Applications are invited from eligible candidates for the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Senior Fellowship 2022.
About the Fellowship
To commemorate 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and to celebrate the 75 years of India’s Independence (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav), Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) invites research proposals from scholars of North-Eastern States of India for Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Senior Fellowship (NE States) for conducting full time research on themes and issues of national and social importance.
The broad disciplines of study, within the domain of social sciences are:
- Economics
- Management
- Commerce
- Sociology
- Social Work
- Social Anthropology
- Cultural Studies
- Socio-Sanskrit Studies
- Socio-Philosophical Studies
- Social Linguistics
- Gender Studies
- Health Studies
- Political Science
- International Studies
- Public Administration
- Diaspora Studies
- National Security and Strategic Studies
- Education
- Social Psychology
- Legal Studies
- Social Geography
- Environmental Studies
- Modern Social History
- Media Studies
- Library Science
Eligibility
- The scholar should not be less than 45 and more than 70 years of age as on the last date of application.
- The scholar must possess Ph.D. degree in any of the social science disciplines with outstanding research publications at the time of application.
- Senior government and defence officers (not less than 25 years of regular service) and persons with proven Social Science expertise possessing a Ph.D. degree in any social science discipline and demonstrable research experience through publications of books/research papers/reports, can also apply.
- A fellow must affiliate himself/herself to an ICSSR Research Institute/ Institutes of national importance, approved by MoE/government research institute/public funded university including deemed university of his/her choice. Funds are disbursed through the affiliating/administering institution.
- Faculties with regular service in public funded universities/colleges and research institutes getting UGC pay-scales may be considered for pay protection in exceptionally meritorious cases, which is to be decided by the Expert Committees of the ICSSR. The Expert Committee of the ICSSR also reserves the right to convert a fellowship proposal into a Project Proposal.
Fellowship Amount
There are two Fellowships with the duration of two years. It carries amount of Rs.45,000/- per month with contingency grant of Rs.40,000/- per annum.
How to Apply?
Softcopy of the duly filled in application form along with relevant attachments may be sent through email on sf.pdf.icssrfel2021@gmail.com and hard copy of the same to be sent to the Incharge, RFS Division, ICSSR, JNU Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110 067. The last date of receiving the application is 15.02.2022.
Application Deadline
The last date of receiving the application is Feb 15, 2022.
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