Do you want to challenge inequality? Do you want to bring about progressive social change and learn from other talented people trying to do the same, understand how the best research can inform your thinking, and gain the confidence and strength to help to make a difference?
Please apply to our Atlantic Fellows programme. Our Fellowships are designed to nurture and support future leaders in challenging inequalities. We need fresh thinking. You will want to share your passion and commitment and learn from the experiences of other Fellows in different places and contexts.
At the International Inequalities Institute we are committed to nurturing:
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A sustained and strong group of future leaders working to change policy, practice and public dialogue in a way that leads to greater opportunity for socio-economic equality and stronger participatory democracies. You will be challenging the growth of inequality, and sensitive to innovations and ideas to assist with developing radical new approaches.
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An Informed and diverse leadership within influential organisations and in government. You will be sensitive to the pervasiveness of inequalities issues and will seek to spread awareness and ensure that organisations and governments seek to work more effectively to alleviate these inequalities.
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Informed, powerful cultural narratives which promote political action to improve equity and fairness. You will seek to influence political debate by using key research, and will challenge attempts to deny or misrepresent the scale and nature of the problems.
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Changes in policy and practice to enable greater equality, opportunity and outcomes for all. You will recognise successful initiatives to address inequality and will seek to bring them to wider attention across different communities. You will act as advocates of disadvantaged communities.
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A new generation of academic leaders, producing high quality research outputs that draw on insights from related disciplines and take those back into their work.
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Improved channels for research results to be made relevant to those who can use and apply them.
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Specific solutions and innovative practical approaches to problems that reinforce inequalities or act as barriers to potential solutions.
If these are your values, and you want to be a future change maker to redress inequalities, then please consider applying to be an Atlantic Fellow at the International Inequalities Institute.
You can apply for three different kinds of Fellowships:
1. Atlantic Residential Fellows
You will complete a 1 year MSc in Inequalities and Social Science, at the LSE, comprising core interdisciplinary training in different approaches to inequality, specialist courses (including methodological training), and produce a research report on a topic concerned to challenge inequality. You will also be expected to participate in the activities of the whole programme, especially the exchanges at the Annual Conference and the continuing Atlantic Fellows alumni network. At the start and end of your experience you will meet members of your own and other cohorts at our Annual Conference. You will be supported by a group of academic Mentors during your programme.
Is the Residential Atlantic Fellowship right for me?
The Residential Fellowship will be suitable for you if you have a good undergraduate degree and want to study for an LSE academic Masters course as a central part of your Fellowship (alongside some additional courses and experiences). You have probably spent time in a professional, activist or campaigning career and have considerable real world experience of challenging inequality which you want to expand by studying for an MSc degree. In addition you will wish to be part of our wider Atlantic Fellowship community which seeks to alleviate inequality in all its forms. We are keen to recruit students who do not have the resources to fund MSc studies, especially from the global south. You will need to be accepted for the MSc in Inequalities and Social Science. To be eligible for the residential Fellowship you will need to demonstrate the strength of your commitment to challenging inequality. We will also assess whether your financial circumstances would otherwise prevent you from studying for this MSc. You should be committed to advancing efforts to improve policies and practice in inequalities issues; you must want to develop and communicate a vision of a successful society; and promote continued learning to inform dynamic improvements to society’s challenges. You will be able to commit the year to the course and to attending LSE.
The residential fellowship will pay all of your fees (either overseas or UK/EEA fees), a stipend of £15,000 and expenses for attendance at Atlantic Fellowship events.
2. Atlantic non-Residential Fellows
You will participate in an 18 month non-residential programme consisting of a three week summer school, week-long short courses, and project work. Your induction takes place at the major III Annual Conference, and you will study a two week Inequalities Summer School at LSE which will deliver core interdisciplinary training, with a high practical component supporting Fellows to elaborate real world strategies. You will also participate in other short residential courses at partner institutions elsewhere in the world (such as the University of Cape Town), as well as the LSE, with a total of 6 weeks spent in intensive week long courses. Non-residential fellows will also complete a practical project, carried out in teams and with external partners of the programme. You will also receive Mentor support. Some of these non-residential Fellowships will be based at our partner institution, the University of Cape Town.
Is the Non-Residential Atlantic Fellowship right for me?
You will probably have an undergraduate degree, but you may exceptionally have equivalent experience. You will be committed to expanding your understanding of how to struggle against inequality and you will want to work with like-minded Fellows, teachers and mentors to enhance your knowledge and boost your confidence and skills. You will usually have had significant professional or activist experience, but you do not want to commit to a year-long MSc programme. Perhaps your work commitments don’t allow you to take a dedicated year to study at the LSE, perhaps you have the kind of family or social commitments which don’t permit you to do this, or perhaps an academic Masters programme does not appeal to you. But you will need to be able to take time from your current responsibilities to attend the courses and take part in the programme’s activities. Your studies may have been limited in the past by financial constraints. Many of you will be living in the global south (and some of these non-residential Fellowships will be led from the University of Cape Town), though people living in any part of the world are welcome to apply.
The non-residential Fellowship will pay for your travel, and provide a per diem allowance of £150 per day to cover accommodation and meals whilst attending summer schools and short courses.
3. Visiting Atlantic Fellows
The programme will be focused on creating high profile advances in both academic understanding and in developing practical responses to the challenge of inequality. Teams of 3-4 Visiting Fellows will work alongside each other during 3-9 month residencies at the III. We anticipate this programme will appeal to groups of 4 senior academics and established practitioners. As well as outputs for publication, you will present the results of their work in workshops at the Annual Conference, and will interact with the residential and non-residential Fellows at the III during their residency, such as at the Summer School.
Further announcement about the Atlantic Visiting Fellows scheme and how to apply will be made shortly.