University of Auckland Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies (CAPRS) Non-Residential Fellowship 2025 ($12,500 NZD Funding Available)

To further this mission, CAPS offers a Nonresidential Fellowship (NRF) programme. The NRF enables those who have recently completed masters or doctoral research to affect change: specifically, the ways policymakers, practitioners, or the general public discuss, view, and act on the contemporary context of climate- or conflict-induced displacement in the Asia-Pacific region. Ideally, fellows will be individuals with lived experience of forcible displacement themselves.

Eligibility Criteria for University of Auckland CAPRS Non-Residential Fellowship 2025

1. Must have completed their master's or PhD studies with an independent research component in the last 18 months.
2. The research component completed must be explicitly related to some aspect of conflict or climate-induced displacement of populations, including refugees, asylum seekers, stateless people, and/or internally displaced people.
3. The research is focused on a context in the Asia-Pacific region (including Aotearoa/New Zealand), or the proposed dissemination approach must target stakeholders in the region.
4. Strong preference will be given to individuals with lived experience of forced displacement, but others can apply.

Application Requirements

1. CV: Format with current status, education background, work experience (where applicable), and any past publications/articles you have been involved in writing.
2. Summary of your research, which could be the abstract of your master's or PhD thesis, but which makes clear the impact and significance of your research.
3. Planned dissemination plan/approach: You will be asked in the application to identify who you seek to influence/target with your research, why they are important to influence, how you seek to influence them (i.e., what specific dissemination approaches will you take), and a clear plan of steps (with timeframes) to achieve this goal. This plan must be feasible to achieve in the timeframe specified.
4. Letter of recommendation from an academic supervisor or professional supervisor who can attest to the importance of the research completed and its significance in impacting change for forcibly displaced peoples.

Benefits of University of Auckland CAPRS Non-Residential Fellowship 2025

1. Each fellow will be awarded $12,500 NZD, which they can use at their discretion to support both time and expenses related to planned dissemination activities. A total of three fellowships will be awarded this year through a competitive application process.

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