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Ladis Kristof Fellowship

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Boston, MA, USA
Internship

One exceptional AIUSA student activist will receive the Ladis Kristof Memorial Fellowship for their outstanding efforts on behalf of human rights and will be awarded a ten-week residency with the Organizing and Activism Unit. The Fellow will work closely to develop a project around a priority campaign and help strengthen member communications at the regional and national level. The Fellowship will promote a deeper understanding of human rights work, strengthen the Fellow’s advocacy skills, and further prepare them to be an effective life-long activist. The Kristof Fellow will work out of the Oakland, CA or Boston, MA office.

The Fellow’s residency expenses for the ten-week period, including airfare to and from the Oakland office, will be covered by a $6,500 stipend.

The Fellow will join dynamic, in-progress efforts on all priority bodies of work, building knowledge of domestic and international human rights issues and learning the channels and practices by which Amnesty International delivers much-needed public and governmental scrutiny to end suffering and violations of human rights. The Fellow will also be provided travel to AIUSA’s 2019 Annual General Meeting in Washington, DC, where AIUSA will announce the awardee and the Fellow will be formally honored in Ladis Kristof’s name.

Areas of Responsibility: 

Candidates for the Ladis Kristof Memorial Fellowship should be individuals who have shown a strong track record of advocacy and intend to cultivate a life-long engagement with the work and principles central to Ladis Kristof, the Kristof family, Amnesty International, and the human rights movement. Consistency and persistence in human rights work, such as sustained work on behalf of a prisoner of conscience, steadfast campaigning on a particular human rights issue, or building up a group or region over a substantial period of time, will be valued over successful one-time events. Candidates must embody the Kristof belief in a long-term view of human rights work in which progress occurs through courage and determination even, and especially, in the face of continuing adversity.

The Fellowship will be awarded to a leader for the next generation of human rights activists and someone who will display the tenacity and deep passion for justice required to make human rights a guiding principle rather than a passing interest. The potential Fellow will provide in their application an overview of their existing work with AIUSA, but the applicant’s record of commitment to organizing and activism and desire to further develop these skills will take the highest priority in the selection process.

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ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

AIUSA student human rights leaders from any field of study are invited and encouraged to apply. Amnesty International is an equal opportunity employer and organization, committed to diversity. Applicants representing under-represented groups are encouraged to apply.

In order to be eligible for the Kristof Fellowship, applicants must meet the following requirements:

  • Be enrolled as an undergraduate student as of May 1, 2019, or a graduating high school senior at least 18 years of age by May 1, 2019.
  • Be able to complete a ten-week summer residency at the AIUSA office in Oakland, CA or Boston, MA.
  • Be able to attend the AIUSA Annual General Meeting in Washington, DC (March 1-3, 2019), with expenses covered by AIUSA.
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Organization Info

Amnesty International USA

Overview
Headquarters: 
New York, NY, United States
Founded: 
1992
About Us
Mission: 

Amnesty International is a global movement of people fighting injustice and promoting human rights.

We work to protect people wherever justice, freedom, truth and dignity are denied. Currently the world’s largest grassroots human rights organization, we investigate and expose abuses, educate and mobilize the public, and help transform societies to create a safer, more just world. We received the Nobel Peace Prize for our life-saving work.

Amnesty International USA is the US National section of Amnesty International.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Jan 9 2019
Active Until: 
Feb 9 2019
Hiring Organization: 
Amnesty International USA
industry: 
Nonprofit