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2010-11 Request for Proposal and Application Instructions (pdf) UPDATED 2/9/2010
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Fellowship Categories
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The UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC), a University of California multi-campus research unit, supports dissertation-level graduate research on causes of international conflict and opportunities for international cooperation. In a departure from previous years, IGCC seeks to support dissertation work on three broad themes more closely linked to its current research agenda.
The IGCC Research Agenda
International security in the twenty-first century has been transformed from a stark bipolar confrontation of states and their surrogates, characteristic of the Cold War, to interactions among a wide variety of actors and institutions. International and regional organizations, state and local government agencies, nonprofits, and the private sector play unprecedented roles in shaping security—positively or negatively. Climate change and hunger, unemployment and migration, financial instability and natural resource constraints create a rapidly changing strategic environment, challenging old definitions of what security means, who is or should be involved, and what role national governments play. Local choices can have international consequences. For example, nuclear power may offer a way for nations to free themselves from the tyranny of oil and assist in addressing threats of destabilizing climate change, but the risks of diversion of nuclear material from civilian to weapons use remain high. Governments will soon face this environment with significantly reduced budgets, forcing hard decisions as they set security priorities.
IGCC seeks to support dissertations on three broad themes closely linked to this new global security dynamic. The international sources and/or consequences of the phenomenon studied in the dissertation must be an integral part of the project.
Theme One: The Changed Institutional Environment: Although national governments remain primary players in the security realm, regional and multilateral forums have become an increasingly important mechanism for managing international relations and preserving the peace. Governments frequently work through international organizations, corporations, and NGOs abroad, and state and local partners at home.
Possible topics under this theme include:
Privatization of security, regional multilateral fora, measuring the effectiveness of international institutions, multilateral versus bilateral arrangements, and international legal agreements and dispute resolution mechanisms.
Theme Two: Nonconventional Threats: Although peer competitors remain, day-to-day threats in this new security dynamic generally emanate from a variety of nontraditional sources such as terrorism and international crime, bioterrorism and nuclear proliferation, climate change and epidemics that straddle borders.
Topics under this theme include: international cooperation on health, terrorism, biosecurity, nonstate actors, global health development, nation building, democratization, climate change, transborder environmental problems,
Theme Three: Nuclear Threats and Nuclear Energy: The continued role of nuclear technology in weapons development as well as civilian energy production and other civilian technologies makes nuclear issues a persistent policy concern. The proliferation of nuclear weapons and fissile material remains a grave threat to international security and has intensified the potential threat of nuclear terrorism by non-state actors.
Topics under this theme include: monitoring and enforcement of nonproliferation rules and norms; the nuclear regime; why states choose the nuclear option; effects of “externalities” such as the implications of climate change on demand for nuclear power.
Eligibility
Doctoral students enrolled in the University of California, including J.D./Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D., and M.D. with thesis, are eligible to apply for the dissertation fellowship. Applicants must advance to candidacy by June 30, 2010, to receive funding. U.S. citizenship is not required. IGCC fellowship funds are not intended for UC student fees and tuition.
The competition is open to all academic disciplines, however, in order to meet IGCC relevancy criteria,
- the proposed research must fit into one of the three IGCC themes; and
- the international sources and/or consequences of the phenomenon studied in the dissertation must be an integral part of the project.
Multidisciplinary approaches and policy-relevant work are encouraged.
IGCC fellowships are for one year only. IGCC does not renew fellowships. IGCC awards cannot be carried forward into future years. Recipients must use the fellowship for the year it was awarded. Unspent funds must be returned to IGCC at the end of the award period.
Fellowship Categories
IGCC Standard Dissertation Fellowship: A standard fellowship offers up to $18,000 in stipend, research, and travel support. These fellowships consist of a nine-month stipend of $15,000 (October to June) to defray living expenses and an additional award of up to $3,000 in justified research and travel support.
IGCC Herbert York Fellowship: The Herbert York Fellowship is named for renowned physicist and IGCC founder Dr. Herbert York. This fellowship offers the same funding levels as the IGCC Standard Fellowship but offers recipients the opportunity to spend at least one quarter at the Lawrence Livermore or Los Alamos National Laboratories. National Laboratory placement details will be arranged after the fellowship is awarded.
The Herbert York Fellowship is intended to support innovative research on international policy issues in natural science, engineering, or science policy, but may be awarded to an applicant from any discipline with research interests related to the intersection of science and international policy. Interested applicants should indicate on their fellowship application that they are interested in being considered for the Herbert York Fellowship. Reflecting Dr. York’s distinguished career, there is special interest in topics relating to arms control, but all subjects pertaining to science and international policy will receive serious consideration.
IGCC-UCDC Dissertation Fellowship in Foreign Policy Studies: The IGCC-UCDC fellowship provides a nine-month stipend of $15,000 (October to June) and additional funding up to $3,000 in travel and research support. In addition, the IGCC-UCDC fellow receives the opportunity to work in Washington, D.C., for at least one academic quarter of the fellowship period. The fellow is provided with office space at the UCDC office and receives support from the IGCC Washington Representative in developing contacts appropriate to the research project. The IGCC-UCDC fellow will also have the opportunity to work with the IGCC Washington Representative supporting the successful implementation of IGCC activities at UCDC.
Applicants should include at least one round-trip airline ticket to Washington, D.C., in their travel and research budget and indicate on their application that they are interested in the UCDC fellowship.
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