MPI 2018 Application

MPI 2018 ANNUAL PEACEBUILDING TRAINING
Creating a Culture of Peace

May 7 – 25, 2018
Mergrande Ocean Resort
Bago Aplaya, Talomo District, Davao City, Philippines

Instruction: Please read these instructions carefully before proceeding:

Be sure to fill out/check all the appropriate boxes with the correct information, especially those that are marked as required with an astrisk (*). If you fail to complete a required answer, you will receive a red error message at the top of the page. You may enter n/a if a required field does not apply to you.
All dates should be in the following format: dd/mm/yyyy (day/month/year). There is a date selector you can use next to each date box to simplify entry of dates.
You are asked to include a Statement of Experience describing your relevant work and personal experience that motivate and prepare you for study at the Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute and a Statement of Intent describing your overall objectives for studying at the Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute. Each statement is limited to 4200 characters, or approximately 600 words (250 words-minimum). You may want to write these statements in a word processer before working on this online form and then cut and paste the statements into this form.
You will also have the opportunity to upload your Curriculum Vitae/Résumé, a Letter of Recommendation and a scanned copy of your Passport ID Page (international participants only). Please have these ready to upload. You may also email these documents later and have the Letter of Recommendation sent directly to us by the person writing the recommendation.
Once you are ready to begin, please click the "next" button below. Click on this same button after each page is completed and then click on the "submit" button on the last page. You will be taken to a confirmation page and should receive a confirmation email.

You may also download a fillable PDF form that you can complete, save, and email back to us or use as a reference for completing the online version.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:
April 1, 2018

An Early-Bird Discount of 7% will be applied to applicants who will submit their application on or before March 15, 2018.

NOTE: The schedule of Weeks 2 and 3 of the MPI 2018 Annual Peacebuilding Training will be during the time of Ramadan. For those participants who will be fasting during this time, MPI and Mergrande Ocean Resort Management will make special arrangements to accommodate their needs.

1. Personal and Contact Information

Name (as in ID):

Prefix (Mr./Ms., etc) Last Name/Surname* First Name/Given Name* Middle Name Suffix (Jr./Sr., etc.) Nickname/Short Name*

If you hold dual nationality, please select your primary nationality in the first box and the secondary nationality in the second box.

1° Nationality

2° Nationality

Preferred Mailing Address

Street Address (House Number, Apt., etc.)

City/Town Department/Province/State Zip Code/Postal Code Country

Mobile Number Preferred Email Address*

Sex* Female Male Date of Birth* Religion Ethnicity

English Fluency: All classes at MPI are conducted in English. Please rate your English fluency from 1-5 in the areas of speaking, listening, writing and reading, with 5 being the highest (fluent) and 1 the lowest.

Oral: Speaking Listening Written: Writing Reading

Organization*

Organization's Street Address/PO Box

City/Town Department/Province/State Zip Code/Postal Code Country

Official Email Address (if different from Preferred Email Address) Job Title/Position*

Office Phone Number Fax Number

Sponsoring Organization for this Training (if different from above)

Special Dietary Needs (e.g. food requirement/preference, food allergies)

Do you have any health issues/problems of which we should be aware?

Type of Accommodations* Live-In Live-Out

MPI Alumnus/a Yes No

Please select the year/s you have attended (only if you were an MPI alumus/a). To select multiple year, for windows: Hold down the control (ctrl) button to select multiple options. For Mac: Hold down the command button to select multiple options.

Year(s) Attended

Passport Details (for International Participants Only):

Passport Number

Place of Issue

Date of Issue Expiration Date

Visa Assistance

Do you need assistance obtaining a visa to the Philippines?* Yes No

Photo/Video Consent: I consent to MPI’s use of any photographs or video recording that are taken of me while participating in the Annual Peacebuilding Training for use in MPI brochures and program materials that are distributed both in printed form and on the Internet. No payment will be made for use of these photographs.

