OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTECurrent Focus Areas
Council of Europe Internships for Young Roma With support from Roma Initiatives, the Council of Europe offers internships to young Roma students and professionals at the Council of Europe headquarters in Strasbourg, France.
Decade of Roma Inclusion The objective of the Decade of Roma Inclusion initiative, which runs from 2005 to 2015, is to speed up and scale up social inclusion and the economic status of Roma throughout Central and Eastern Europe.
European Commission Internship for Young Roma University Graduates The Open Society Institute offers five European Commission internships for young Roma university graduates from all new EU member states (excluding Cyprus and Malta), Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Roma Cultural Program The Roma Cultural Program provides grants to individuals and organizations whose professional work engages Roma culture through artistic media.
Roma Decade Matching Fund The OSI Roma Decade Matching Fund supports projects aimed at challenging negative attitudes toward Roma in fields such as education, employment, and culture.
Roma Health OSI's Public Health Program supports efforts in Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia to set the groundwork for pursuing a clear advocacy agenda to shape Roma health policies.
Roma Initiatives Fellowship Roma Initiatives Fellows work on questions of social policy, human rights protection, employment policy, culture, education, health policy, and other topics important for the inclusion of Roma in society.
Roma Participation Grants Roma Participation Grants aim to further the integration of Roma in society and empower Roma to challenge the direct and indirect racial discrimination that continues to hinder such integration.
Romani Women's Empowerment Grants The Open Society Institute Romani Women's Empowerment Grants initiative aims to promote gender equality by empowering Romani women to take part in the processes affecting their lives and by ensuring that the concerns of Romani women are addressed appropriately.