The FRA has published an Open Call for Tender inviting applications for the preparation of this report. The contract will be awarded for the analysis of data and information provided by the FRA in order to deliver the report.

The aim of the report is to provide the Agency's stakeholders with policy-relevant information and analysis based on reliable, objective and comparable data. It should document incidents and types of discrimination in workplaces and labour markets across the EU and highlight examples of 'good practices' in counteracting discrimination. The research needs to rely on scientific analysis, but also to develop practical output useful to policy makers. The comparative report should be 160-180 pages, including a 20-page summary.

The deadline for applications is 27th May 2008. The tender dossier and all supporting documents can be downloaded here.

The Odysseus Academic Network announces the 8th edition of the Summer School on Immigration and Asylum Policy of the European Union and a one year certificate in European Law on Immigration and Asylum.

• The Summer School will take place in Brussels University from 30 June to 11 July 2008. The closing date for applications is 1st June 2008.
• The one year certificate will provide its participants with an in-depth understanding of the legal rules on immigration and asylum adopted by the European Union. The closing date for applications is 1st August 2008.

For more information see the website of Odysseus Network.

The Commission has launched a call for proposal concerning fundamental rights and citizenship. The call for proposal has been published within the framework of the Specific Programme Fundamental Rights and Citizenship of the Directorate-General Justice and Home Affairs.

The Call for Proposals (No. JLS/FRC/2007) Actions Grants intends to co-finance specific transnational projects. The deadline for submission of applications is 5 May 2008.

For more information visit the EC website

The Open Society Institute announces the launch of the Call for National Partners of the OSI Project Generation Facility under its "Making the Most of EU Funds for Roma" Initiative. The call is relevant for non-governmental organizations as well as for commercial and public entities in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia.

Through PGF, OSI will the partner organizations it selects through this tender in their work to assist potential beneficiaries of projects for the Roma communities. This assistance includes: generating project ideas; drafting projects; and receiving of financial assistance from EU Funds.

The deadline of submitting proposals is 22 May 2008. Click the headline to see full description of the call for proposals.

The Open Society Institute is running a Romani women's empowerment grants initiative under the Decade of Roma Inclusion. This initiative aims at achieving gender equality both through empowering Romani women to be able to take part in all processes and through mainstreaming Romani women's concerns within policies and practices. The grants are open to Roma NGOs, especially Romani women's NGOs within the Decade of Roma Inclusion countries: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Spain.

The application deadline of this grant has been extended to 7 April 2008. For more information visit the Decade website.

The Center for Policy Studies at the Central European University (CEU), in co-operation with Tiri-Making Integrity Work, is offering a summer university course on "Integrity Reform: Strategies and Approaches" in Budapest between June 30 and July 9, 2008. The course will familiarize participants with core ingredients to a strategic and critical approach for effective and sustainable corruption control and organizational integrity.

The application deadline to this course is 14 March 2008. More information about the course and the application procedure can be found at http://www.sun.ceu.hu/integrity.

The Finnish Society for the Study of Ethnic Relations and International Migration (ETMU) and the Finnish Youth Research Society, in cooperation with the Department of Social Psychology of the University of Helsinki, are organising an international interdisciplinary conference on ethnicity, integration and family ties: "Generations in flux".

The conference offers an interdisciplinary forum for dialogue and exchange of diverse theoretical and empirical traditions. The main objective is to discuss social and psychological processes, and forms of culture in generational encounters related to migration.

Researchers, research groups and students are invited to propose sessions that address the conference theme. The deadline for submissions is 28 March 2008. For more information click here.

Minority Rights Group International announces the launch of the first online directory of the world's minorities and indigenous peoples. The World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples covers 220 of the world's countries and dependent territories, and features profiles of about 700 minorities/indigenous peoples. It is a unique resource for policy-makers, governments, journalists, academics and all those with an interest in the growing field of minority rights.

To access the directory, go to http://www.minorityrights.org/directory.

The Council of Europe Roma and Travellers Division and the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) will organise the 12th study session for persons involved in providing legal assistance to Roma and Traveller communities, from 29 to 30 April 2008 in Strasbourg. The study session aims at providing participants with practical examples on how to use the Council of Europe Human Rights Convention in defence pleadings in favour of Roma and Traveller communities.

Participants should be practising lawyers involved in defending Roma and Travellers cases in any of the Council of Europe member states. Your motivation letter, accompanied by a CV in English, should reach the Council of Europe Secretariat before 17 March 2008.

For more information on the training click here.

The Open Society Institute is running a Romani women's empowerment grants initiative under the Decade of Roma Inclusion. This initiative aims at achieving gender equality both through empowering Romani women to be able to take part in all processes and through mainstreaming Romani women's concerns within policies and practices.

The grants are open to Roma NGOs, especially Romani women's NGOs working on Roma and gender issues within the Decade of Roma Inclusion countries: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Spain.

The applications in English or Romani should be sent by e-mail at rpp@osi.hu by March, 23rd 2008. For more information visit the Soros website.