Select one:* Yes, I consent No, I do not consent

2. Course Selections

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS VERY CAREFULLY.

Each week, MPI offers four or five courses that run concurrently. Therefore, you will only be able to attend one course per week. Acceptance to the course is on a first-come, first-served basis. There is a possibility that you may not get your first choice, so it is important to indicate your other preferences. For the week you plan to attend, please select 1 for your first choice, 2 for your second choice, 3 for your third choice, 4 for your fourth choice and 5 (where applicable) for your fifth choice. Be sure that your choices are different for each priority level.

Please note that the Conflict Resolution Skills: Mediation and Dialogue course and the Digital Peacebuilding and New Media course in Week 2 have a prerequisite.

FLUENCY IN ENGLISH IS REQUIRED FOR ALL COURSES.

Example of preferred courses for Week 1:

3	FUA – From Understanding to Action: Designing Conflict Sensitive Interventions

4	FPB - Fundamentals of Peacebuilding

1	ICT - Introduction to Conflict Transformation

2	MaPEC – Mainstreaming Peace Education in Communities and Schools

Week 1: May 7 – 11, 2018 | Foundation Courses

FUA – From Understanding to Action: Designing Conflict Sensitive Interventions

FPB – Fundamentals of Peacebuilding

ICT – Introduction to Conflict Transformation

MaPEC – Mainstreaming Peace Education in Communities and Schools

Week 2: May 14 – 18, 2018 | Thematic and Field-Based Courses

ANV – Be the Change: Designing Transformative Justpeace through the Power of Nonviolence

BT - Bottom-Up Transformation: Experiences and Practices of Grassroots Peacebuilding in Mindanao (Classroom and Field-Based Course)

CRS - Conflict Resolution Skills: Mediation and Dialogue

DPNM – Digital Peacebuilding and New Media

UCIRP – Understanding Culture and Identity as a Resource for Peacebuilding

Week 3: May 21 – 25, 2018 | Thematic Courses

AACP - Arts Approaches to Community-Based Peacebuilding

DTTC – Dealing with Trauma in Times of Conflict

HCS – Human Centered Security: Reimagining Conflict Stakeholder Relationships

IRPB – Interreligious Peacebuilding: Approaches for Cooperation, Social Cohesion and Reconciliation

3. Additional Information

The following information must be received before applications are processed.

Statement of Experience. In 600 words (250 words-minimum), please describe relevant work and personal experience that motivate and prepare you for study at the Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute.

Statement of Experience (4200 chars left)*

Statement of Intent: In 600 words (250 words-minimum), please describe your overall objectives for studying at the Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute. Please indicate the ways in which you expect to apply the training, be it in your personal life, in your community or at work.

Statement of Intent (4200 chars left)*

Please also provide the following:

Letter of Recommendation

Please upload a Letter of Recommendation from an organization that knows you and your work. The letter should include how long they have known you, in what capacity they have observed your work, what your work entailed, your facility in the English language, and in what ways they think this training will be helpful to you. The recommending organization/person may email the letter directly to us, or you may send it for them. If sent later, please email the Letter of Recommendation to apply@mpiasia.net.

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Letter of Recommendation

Curriculum Vitae

Please send your current Curriculum Vitae/Résumé.

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Curriculum Vitae/Résumé

For International Applicants only:

Together with your Letter of Recommendation and Curriculum Vitae, please send a scanned copy of your Passport ID Page.

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Passport ID Page

Thank you for submitting your application for MPI's 2018 Annual Peacebuilding Training Program!

If you did not upload the additional requirements, please be sure to send the documents to apply@mpiasia.net to complete your application. The Letter of Recommendation can be emailed directly to us by the person making the recommendation. You will receive an acknowledgement email once we have received all required documents.

After we have reviewed your application and if you are accepted to the program, an Acceptance Letter along with a Billing Statement will be sent to you. Please wait for these documents for further instructions on how to proceed.

Kalinaw,

MPI Secretariat

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