Humanity in Action Summer Fellowship Programs - For the Undergrad Classes of 2009 and 2010

Humanity in Action (HIA) programs are designed to promote and facilitate an ongoing, international dialogue about the challenges that democratic societies encounter as they experience new degrees and forms of diversity.

The goal is to reinforce the commitment of HIA's Fellows and Senior Fellows to democratic values and human rights; to encourage American and European students and young professionals to become leaders in these fields; and to foster a growing international community bound together by these commitments.
Through the Summer Fellowship Programs, Professional Fellowships and Internships, and Seminars and Study Trips for Senior Fellows, Humanity in Action continues to develop its programming to support the careers and initiatives of its expanding network of Senior Fellows, and to engage the wider public.

HIA Fellowship Programs in Denmark, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, and the United States are the gateway to participation in HIA and the basis for highly effective individual and collaborative action.
The content of the fellowship programs reflects the specific histories and present challenges of each host country. All programs focus on histories and theories of resistance to legal and institutional abuse of minority populations and the development of international human rights institutions and doctrines after World War II and the Holocaust.

Each fellowship program is divided into two phases. During the first phase, recognized leaders of human rights organizations, politicians, diplomats, philanthropists, journalists, scholars, artists and authors meet with the Fellows during three-and-a-half weeks of intensive seminars, site visits, and focus group activities. Each program culminates in a period of research and writing. International teams of Fellows focus on past and present minority issues in their host country, producing a written report.

Following the summer programs, HIA Fellows complete an Action Project, engaging human rights or minority issues in their home institutions or communities.

Apply by January 10, 2011 for this summer: http://www.humanityinaction.org/apply/usa