The main aim of the workshop is to combine efforts of European scientists working on groundwater quality, especially in areas of groundwater is over exploited. Special attention will be given to long-term trends in groundwater pollution in heavily populated European regions. The deadline for the first stage of the application process is 1 August. Applicants of all ages are welcome to apply. The CPS International OSI Policy Fellowships are intended to support the analytical policy research of open society leaders and to provide these Fellows with professional policy training.
Fellows participate in four fellowship training seminars in Budapest over the course of the year.
Outstanding Fellows from Eastern Europe may be nominated to participate in additional training and research opportunities including a three-month International Junior Public Policy Scholar Fellowship in Washington, D.C. in affiliation with the Woodrow Wilson Center's East European Studies program. The Center serves as an international, interdisciplinary, non-partisan scholarly institute, which fosters scholarship in the humanities and social sciences and encourages dialogue between the academic and policy communities. Applicants are encouraged to submit individual, practical and policy-oriented research proposals in the following subject areas. The amount of the award will vary depending on standards in the Fellow's country of residence and the budgetary needs of the proposal. Successful applicants will be notified in November or December 2000 and no later than January 15, 2001.