The program aims to encourage students, activists and professionals from different disciplines to benefit from the practices of dealing with difficult pasts in other countries. The program which is implemented within the scope of the Hrant Dink Site of Memory project gives 20 participants the opportunity to gain experience in a range of sites of memory and museums in different countries for a period of 4-8 weeks. 

The program will send a total of 20 participants chosen from among applicants to foreign countries in three different phases: in the first phase, eight selected participants will benefit from the program between August 2017-December 2017; in the second phase, ten selected participants will benefit from the program between January 2018 – December 2018; and in the third phase, two chosen participants will be the participants of the program between January 2019 – March 2019 to the destinations of their selection.

Participants should:

•Be above the age of 18

•Speak the national language of his/her selected host country, or speak a foreign language widely spoken in that location. 

•Have worked, be currently working on, or wish to work on the topic of ‘memorial sites/memorialization’

The program strongly upholds the principle of equal opportunity, and thus seeks ensure that our participants reflect a diversity of ethnicity, gender, cultural identity and beliefs, including the diversity of population of Turkey.For this reason, priority will be given to applications coming from outside of Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir; young participants with no prior experiences of travel to a foreign country; and female applicants.

Interested applicants should send their letter of motivation, justified country preferences, a minimum of one reference, and their resume. The motivation letter should be no longer than 2 pages and should be written in either languages Turkish and fitting to the host country (either the national language or a foreign language widely spoken at the host country – for example, English); the reference can be given by either a person or an institution. 

The program will cover all expenses of visas, travel insurance, domestic and international travel and accommodation, as well as provide a travel allowance to meet the basic needs of the participant while abroad.

The applicants are strongly encouraged to read carefully the application process and the principles of the program. 

To reach the principles of the program and the application form please visit: www.dvvidegisim.com 

The deadline for the applications is: 12 September 2017 

Selecting Committee: Sibel Asna, Bülent Bilmez, Ayşe Öktem

Host organizations for 2017: 

Esma Espacio Memoria Y Derechos Humanos 

Polin Museum Of The History Of Polish Jews

Healing Through Remembering

Constitution Hill

National Museum Of American Indian

History Museum Of Bosnia And Herzegovina

War Childhood Museum

The Tunnel Of Hope

Jewish Museum Berlin

Museum Of Crimes Against Humanity And Genocide 1992-1995

District Six Museum

Apartheid Museum