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Category :
Research Fellowship
Subject Areas :
History,
Economics and Political Science
Provided by :
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Provided to :
Junior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford
MS. Agatha Harrison Memorial (AHM) Fellowship is a one year fellowship programme which the Government of the India Instituted at St. Antony’s College, Oxford (U.K.). This programme can be extended on the basis of the performance of the candidate. This programme is for scholars who have specialized in Modern Indian Studies in the subject fields of History, Economics and Political Science. The candidates applying should keep in mind that this fellowship is planned to be for a young scholar, who is determined on pursuing an academic career and whose status would be comparable to that of a Junior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford.
The total amount awarded for fellowship is £ 27,603/-(approx. Rs.21.5 lakh) per annum which will include a stipend of £ 20,902.50 (approx. Rs.16 lakh), Travel Allowance of £ 675.00(approx. Rs.50,000), Food Allowance of £ 2,425 (approx. Rs. 1.8 lakh) and Other Administration Charges of £ 3,600.00 (approx. Rs.2.8 lakh).
The candidate is eligible for Economy Class air passage (both ways). Only spouse of the selected candidate will be provided Economy Class Air-fare provided he/she stays in UK with the scholar for a continuous period of one year. (As the fellowship amount is sufficient for only one person, the candidate will have to meet the expenditure on maintenance of spouse).
Candidates should have uniformly brilliant academic record with 60% (at least) in Post graduation and with a Ph.D. degree in the subject-field chosen or published works of equivalent merit, which have received outstanding recognition. A minimum of 3 years teaching experience at graduate or post graduate level is also required.
Where only grades are awarded, the candidates are required to furnish exact percentage of marks and also indicate the conversion formula. The candidates applying for the Fellowship should keep in mind that this Fellowship is intended to be for a young scholar, who is bent on pursuing an academic career and whose status would be comparable to that of a Junior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford.
Note: Equivalent foreign degrees and diplomas are acceptable but the proof of equivalence should be furnished (certified by the competent authority)
Candidates who have already been abroad for studies/training/specialization either on scholarship or on their own for a period exceeding 6 months are eligible to apply provided they have been in India for at least 3 consecutive years after returning from abroad.
Age Limit: Indian national Age 30-40 yrs as on February of the in take year.
Candidates should apply for the Fellowship on plain paper in the prescribed proforma with one recent passport size photograph furnishing the requisite details/particulars to the Section Officer (ES.4 Section), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt of India, West Block-1, Wing-6, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066
Applications must be accompanied by attested copies of all certificates regarding date of birth, qualification, mark-sheets in respect of all the examinations passed along with experience certificate of employment and one copy of recently taken passport size photograph, with signature, to be pasted on the application form
The application received after the last date, will not be entertained
Interview letters are sent only to a limited number of candidate after their applications are scrutinized by the Committee.
The Section Officer (ES.4 Section),
Department of Higher Education,
Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Government of India,
West Block-1, Wing-6,
R.K.Puram,
New Delhi – 110066
Website: www.education.nic.in
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