ICSSR National Fellowships 2022 [Amount Rs. 60k/month]: Apply by Feb 15!

Applications are invited from eligible and interested candidates for the ICSSR National Fellowships 2022.

About ICSSR National Fellowships

Nominations are invited from Vice-Chancellors of public-funded Central and State Universities, Directors of the ICSSR Research Institutes/Regional Centres, present and former Council Members and National Fellows of the ICSSR for its prestigious National Fellowship in the field of Social Sciences.  

National Fellowships are awarded to eminent Indian Social Scientists in recognition to their scholarly contributions and providing opportunities to engage themselves in full-time research that have the potential to contribute in advancement of knowledge in social sciences.

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

• Renowned retired Indian social scientists who have not availed of ICSSR National Fellowship earlier, are eligible to be nominated as described in 4.1 below.
• The nominees should have outstanding academic work and a significant amount of high quality research publications to their credit.
• Senior Government and defence officers of not less than 25 years of regular service in any of social science disciplines and demonstrable research experience through publications of books/research papers/reports can also be nominated.
• A fellow is required to affiliate himself/herself to a UGC recognized Indian university/institutes of national importance and ICSSR Research Institutes, of his/her choice. Funds are disbursed through the affiliating/administering institution.

Procedure for Award

• Nominations are initially scrutinized and short listed by the ICSSR with the help of an Expert Committee.
• The short-listed scholars will then be requested to submit a detailed proposal for consideration by the Selection Committee constituted by the ICSSR.
• The Selection Committee considers the detailed proposals and make recommendation for award by the ICSSR. The Expert Committee of the ICSSR also reserves the right to convert a fellowship proposal into a Project Proposal.

Duration and Value

• National Fellowship is a full time research work.
• The duration of the fellowship is for two years only.
• The value of the fellowship is Rs.60, 000 p.m. and contingency grant is Rs.60, 000/-p.a. irrespective of the pensionary benefit.

How to Apply?

• Direct applications for National Fellowships are not accepted.  Nominating individuals should not forward more than two nominations. 
• For nomination, send your recommendation letter with justification.  Also forward abstract of the proposed research proposal in about 1000 words, curriculum vitae, and abstracts of ten best publications of the nominee scholar. 
• Softcopy of the nomination may be sent through email on nfrfsdivision@gmail.com and hard copy to the Incharge, RFS Division, ICSSR, JNU Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110 067.  

Application Deadline

Feb 15, 2022

Click here to view the official notification for the ICSSR National Fellowships 2022.

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