The purpose of The Gebran G. Tueni Human Rights Fellowship is to support the scholarship of human rights practitioners from Lebanon and Iraq.  While advancing their own work, the fellows can participate in the broader dialogue of human rights with Harvard students, faculty and researchers. In the event that eligible candidates from Lebanon and Iraq cannot be identified, fellowships may be awarded to candidates from other Middle Eastern countries.

Funding

The Gebran G. Tueni Human Rights Fellowship is a stipend fellowship. In addition to the stipend, fellows are provided with office space, computers with LAN and Internet connections, and access to Harvard University libraries and other facilities. Unfortunately, the Center cannot assist in efforts to secure outside funding; therefore we strongly encourage applicants who will require additional funding to conduct a search for funding to support a fellowship at the Center simultaneously with the application process

Eligibility

Candidates will be selected from a pool of journalists, writers, human rights activists or social scientists, from any ethnic or religious denominations, who have shown a demonstrated commitment to human rights and social cohesion in the Middle-East region. Preference will be given to candidates who are human rights practitioners from Lebanon and Iraq. In the event that eligible candidates from Lebanon and Iraq cannot be identified, fellowships may be awarded to candidates from other Middle Eastern countries.

Expectations

The fellows will undertake a major research project focusing on the areas of freedom of speech, arbitrary detention or discrimination against minorities, displaced populations or other vulnerable groups in one or more countries in the Middle East region.