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INDIAN COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH Aruna Asaf Ali Marg New Delhi 110067 Offers the award of Doctoral Fellowships in Social Sciences under the following schemes: A. Centrally Administered Fellowships in the following areas: 1. Open Fellowships. These are open to scholars both in research Institutes and Universities preferably on subjects with interdisciplinary orientation. 2. Fellowships for students of North Eastern Region 3. Fellowships for PH/Disabled Persons 4. ICSSR Foundation Day Fellowship Priority Area of Fellowships: 5. Women's Studies 6. Medical Sociology/Medical Anthropology 7.

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Nariman Point Mumbai 400 021 (Maha) offers Scholarships for Hindustani Music. Eligibility: Should have completed basic eduation in music. Age limit: 18-28 years. Value: Rs. 800 per month for one or two years. Note: For Undergraduate courses scholarships, Canadian Instructional Development Agencies or Commonwealth scholarships disbursed by British Council can be availed. Last date: June/July.

NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTRE (An autonomous Inter-University Centre of UGC) New Delhi 110067 offers 4- year Programme leading to Ph.D. at Nuclear Science Centre. Eligibility: M.Sc. in Physics. Value: Rs. 1200 p.m. for candidates who have not cleared NET /GATE and Rs. 1800 p.m. for candidates who have cleared NET/GATE for first two years and Rs. 2100 p.m. for next two years. Hostel accommodation is provided free of cost. Notification: Generally appears in all leading newspapers in August. Last date: August.

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH offers Summer Research Fellowships and Rajiv Gandhi Science Talent Research Fellowships. Eigibility: Students presently studying in II and III year of B.Sc, B.V. So, B.E.,B.Tech., M.B.B.S., B.Pharma, M.C.A., and I year of M.Sc Course. Tenure & Value: Tenure of Fellowships is 2 months with travel assistance and a stipend of Rs. 4,000/- pm., and placement guides chosen by the Centre. Whom to Contact: Requests for detailed information and application forms may be mailed to the Programme Coordinator, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur P.O., Bangalore 560064 (Karnataka) (Notification: October. Last date: November.

MADRAS INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (MIDS) 79, Second Main Road Gandhi Nagar, Adyar Chennai-600 020 offers ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship: Eligibility: First or high second class Masters from a recognized University with 55% marks in Social Science Degree. The candidate should be UGC NET qualified and registered under the supervision of one of the Institute s faculty members. Age: Prefer below 35 years. No. of Fellowships: 4. Duration: 3 years. Value: Rs.6000 pm. Contingency Grant: Rs.12000 pa. Selection Procedure: Selection is based on qualifications, Interview and Research proposal. Notification: October- Last date: As per the notification.

WORLD BANK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE ROBERT S MCNAMARA offers Economic Development one year to postgraduates in the subject less than 35 years. Further details can be had from Robert S McNamara Fellowships Program, Room M4010, World Bank Headquarters 1818 H Street, NW, Washington DC 20433

Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) Since 1997 Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) are offered only to persons from certain developing countries with the aim that the awardees will use the knowledge acquired and skills learned in Australia for the development of their own country. These are awarded to candidates who are nominated by the home government and under the open category to applications who need not be nominated. Selection criteria for these scholarships varies for which information is available from the Australian High Commission, New Delhi. Applicants in each category are chosen on academic merit and meeting selection criteria developed jointly by AusAID and

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY: Australian National University, University of Canberra. OTHERS: Australian Catholic University. Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) Since 1997 Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) have replaced most scholarships previously offered by the Australian Agency for International Development (AAID), including ASTAS and ADCOS. These scholarships are offered only to persons from certain developing countries with the aim that the awardees will use the knowledge acquired and skills learned in Australia for the development of their own country. These are awarded to candidates who are nominated by the home government and under the open category to applications who need not be nominated. Selection criteria for these scholarships

