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CfA: Western Balkans Fellowship Programme at the Austrian Parliament 2025 (Deadline: 7 February 2025)

Target group: Civil servants working in the administrations of National Parliaments in Albania, BiH, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. Countries: Western Balkans 6 Short Description: The European Fund for the Balkans (EFB), in partnership with the Austrian Parliament, offers a fellowship programme for six applicants from WB6 National Parliaments. The programme enables participants to

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CfA: Creative Leaders Exchange Grants (Deadline: 10 January 2025)

Target group: Cultural leaders shaping trends, inspiring innovation, and driving cultural conversations within the Western Balkans. Countries: Western Balkans 6 Short Description: Creative Leaders Exchange Grants aim to foster peer-to-peer exchange, collaboration, and networking between cultural leaders from the Western Balkans and European host organizations. The applicants may apply for a grant of up to

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CfA: Stanford University Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program on Democracy and Development (Deadline: 16 January 2025)

Target group: Mid-career practitioners from developing and transitioning countries working in democracy, legal, economic, or governance reform. Countries: Regions of Eurasia, which includes the former Soviet Union and Central Asia, along with Africa. Short Description: This Stanford University program, hosted by the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, offers training for approximately 28-30 fellows in

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CfA: Western Balkans Fellowship Programme at the Austrian Parliament 2025 (Deadline: 7 February 2025)

Target group: Civil servants working in the administrations of National Parliaments in Albania, BiH, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. Countries: Western Balkans 6 Short Description: The European Fund for the Balkans (EFB), in partnership with the Austrian Parliament, offers a fellowship programme for six applicants from WB6 National Parliaments. The programme enables participants to

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CfA: Stanford University Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program on Democracy and Development (Deadline: 16 January 2025)

Target group: Mid-career practitioners from developing and transitioning countries working in democracy, legal, economic, or governance reform. Countries: Regions of Eurasia, which includes the former Soviet Union and Central Asia, along with Africa. Short Description: This Stanford University program, hosted by the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, offers training for approximately

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CfA: Transatlantic Inclusion Leaders Network Fellowship 2024 (Deadline: 4 December)

Target group: Young, diverse leaders in elected office, civil society, and business Countries: United States, EU, candidate countries, and WB6 Short Description: TILN is a transatlantic fellowship network of young leaders collaborating to promote inclusive policies and social cohesion across the US and Europe. Fellows receive mentorship, coaching, and training to prepare for leadership roles

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CfA: CPCD Regional Talk on Volunteering in the Western Balkans (Deadline: 5 December)

Target group: Experts on legal frameworks, CSOs engaging volunteers, and current volunteers Countries: Western Balkans Short Description: A regional online discussion organized by the SMART Balkans project, focusing on volunteering trends and legal frameworks in the Western Balkans, aligned with EU standards. Duration: One and a half hours, happening on 5 December, Zoom. Link to

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CfA: Stanford University Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program on Democracy and Development (Deadline: 16 January 2025)

Target group: Mid-career practitioners from developing and transitioning countries working in democracy, legal, economic, or governance reform. Countries: Regions of Eurasia, which includes the former Soviet Union and Central Asia, along with Africa. Short Description: This Stanford University program, hosted by the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, offers training for approximately

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CfA: Scholarship for Research on Media Freedom & Journalists’ Safety in Albania (Deadline: 20 November)

Target group: Journalists and researchers in Albania Countries: Albania Short Description: BIRN Albania, in partnership with SCiDEV and Qendra Faktoje, is offering grants to local journalists and researchers for the production of research papers or analyses on media freedom and journalists’ safety in Albania. The project is funded by the European Union. Grants of 1 500

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CfA: Democratic Innovations Accelerator (Deadline: 24 November)

Target group: Civil society and government organizations focused on enhancing public participation and democratic innovation in policymaking. Countries: EU countries and Horizon Europe countries (including Albania, Armenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Kosovo, Morocco, Moldova, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom). Short Description: The Democratic

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CfA: Inclusive Democracy Accelerator (IDA) (Deadline: 24 November)

Target group: CSOs working with governments; CSOs with existing participatory initiatives focused on marginalized groups, including women, youth, and displaced people. Countries: Eastern Europe, Latin America, Africa or Asia. Short Description: The program aims to enhance participatory and deliberative democracy for historically marginalized communities, and equip CSOs and governments with tools and mentorship to engage these

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