Weinstein JAMS International Fellowship Program, inaugurated in 2008,
provides opportunities for qualified individuals from outside the United States
to study dispute resolution processes and practices in the U.S. to assist t
hem
in their efforts to advance the resolution of disputes in their home countries.
The JAMS Foundation will approve Fellowships of up to $20,000 in support of
projects outlined by Fellowship applicants. The Program is intended for
individuals who have demonstrated experience with and commitment to the field
of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and who seek to increase the
availability of dispute resolution education, training and services in their
own countries and beyond.
The Fellowship Program is designed to be flexible and open to innovation, and
applicants are encouraged to be creative in pursuing activities in the U.S.
that will serve to expand the use of ADR in their home countries.
Fellowships may be from one month to four months in duration. While applicants
may propose activities lasting longer than four months, Fellowship funding is
limited to the Fellowship period.
It is anticipated that Fellows will come from countries that do not have an
established culture of using alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for cases in
litigation. Part of Fellows’ time in the U.S. will be spent observing how JAMS
administers and resolves such cases.
Depending on the nature of their proposal, Fellows may also participate in
university-based programs or be affiliated with other organizations or
institutions that may help to advance their interests and goals. Such
affiliations can take many forms, from formal enrollment in graduate degree
programs to more informal arrangements providing varying degrees of access and
support.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to research and begin to establish such
affiliations prior to or concurrent with their Fellowship application. While
the JAMS Foundation makes every effort to facilitate introductions where
possible, it is Applicant’s responsibility to research available opportunities
and to establish affiliations with the organizations or institutions with which
they intend to work or study.
In addition to their other activities, Fellows are also required to attend a
week-long gathering of all 2017 Fellows in the San Francisco Bay Area in early
September 2017.
Criteria
- Applicants
may not be citizens of the United States. - Applicants
must be fluent in English. - Proposed
Fellowship must be one month to four months in duration. - Preference
for proposals that would help establish viable dispute resolution systems
or change how disputes are resolved. - Preference
for applicants with experience as judges, lawyers, law professors, court
administrators, government officers, or ADR practitioners. - Preference
for applicants able to commence their Fellowship with the annual gathering
of Fellows in the San Francisco Bay area in early September 2017.
Information Sought From
Applicant
- Purpose
and goal of Fellowship - Anticipated
activity or activities in the U.S. - Proposed
duration and location(s) of Fellowship - Plan
for accomplishing Fellowship objectives upon return to home country - Educational
background - Dispute
resolution training and experience - Organizations
or institutions with which you are affiliated in your home country - Organizations
or institutions with which you expect to be affiliated while in the U.S. - Amount
of funding sought and proposed budget - Other
sources of funding available, applied for, or awarded - Additional
non-monetary resources or support requested from the JAMS Foundation - Current
visa status for entry into U.S. (visa type, expiration date)
Please note that pursuant to U.S. State Department regulations, the JAMS
Foundation is not an approved ‘Sponsor’ with regard to the issuance of visas to
foreign nationals. While the JAMS Foundation will make every effort to help
facilitate visa applications of Weinstein Fellows, Fellows are individually
responsible for obtaining the necessary visa for the purposes and duration of
their Fellowship.
Please also note that pursuant to U.S. Internal Revenue Service regulations,
Fellowship funding is subject to taxation as income. This tax may be affected
by a number of factors, including recipient’s country of origin, whether that
country has a tax treaty with the U.S., and the purpose for which Fellowship
funds are used. Additional information regarding the taxation of income to
foreign nationals is available at www.irs.gov.
Fellowship applications for
2017 must be received by November 18, 2016 in order to be eligible for
consideration and may be submitted electronically or in hard copy.
Electronic submissions should
be sent via email to Ellen Bass, Weinstein JAMS Fellowship Program Director, at
ebass@jamsfoundation.org.
Hard copy submissions should
be mailed as follows:
Ellen Bass, Director
Weinstein JAMS Fellowship
Program
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite
1500
San Francisco, CA 94111
USA
Applications will be reviewed
by the JAMS Foundation Board of Directors at their first quarterly meeting of
2017. Final selection of 2017 Fellows will be announced in March, 2017.
Complete application
submissions must include the following:
- Fellowship
Application Form (downloadable in Word and PDF formats below) - Curriculum
Vitae
- Two
Signed Letters of Recommendation *
*Letters of Recommendation may be included with your application or sent
directly from the recommending party. If submitted electronically, letters
must be signed, scanned and sent in PDF or comparable format.
Click to download the
Fellowship application form in Microsoft
Word or PDF format.
