OSCE Mission to Serbia: Call for applications for master and doctoral scholarships for the 2022/2023.

Background

The OSCE Mission to Serbia’s Democratization Department implements the project “Consolidating Democratization Process in the Security Sector in Serbia – Phase 5” with the financial support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) in the period from 2020 to 2022. The main objective of the project is to strengthen the democratic character of the relationship between citizens and government in security related issues in Serbia and contribute to more efficient and accountable functioning of the armed forces within the framework of a comprehensive concept of security.  Advancing education and expertise in the security sector is one of the project priorities. Since 2010, the project has been providing scholarships for MA and PhD security studies for security sector staff, journalists and civil society activists. Generations of security sector practitioners were supported in obtaining a range of necessary theoretical tools and apply these in practice in their fields of work. For the 2022/2023 academic year the OSCE Mission will administer up to 8 scholarships for master studies and up to 7 scholarships for PhD studies.

General requirement

• All applicants for the scholarship programme must be Serbian citizens.

Scholarships for master (MA) studies

The OSCE Mission to Serbia will sponsor up to eight selected students for the post-graduate master studies (MA) at the Belgrade University’s Faculty of Political Sciences and Faculty of Security Studies. Only students applying for the following master courses will be considered for the scholarships:

• Faculty of Political Sciences: MA in Peace, Security and Development
• Faculty of Security Studies, Master’s degree studies 

Scholarships are aimed to support the academic development of individuals working in the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Interior, Security Information Agency, civil society and media, who have the capacity to contribute to the good governance in the security sector in Serbia, from professional and/or academic perspective.

Application procedure:

1. All candidates are required to apply at their respective faculties for one of the sponsored courses in parallel to applying for the scholarship through a regular procedure (please consult respective faculties for details). Only the candidates formally accepted by the Faculties for one of the sponsored study programmes will be eligible for scholarships.
2. Candidates should send their application by email to scholarships@osce.org, not later than Wednesday, 21 September 2022, with the email subject line Application for MA scholarship 2022.
3. Applications must be submitted in English and include the following:
   1. Curriculum Vitae, highlighting the candidate’s professional achievement and leadership potential;
   2. Letter of Motivation, highlighting the candidate’s career and academic plans and their relevance for security sector reform in Serbia
   3. An example of written work in English (either a previous work or written specifically for this application)
4. The OSCE Mission to Serbia will invite the best applicants to an oral interview in late September/early October 2022. Applicants will be contacted only if invited for the interview.
5. The OSCE Mission to Serbia will create a final list of sponsored applicants upon receiving confirmation from the respective faculties that they have been accepted to one of the sponsored study programmes.

The OSCE Mission to Serbia is committed to promoting equal opportunities for all candidates. Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.