Call for international applications: Oxford Volunteers for Chornobyl Scheme

New call for application to participate in Oxford Volunteers for Chornobyl Scheme announced. This year five volunteers from the University of Oxford or any other University abroad and five volunteers from National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” or other Ukrainian Universities will spend three weeks in August-September 2010 working on specific developmental projects in Ukraine in line with the targets of the UNDP Chornobyl Recovery and Development Programme.

The Oxford Volunteers for Chornobyl Scheme was initiated by CRDP in cooperation with the National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” and Oxford University Ukrainian Society and with the support of UN Volunteers.

The goal of the programme is to provide knowledge resources and strengthen the developmental process in the Chornobyl-affected area through international cooperation, as well as to increase awareness of and share knowledge about the consequences of the Chornobyl accident and the developmental approach for overcoming them through the involvement of students from the University of Oxford (UK) and the National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” (Ukraine) as well as students from other Universities.

Financial and other arrangements

All travel costs as well as living expenses should be covered by volunteers themselves. However, during the stay in the communities as well as during the seminars, basic accommodation will be provided. Approximate cost of stay in Ukraine for one week is about £100. The cost of roundtrip flight starts from £80. Volunteers are responsible for their medical insurance themselves.

How to apply?

All interested candidates should submit the filled Application form along with a letter of motivation describing your qualifications, research project that you would like to undertake and possibilities to achieve it in expected timeframe (it is important that your research project corresponds to proposed areas of work or with the general objectives of the CRDP) to Ms. Dzvinka Kachur with the subject line ‘Oxford Volunteers for Chornobyl Scheme’. 

The deadline for submitting applications: June 30th, 2010.

For more information contact: Nadiya Kravets or Dzvinka Kachur.

Kind regards,
UNV Ukraine
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