JAMS Foundation is inviting applications for the international fellowship
program to study dispute resolution processes and practices in the U.S. in
order to advance the resolution of disputes in applicant’s home
countries. This is a one to four months fellowship program.
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.
JAMS, the nation’s
premier provider of commercial dispute resolution services, established the
non-profit JAMS Foundation to provide financial assistance for conflict
resolution initiatives with national and international impact and to share its
dispute resolution experience and expertise for the benefit of the public
interest.
In order to be
eligible for the fellowship applicants must be fluent in English.
Course
Level:
This is a one to four months fellowship program.
Study
Subject:
Fellowships are awarded to study dispute resolution processes and practices in
the U.S. in order to advance the resolution of disputes in applicant’s home
countries.
Scholarship
Award: The
JAMS Foundation will approve Fellowships of up to $20,000 in support of
projects outlined by Fellowship applicants.
Scholarship
can be taken in the USA
Eligibility: The following criteria must
be met in order for applicants to be eligible for this scholarship:
- 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 2018.
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirements: Applicants may not be citizens of the United States.
English language
Requirements: Applicants must be fluent in English.
How to
Apply: Electronic
submissions should be sent via email to Ellen Bass, Weinstein JAMS Fellowship
Program Director, at ebass-at-jamsfoundation.org.
Click to download
the Fellowship application form in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
Application
Deadline: Fellowship
applications for 2018 must be received by November 17, 2017 in order to be
eligible for consideration and may be submitted electronically or in hard copy.
