REC Junior Fellowship Program 1999

In order to improve the capacity and skills of young CEE environmentalists and their NGOs to deal with organizational and managerial problems as well as other obstacles which have, in the past, prevented them from being as effective as possible, the REC established the Junior Fellowship Program (JFP) in 1993. The JFP has proven to be one of the most popular REC initiatives.

The Junior Fellows follow a four-week program of integrated and interactive workshops which address the particular needs of the region and its younger NGO members, including: project management, community action planning, NGO management, campaign strategy, media-work and communication skills, fundraising, public participation, strategic planning, NGOs and civil society, using computers, and some lectures on varied topics. Fellows can develop products individually tailored for their needs and their NGOs during the series of workshops, which can be applied when they return to their own country. These may include project proposals and funding strategies, press releases, and community action plans. In addition, there exist independent research opportunities that utilize the full-capacity of REC resources, and the possibility to work part-time on projects with REC Teams or local NGOs if requested.

Junior Fellows should come from a variety of backgrounds and from throughout the Central and Eastern European region. They should be between 20 and 30 years old, share a strong interest in improving the environmental situation in the CEE region, be active in an environmental NGO, have citizenship in one of the participating countries, and speak and write English well. Fellows spend four weeks at the REC Head Office in Budapest. For the 1999 sessions, the REC is inviting participants from Albania, Bosnia - Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Yugoslavia.

If you are interested in our program, send a letter of application in English explaining:

your motives for applying
your expectation of the program
the activities on which you want to work for your NGO during the training period
the fellowship periods for which you want to apply (we encourage you to apply for more than one period)
and your curriculum vitae (CV) in English, containing:

family name and given names
full mailing address
telephone number
fax number and e-mail address
nationality
date and place of birth
passport number
education and field of specialization
knowledge of foreign languages (indicate fair, good or poor)
working experience and other relevant experience
computer skills
name, address, telephone and fax number of your NGO
description of your activities in the NGO
information about your NGO

Schedule for 1999

The following sessions are available in 1999.

January 18 - February 14
Application deadline: December 11, 1998

March 8 - April 4
Application deadline: January 29, 1999

April 26 - May 23
Application deadline: March 19, 1999

June 28 - July 25
Application deadline: May 21, 1999

September 20 - October 17
Application deadline: August 13, 1999

November 1 - November 28
Application deadline: September 24, 1999

For more information on how to apply, and a brochure about the program, contact:

Adriana Craciun
Junior Fellowship Program
Regional Environmental Center
Ady Endre �t 9-11, 2000 Szentendre, Hungary
Tel: (36-26) 311-199
Fax: (36-26) 311-294
E-mail: [email protected]

Last updated:    May 1999

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