About the Organization
We are a global leadership advisory non-profit, challenging exceptional individuals and teams to perform at their best.Informed by our work with world-leading organizations, we share the best leadership and conflict management theory and skills with those who cannot usually access them, from NGO field staff to political officials.
About the Fellowship
The Insight Fellowship allows exceptional individuals to grow professionally and personally as they study and promote conflict management at non-profits they choose outside of their home country.The Fellowship supports entrepreneurial individuals with a passion for conflictmanagement to helporganizations work more effectively – whether that’s through training teams, conducting research or strengthening pivotal relationships in the field.Fellows complete the year with strengthened conflict management expertise, significant field experience and increased self-awareness, equipped to pursue their interests as global citizens throughout their personal and professional lives.
The first three-month placement is held in Concord, Massachusetts at the offices of Insight Collaborative and its sister organisation, Insight Partners. During this placement, Fellows undergo rigorous training and coaching in communication, negotiation and mediation theory and skills. Fellows put learning into practice by observing and assisting Insight Partners consultants, and also gain access to Insight’s network of academics and practitioners. During this period, Fellows often volunteer to support local conflict management organizations, and pursue additional training they may need for their placements, such as language lessons.
The remaining nine months typically include three foreign placements which the Fellows design and arrange during their Concord placement, with guidance from Insight Collaborative. Each Fellow identifies a broad theme upon which they will focus during their Fellowship, such as conflict and the environment, or methods of creating trust.
Within a month of their return from their final placement, Fellows submit a written paper and provide a presentation on their Fellowship experience to Insight Collaborative. Each fellow is expected to submit journal entries to the Insight Collaborative blog during their placements.
The Fellowship includes a US $30,000 expense allowance for the entire year, provided by our generous donors. Each Fellow pledges to ‘refill the pot’ for the next fellow through fundraising and sponsorship by the end of the calendar year in which their Fellowship ends, primarily during their first placement in Concord.
Eligibility
- To be eligible for the Fellowship, you must be:
- A graduate of an accredited college or university or set to graduate prior to the start of the Fellowship.
- Committed to serving 12 consecutive months from the start of the Fellowship. – Dedicated to fulfilling the objectives of the Fellowship program, following the Fellowship Principles and willing to pledge to raise the funds required to ‘refill the pot’ for the next fellow.
- Fluent in English.
- Experience related to the study or practice of conflict management or alternative dispute resolution is preferred, but not essential.
Important Documents
- To complete the application, you will need to submit:
- Your resume/CV
- Post-secondary educational records and transcripts
- A personal statement
- A proposal for how you will use your Fellowship, including desired placements
- Short paragraphs describing your cultural experience, your interest in alternative dispute resolution and the challenges you foresee during the Fellowship
- Three letters of recommendation
- Photograph of you (optional)
Last Date
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