INCORE Research Scholarships

Tip O'Neill Fellowship in Peace Studies

During his visit to Derry in November 1995 President Clinton inaugurated a program of Peace Studies in the memory of Tip O'Neill, the late Irish-American speaker of the US House of Representatives. The Awards comprise the Tip O'Neill Chair in Peace Studies and the Tip O'Neill Fellowship. They are funded by the American Ireland Funds and are located within INCORE, on the Magee College Campus of the University of Ulster, Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

INCORE will be seeking applications for the fifth annual award of the fellowship for the academic year of October 2000 - September 2001 early next year.

All applicants should be graduates with proven research records. The holder of the Fellowship will be expected to spend six months at INCORE's headquarters, Aberfoyle House in Northern Ireland during the appointed year. He or she will be expected to complete an agreed research project during that period and to participate in activities agreed with INCORE's Research Director. The stipend will be Ł13,000 for the six months plus a travel allowance (to a maximum of Ł3,000).

There is no formal application form and applicants are invited to send their CV's, a brief (500 word) letter outlining the research they propose to undertake during the Fellowship, and the names of two people familiar with your work who are prepared to provide references. The research theme would obviously depend on the background and expertise of the individual applicant but should broadly adhere to INCORE's research interests - conflict prevention, management and resolution, particularly in the field of ethnic conflict.

Those wishing to be considered for the Fellowship, should write to: Gillian Robinson, Research Director, INCORE, Aberfoyle House, Northland Road, Derry/Londonderry, BT48 7JA, Northern Ireland.

Please enclose
1. A short CV.
2. A brief (approx 500 words) description of the work to be undertaken and completed during the fellowship, including aims, methodology, and relevance. Please also include the policy relevance of the work. Proposals that include a comparative dimension are of particular interest to INCORE.
3. The names of two people familiar with your work who are prepared to provide references.

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It is possible for students to be based at INCORE to conduct research degrees, see the INCORE web page http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/about/fellows/mphil_dphil.html
Students may also like to consult another of our pages for details of funding and scholarships http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/metadata/fellowships.html#U.S.

INCORE also offers facilities for students who have won overseas scholarships to spend time studying the Northern Ireland conflict to base themselves in Derry/Londonderry, and we believe that the bench charges are very modest.

Lyn Moffett
Project Liaison Officer
INCORE
Aberfoyle House
Northland Road
Derry/Londonderry
BT487JA
Tel: +44 (0)1504 375507
Fax: +44 (0)1504 375510
URL: http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/

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