The International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID) is now accepting applications for its 2024 KAICIID Fellows Programme.
Donor Name: International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID)
Country: Global
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 05/21/2023
Details:
The KAICIID Fellows Programme is an ongoing capacity development and networking programme that starts with one year of hybrid training. The one-year fellowship is designed to provide religious leaders, educators for future religious leaders, and interreligious dialogue (IRD) practitioners with training in dialogue facilitation and intercultural communication.
Who Are The Fellows?
- The Fellows are a global community of diverse religious leaders, educators and dialogue practitioners from Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and other religious backgrounds.
- The international cohort includes Fellows from different parts of the world, while regional cohorts draw Fellows from their respective regions and use the regional languages.
- The content and the format of the training, resources, and the opportunities offered are the same in all cohorts.
What Do The Fellows Study?
- The Fellows Programme includes three intensive residential trainings which cover interreligious dialogue theory, dialogue facilitation and project sustainability and evaluation.
- Throughout the trainings, Fellows visit diverse houses of worship and learn to facilitate their own site-visits.
- KAICIID also provides Fellows with small grants to implement dialogue projects tailored to the needs of their institutions and communities.
- Past initiatives have included interfaith youth projects, trainings in interreligious/intercultural dialogue for future religious leaders, hate speech awareness campaigns, and initiatives designed to empower women at the global policymaking table.
Eligibility Criteria
- Each year, the KAICIID Fellows Programme selects a new group of extraordinary leaders and educators, with a proven ability of advancing interreligious dialogue in their institutions and communities.
Requirements
- Teaching at an institution that trains future religious leaders (i.e. Seminaries, Temples and similar institutions); and/or dialogue practitioners with access to train at such institutions.
- Coming from (and/or have the support of) his/her institution.
- Preference for applicants who are below 40 years of age.
- Willingness to learn and cooperate with religious leaders from different religious backgrounds.
- Have working knowledge of English for the international cohort (the working language of the training is English).
- Ability to participate and commit to the whole duration of the Programme (12 months, including monthly online sessions; online courses and 3 one-week trainings in-person).
- Preference for applicants with policy level engagements.
For more information, visit International Dialogue Centre.
