SCHOLARSHIPS IN SHASTRI INDO-CANADIAN INSTITUTE
SHASTRI INDO-CANADIAN INSTITUTE,
2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4,
offers (a) Faculty Research Fellowships; (b) Student Fellowships; (c) Language Training Fellowships; (d) Faculty Training Fellowships; (e) Performing Arts Fellowships; (f) Postdoctoral Research Fellowships; (g) Undergraduate Bursaries (6); (h) Language Training Fellowships in Canada (6); (i) Women-in-Development Faculty Fellowships (2) for Teaching and Research or research in a specific field of India Studies for (a), (c), (d) and (f) from three to twelve months; (b) one year (renewable under certain circumstances); (c) and (e) varies; (g) one year; (h) summer term; (i) four months, tenable from (a) to (g) in institutes or universities in India: (h) in Canadian institutions in cities other than the one in which the student is studying.
Eligibility: Citizens and permanent residents of Canada: (a), (c) and (d) with full-or part-time appointments in a Canadian institution and who plan to return to Canada following the tenure of the fellowship; (b) who are entering or enrolled in a degree programme leading to specialisation in India; (e) artists who have demonstrated sustained commitment to the Performing Arts of India; (f) who have completed a Ph.D. degree or will have completed it prior to taking up the fellowship; (g) who are enrolled in the third or fourth year or undergraduate study in a Canadian University; (h) who are enrolled as full-time students in a Canadian University; (i) who hold a full-or part-time appointment in a Canadian institution of higher education and have an established record of teaching and/ or research in the field of Women-in-Development.
Value: (a), (c), (d) and (f) Rs. 12,000 per month living allowance and Rs. 3,000 per month for research; (b) Rs. 8,000 per month living allowance and Rs. 3,000 per month for research; (e) from Rs. 8,000 to Rs. 12,000 per month living allowance and 3,000 rupees per month for instructional expenses; (g) $2,000; (h) $2,500; (i) the equivalent in rupees of $1,365 living allowance per month and of $1,000 per month.
I have specialization in Methylobacterial research and have contributed much in this field. Recently I came to know that Dr. Luke Masson, National Research Council of Canada,
Biotechnology Research Institute,
6100 Royalmount Avenue,
Montreal, Québec, H4P 2R2
Phone: 1-514-496-6150
FAX: 1-514-496-6213
E-Mail: Luke.Masson@NRC.Ca
is doing similar research. I hope the interaction with him will be more helpful for my research programme. I will also benefit both the countries. I would like to know whether it could be possible to have any fellowship programme available for either for a short term training or exchange of scientists
With Regards
Dr. SP. Sundaram,
Professor and Head,
Centre for Advanced Studies in Agricultural Microbiology,
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Coimbatore 641 003