Eligibility Criteria |
Age |
65 years |
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Other |
The candidate should
- be a professional social scientist
- have a Doctoral Degree
- have quality publications in the form of books or papers in professional journals
- not have availed of the Fellowship within the previous 5 years
Social workers, civil servants, journalists with published work may also be considered. |
Fellowship Details |
Duration |
2 years |
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Value |
Employed Scholar
Salary and allowance protection
Superannuated and Unemployed Scholar
Rs.8000 pm |
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Contingency Grant |
Rs.36000 pa |
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Overhead Charges |
7.5% of total expenditure incurred payable to the host institution |
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Disbursement |
Through the Host Institution |
Application Procedure |
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Application should be accompanied with 5 sets of detailed research proposal (not exceeding 5000 words) along with the curriculum vitae in the standardized proforma and 2 passport size photographs. |
Notification & Deadline |
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Notified through leading newspapers, scholarly journals and magazines in April/ May. Deadline as per the notification. |