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (An Organisation of the Ministry of Rural Development Govt. of India) Rajendra Nagar Hyderabad 500030 (A.P) invites application for Senior fellows and Visiting Fellows. About the NIRD: NIRD is an apex institution conducting multi-disciplinary research, training, consultancy and action research in the field of Rural Development. The institute provides inter¬disciplinary academic environment, backed by a state of the art infrastructure and other support services. About 5000 development organisations including public representative take part in training, seminars, workshops, research, and the activities in the field of Rural Development. Scores of Participants from many developing countries also attend various international programmes. The institute

AUSTRALIAN AGENCY FOR OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT (AUSAID), G.P.O. Box 887, Canberra, A.C.T. 2601, offers (a) Australian Development Co-operation Scholarships (formerly John Crawford Scholarship Scheme-JCSS); (b) Australian Sponsored Training Scholarships (formerly Sponsored Student Programme-STP); (c) Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP). Subj ects for study include a wide variety corresponding to needs of developing countries. Value: Varies between countries and institution of enrolment; covers annual tuition fees, an annual stipend (tax exempt) and return airfare. Further details can be had from the Australian Diplomatic Mission in the respective countries.

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEMORIAL FUND Teen Murti House New Delhi 110011 offers Jawaharlal Nehru Scholarships for Doctoral Studies to Indian Nationals for: (a) Ph.D. study in India, (b) Work/collection of material in other Asian countries for their Ph.D. study in India. (ii) Nationals of other Asian countries for Ph.D. study in India. Eligibility: Post-graduate degree in first division and full-time Ph.D. scholar (Part-time scholars for category (b) above are eligible to apply). Candidates should be due to complete Ph.D. studies after December 31 of the year of award and registered for Ph.D. degree at an Indian University/Institution at the time of

INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH Santosh Nagar Goregaon (East) Mumbai 400065 (Maha) offers M.Phil/Ph.D. Programme in Development Studies Eligibility: The minimum qualification for admission is one of the following degrees or their equivalents: M.A./M.Sc. in Economics/ M.Stat./M.Sc. (Physics, Mathematics, Environmental Science or Operations Research/M.B.A./M.Tech./M.E, with at least 55% aggregate marks for Economics discipline and 60% aggregate marks for other disciplines. All the students must have taken Mathematics at least at the higher secondary level. Duration: The duration of M.Phil. Programme is 2 years and that of Ph.D Programme is 4 years. Value: All M.Phil./Ph.D. students receive a monthly stipend, which at present is

EAST WEST CENTRE, Burns Hall 2066 1777, East West Road, Honolulu, HI 96848 offers area of study concerned with promotion of better relation and understanding between the US & Asia Pacific Region/ International Economics (Awards:- Fellowships, Intern, Professional Associates, Graduate Deg. students, Joint Doctoral Research Intern awards) to students holding relevant degree, education business relevant degree, education business leaders administrators from the South East/South & East Asia. Value: Duration.

INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH IN BANKING TECHNOLOGY (An autonomous Institute promoted by Reserve Bank of India) 10-3-311, Castle Hills Road No.l, Masab Tank Hyderabad 500057 offers Research Fellowships. Subjects: Banking and Technology. Value: IDRBI awards Rs. 8000/9000/10000 per month fellowship to selected candidates in the first/second/third year respectively. Fellows also get simultaneously registered for Ph.D (Computer Science) admission criteria of the University of Hyderabad (if they apply and qualify for it).

DEFENCE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION & DOCUMENTATION CENTRE (DESIDOC) Metcalfe House Delhi 110054 Offers Junior Research Fellowships (JRFs) in Library and Information Science for the R&D facility at DESIDOC. Eligibility: Master's degree in Library/Information Science from a recognised university or Associate ship from INSDOC/DRTC. Age: Not more than 28 years. Selection Procedure: Selection is based on a written test and interview for which the candidates will be paid rail fare. UGC-NET qualified candidates are considered for interview and they need not qualify in the written test. Value: Involves cash, HRA and medical benefits. Fellows shall not have any claim for regular appointment.