Placements and Requirements

Placements
Each Fellow must design a year-long series of placements approved by Insight Collaborative. While placements are identified and secured with the support of Insight Collaborative and its affiliates, Fellows are expected to take primary responsibility for researching and negotiating their placements. Placements are evaluated on the degree to which they meet the Insight Fellowship Guidelines.
The first placement is a three-month internship with Insight Collaborative and Insight Partners in Boston, starting on or about June 1. While in Boston, Fellows will:

• Finalize placements and complete travel arrangements;
• Study conflict management by observing, and when appropriate by participating in, workshops, classes, mediations, and other Insight activities coinciding with their placement;
• Volunteer to support local conflict management organizations (past examples included Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation, and Boston-area non-profit mediation organizations);
• Focus on self-development through coaching from Insight consultants and by participation in Boston-area activities (past examples include SCUBA certification and language lessons); and
• Do the primary work necessary to fulfill their obligations to future Fellows by writing grants and otherwise supporting the Program’s fundraising efforts.

Fellows are expected to spend the subsequent nine months living and working in countries other then the United States and their home country. The second placement takes place at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, subject to the Court’s permission. The remaining two foreign placements are proposed and arranged by the Fellow.

Research Themes
Each Fellow must identify a broad theme to serve as a focus of study and reflection throughout the Fellowship. Themes must relate to the field of conflict management, be identified by the Fellow, and approved by Insight Collaborative. Within one month of their return from foreign placements, Fellows must submit a 30 page report and oral presentation on their theme to Insight Collaborative.

Examples: Methods of conflict resolution; patterns of reciprocity; bargaining practices and strategies; methods of creating trust; creating relationship and community; improving communication; and reconciliation.

Journal Writing
Each Fellow is obligated to maintain an electronic journal. Journal entries are posted on the Insight Collaborative website throughout the Fellowship on a bi-weekly basis. In addition to encouraging reflection and thoughtful communication, journal submissions facilitate regular contact between each Fellow and Insight Collaborative.

Fundraising
Fellowship positions are created with the help of grants and generous support of individual donors and donor organizations. Once formed, positions are maintained through further grants and fundraising efforts of the Fellows. With the support of the Insight Collaborative, each Fellow is expected to “refill the pot” by writing grant proposals and by fundraising, primarily during their Boston placement. Pursuant to the Guideline of Sustainability, Fellows benefit from the work of their predecessor and provide for their successor. As a result, a donor’s original one-time contribution toward the creation of a Fellowship position regenerates to keep that position available to a new Fellow each subsequent year. If you or an affiliated organization is interested in sponsoring a Fellowship position, please contact us.