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The Open Society Scholarship Programs recently launched a new call for applications for the**Civil Society Scholar Awards (CSSA) : http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/civil-society-scholar-awards-20141212.Valid for the 2015-16 academic year, we invite proposals from PhD students and faculty from the following countries:Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Haiti, Kosovo, Laos, Libya, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar/Burma, Nepal, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Serbia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, or Yemen.Applicants must be enrolled in an PhD program at home or abroad, while faculty must be teaching and based in their home countries.The academic projects should be between 2-10 months in length, with grants available for up to $10,000 for doctoral students and $15,000 for faculty.More details : http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/civil-society-scholar-awards-20141212Contact : Zoë Brogden, Program Manager, Scholarships : Open Society Foundations : 224 West  57th Street, New York, NY , 10019Email: Zoe.Brogden@opensocietyfoundations.org&#160;