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Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Accepting Conference and Practitioner Residency Applications

The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center is now accepting Conference applications and Practitioner Residency applications on a continuous basis throughout the year.

The Bellagio Center is located on a peninsula adjacent to Lake Como, two hours north of Milan, Italy.

Conferences: The Rockefeller Foundation seeks applications from groups that are addressing significant issues and that expect the conference to generate innovative yet concrete outcomes. Conference topics must align with the foundation's mission to expand opportunities for poor or vulnerable people and to help ensure that globalization's benefits are shared more widely. The Bellagio Center operates two buildings for meetings; the smaller building can accommodate up to nineteen participants and the larger building up to twenty-three. Conferences are generally scheduled for three to six working days. Applications for routine or annual meetings of organizations or professional societies are not accepted. The foundation provides room and board without charge for all meeting participants. Conference leaders are welcome to apply to the Bellagio Fund for a grant to provide travel support for participants from developing countries.

Practitioner Residencies: The center offers residencies to professionals working outside of academia in fields of interest to the Rockefeller Foundation. The foundation seeks applicants with demonstrated leadership qualities and responsibilities to contribute to the intellectual life at the center. Priority is given to people working in fields that align with the mission of the foundation. Individuals from outside North America (especially developing countries), as well as postdoctoral pre-tenure academics and other young professionals with significant accomplishments are encouraged to apply. One- to four-week residency periods are available. Residents are housed in two main buildings, and each resident is given a private room with bath and a study.

Visit the Rockefeller Foundation Web site for complete program guidelines and eligibility information.

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