Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center is launching a US-Pakistan Program. An important component of the Program includes the Fellowship Exchange, in which two fellows from both the United States and Pakistan are selected to visit the respective country as a part of improving research exchanges.
The US-Pakistan Program is a comprehensive approach to US-Pakistan relations, focusing on the key areas of security, economic development, and public policy. The program will explore these issues and their relevance, in order to develop a long-term, continuous dialogue between the United States and Pakistan. The fellowship brings newly established experts in one of the three issue areas of the program to the respective country for an intensive ten-day trip. Selected fellows will meet relevant stakeholders, perform on-the-ground research for an issue brief, and host a panel discussion to further their work, and also advance thought on the key pillars of our program and US-Pakistan relations more generally. The fellowship serves the greater program goal of combating the transactional mentality in the current approach to US-Pakistan relations, and encouraging great mutual understanding to allow a positive bilateral relationship.
Please spread the word to your networks or to any individuals that you think might be interested in applying. The deadline for submission is April 1, 2014. The application and instructions can be found at http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/us-pakistan-program-application. I have also attached a hard copy of the application to this email.
We are looking for individuals who are:
- Newly established expert between 30-45 years of age
- Have a vested interest in improving ties with the United States/Pakistan in your field of expertise
- Citizens of either Pakistan or the United States, currently living in your country of citizenship
- Affiliated with an organization/network of individuals in your home country with whom you can share the knowledge and experience you have gained through the fellowship
- Able to communicate clearly and effectively in English. US applicants with knowledge of Urdu or other Pakistani languages is a plus but not required
For more information about the US-Pakistan Program or the South Asia Center, please visit http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/programs/south-asia-center. This project is funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions regarding the Program or our Center.
Thanks,
Nazia
Nazia Khan | Program Assistant, South Asia Center
1030 15th Street, NW, 12th Floor | Washington, DC 20005
T: 1.202.778.4966 | E: nkhan@AtlanticCouncil.org
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