View Weinstein JAMS
International Fellowship Workshop Videos:
- JAMS Foundation Hosts Fourth International Fellowship
Workshop (2012) - JAMS Foundation Hosts Third International Fellowship
Workshop (2011) - Recorder
Interviews Three Members of the 2010 Class of Weinstein International
Fellows - JAMS
Foundation Hosts Second International Fellowship Workshop (2010) - JAMS
Foundation Hosts First International Fellowship Workshop (2009)
2015 Fellows |
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Name
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Country of Origin
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Dimitra Gavriil
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Greece
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Nuria Gonzalez-Martin
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Spain
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Mohammad Abdul Halim
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Bangladesh
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Elie Jebran
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Lebanon
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Jiang Liping
|
China
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Harrison Mutabazi
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Rwanda
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Olabisi Tolu Obamuroh
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Nigeria
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Felicitas Paller
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Austria
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Maciej Tanski
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Poland
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Do Thanh Thuy
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Vietnam
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Mayu Watanabe
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Japan
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To view more information on JAMS 2015 Fellows, please click here.
2014 Fellows |
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Name
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Country of Origin
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Francis H.V. Belle
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Barbados
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Sherif Elnegahy
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Egypt
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Francisco Giménez-Salinas Framis
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Spain
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Ihsanullah Khan
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Pakistan
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Bonginkosi Petros Mkhize
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South Africa
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Parichart Munsgool
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Thailand
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Ignacio Ripol
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Spain
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Aleksandre Tsuladze
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Georgia
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Hauwa Yakubu
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Nigeria
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Farjana Yesmin
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Bangladesh
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To view more information on JAMS 2014
Fellows, please click here.
2013 Fellows |
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Name
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Country of Origin
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Ahmed Mostafa Abou Zeid
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Egypt
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Spyros Antonelos
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Greece
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Tatsiana Bialiayeva
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Belarus
|
Lynne Coulson Barr
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Austraila
|
Primila Edward
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Malaysia
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Amos Gabrieli
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Israel
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Farshad Ghodoosi
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Iran
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Teresa Morais Leitao
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Portugal
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Sayed Abdul Ahad Mansoor
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Afghanistan
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Fernando Navarro-Sánchez
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Mexico
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Asiyan Suleymanoglu
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Turkey
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To view more information on JAMS 2013
Fellows, please click here.
2012 Fellows |
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Name
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Country of Origin
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Maria Rosario Garcia Alvarez
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Spain
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Ivan Bimbilovski
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Macedonia
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Olurotimi Williams Daudu
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Nigeria
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Thierno Diallo
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Senegal
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Livia Angela Giordano
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Switzerland
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Kathy Alicia Maria Gonzales
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Trinidad
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Enga Innocent Kameni
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Cameroon
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Lejla Bratovic Mavris
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Tolegen Myrzabayev
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Kazakhstan
|
Blazo Nedic
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Serbia
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To view more information JAMS 2012
Fellows, please click here.
2011 Fellows |
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Name
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Country of Origin
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Gabriela Asmar
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Brazil
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Guang Chen
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China
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Paola Cecchi Dimeglio
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France
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Evgeni Georgiev
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Bulgaria
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Manuela Grosu
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Hungary
|
Heping Jiang
|
China
|
Peter Kamminga
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Netherlands
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Andrew Wei-Min Lee
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Australia/China
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Mushegh Manukyan
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Armenia
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Savath Meas
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Cambodia
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Thanarak Naowarat
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Thailand
|
Pema Needup
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Bhutan
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Laila Ollapally
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India
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Dimitra Triantafyllou
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Greece
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To view more information on JAMS 2011
Fellows, please click here.
2010 Fellows |
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Name
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Country of Origin
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Galyna Eremenko
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Ukraine
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Aminu Gamawa
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Nigeria
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Tilahun Retta
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Ethiopia
|
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Fraser Sampson
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United Kingdom
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Hagit Shaked-Gvili
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Israel
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Srdan Simac
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Croatia
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Lilian Vargas
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Argentina
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Nicola White
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Ireland
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Ralph Zulman
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South Africa
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2009 Fellows |
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Name
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Country of Origin
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Badri Bhandari
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Nepal
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Ximena Bustamante
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Ecuador
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Tsisana Shamlikashvili
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Russia
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Ahmed El Feqy
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Egypt
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Mohan Lal Mehta
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India
|
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Orouba Qarain
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Jordan
|
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Giulio Zanolla
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Italy
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additional information, contact:
Ellen Bass, Director, Weinstein JAMS Fellowship Program
Telephone:
415-774-2660
Email:
Or
David Brandon, Managing Director, JAMS Foundation
Telephone:
415-774-2648
Email:
Mailing Address:
JAMS Foundation
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94111
www.jamsfoundation.org