SCHOLARSHIPS IN INDIAN COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
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. Tribal Studies
8. Gandhian Studies
9. Environment Studies
10. Human Rights and Child Labour
11. Indian Diaspora
12. Centre-State Relations
13. International Trade
14. Infrastructure-Transport
B. Institutional Doctoral Fellowships are tenable at:
1. Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research, Thaltej Road, Ahmedabad 380054,
2. G.B. PantSocial Science Institute, Yamuna Enclave, Sangam Vihar, Jhusi, Allahabad 221506,
3. Institute of Public Enterprise, Osmania University Campus, Hyderabad 500007,
4. Institute of Economic Growth, University Enclave, Delhi 110007,
5 Giri Institutes of Development Studies, Sector ‘O’ Aliganj Housing Scheme, Lucknow 226020,
6 Madras Institute of Development Studies, 79 Second Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Madras 600020,
7 A.N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna 800001,
8 Indian Institute of Education 1282, J.P, Naik Road, Kothrud, Pune 411029,
9 Centre for Social Studies, South Gujarat University Campus, Udhana Magdalla Road, Surat 395007,
10 Centre for Development Studies, Prasantnagar, Ulloor, Trivandrum 695011,
11 Centre for the Study of Developing Studies, 29, Rajpur Road, Delhi 110054,
12 Institute for Social and Economic Change, Nagarbhavi, P,O, Bangalore 560072,
13 Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Nizamia Observatory Campus, Begumpet, Hyderabad 500072,
14 Gandhian Institute of Studies, Rajghat, Varanasi 221001,
15 Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, 10 Lake Terrace, Calcutta 29.
Eligibility:
1. Post-graduation in social sciences with at least 55% marks.
2. Candidate must have cleared National Eligibility Test (NET) for Junior Research Fellowship
In Social Sciences held by UGC/ CSIR.
3. Applicant must be registered for Ph.D. or should be able to complete the registration f Formalities within six months of joining the fellowship.
4. Selected scholars (for institutional fellowship) will have to be registered under the supervision of one of the faculty members of the respective institutes. Other things being equal preference will be given to scheduled caste/tribe candidates.
Age: Maximum 35 years as on the specified date (Relaxable by 5 years for SC/ST and women candidates).
Value:
(a) Selected candidates are paid a fellowship amount of Rs. 2,500 per month for the first two years and subsequently Rs. 2,800 per month plus Rs. 2,500 per year as contingency Grant, Fellowship is available for a maximum period of 4 years.
(b) Under the Salary Protected Scheme, employed scholar is get his/ her salary for two years plus one time contingency Grant @ of Rs. 2,500 P.A. The duration of this fellowship is two years.
Notification: January. Last date: February.