The Program on Human Rights at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), together with the McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society are offering up to three international or domestic summer fellowships in human rights for 2014-15. The application period is now open to talented Stanford undergraduates interested in working for not-for-profits, government agencies, or international bodies that promote or defend international human rights. The deadline to apply is December 9, 2014.

This is a very prestigious fellowship and rare opportunity for undergraduate freshman, sophomore, junior, and non-graduating seniors to gain practical experience at human rights-based organizations. Previous fellows have worked at Human Rights Watch in Washington, DC; UNICEF in Cairo; and Bethune House in Hong Kong.

Human rights fellows may undertake projects focusing on issues that include; freedom of speech; discrimination against women; the rights of children, elderly and minorities; and access to food, health, education and housing.

To apply for the fellowship, the student applicant must contact and obtain the support of a sponsoring organization in either the U.S or abroad.

Fellowships of up to $5,000 are awarded by a committee of faculty members, senior administrators and/or full-time professional staff at Stanford University based on the applicant's project proposal and budget. For more information and to apply, please click here.

For further information, please contact Joan Berry (Executive Director, McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society) joanberry@stanford.edu or Laura Hackney (Program Associate, Program on Human Rights) laura.hackney@gmail.com.

2014 Recipient

Katherine Nasol, 15’ International Relations

As the 2014 Recipient of the Undergraduate Human Rights Fellowship, Katherine travelled to Hong Kong to work with the organization, Mission for Migrant Workers (MFMW). This organization provides support for migrant workers from the Philippines. Their needs, often ignored by the local government, include shelter, labor rights, counseling, and medical care. After her time with MFMW, she plans to research on the root causes of migrant trafficking from the Philippines and will include her findings and interviews with Filipina workers in her Honors thesis.  Katherine led an Alternative Spring Break on Human Trafficking in the Bay Area in Spring 2013.  She wishes to pursue a career in immigration law.

Links to more information about Nasol. http://haascenter.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/i-am-more-than-a-slave/