The Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi invites applications for Doctoral Fellowships for the year 2007-08. Six fellowships (of which one fellowship is earmarked for a teacher-fellow.) will be awarded for a period of two years. The successful candidates will work on a doctoral dissertation in an Indian university under the supervision/co-supervision of a faculty member of the Centre. Students from Universities which do not allow for co-supervision may not apply.

The fellowships are offered to students with interests falling within the areas of Centre’s research:

• Democracy, polity, political and social theory
• Social change, development, alternatives and critiques
• Culture, discourse, state, civilization and society
• Gender, ethnicity, caste, identity, diversity and violence
• South Asian and East Asian Studies

Fellowship and facilities:

Fellowship offered consists of a monthly stipend of Rs.10,000 and a contingency grant of Rs.12,000 per annum along with library and office facilities.

Eligibility:

• Post-graduate degree in social sciences with at least 55 per cent marks.
• The applicant should be registered for PhD in an Indian University, or should be able to complete the registration formalities within six months of joining.
• One fellowship is open to candidates who may not fulfil the above qualification, or work in a non-social science discipline.

Application requirements:

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Names and addresses of two academic referees
3. A statement of 500 words on the proposed research, and
4. A sample of candidate’s written work

Selection and Preference:

Short-listed candidates would be called for interview.
Preference will be given to women, disabled and those from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and minority communities.

Applications should be sent on plain paper, specifying: name, father/mother/husband, age, mailing address, contact number etc. to the Director, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, 29, Rajpur Road, Delhi 110 054. Applications sent by e-mail or fax will not be entertained. Those required to route applications through their employer may send advance copies in order to meet the deadline. 

The last date for the receipt of completed applications is 31 August 2007.

Enquiries:

Mr. M.K. Riyal, Administrative Officer
Telephone: 23942199, 23951190, 23971151
Fax: 23943450
Email: riyal at csdsdelhi dot org