Wednesday 7 August 2013

Baillie Gifford Prize Fellowship at the India Institute for International Students, UK

The Baillie Gifford Prize Fellowship is fully sponsored by The Baillie Gifford Prize Fellowship at India Institute, King’s College London which is available for international student on the MRes Contemporary India programme. The Fellowship, worth up to £30,000, will cover the tuition fees of the successful candidate, in addition to providing a stipend to cover living costs over one year for a full-time student (two years for a part-time student).

Description
Applications are invited for the Baillie Gifford Prize Fellowship at the India Institute, King’s College London. The Fellowship provides full financial support to a student on the MRes Contemporary India programme. The Baillie Gifford Prize Fellowship supports the Institute’s goals of enhancing the quality of public knowledge and debate in, and about, contemporary India.

The MRes Contemporary India is a research-track Masters degree that imparts advanced training to support a student in producing an original piece of research under expert supervision. Core areas of interest at the King’s India Institute include: Politics, Public Policy and Political Economy; Anthropology and Social Change; History; Cultural Production (including the media); Foreign and Security Policy; Science, Technology and Policy in India.

Award Amount
The Fellowship, worth up to £30,000, will cover the tuition fees of the successful candidate, in addition to providing a stipend to cover living costs over one year for a full-time student (two years for a part-time student).

Eligibility
Open to residents of the following countries

  • All Nationalities
  • Fellowship is open to applicants of all nationalities. Mid-career professionals are particularly encouraged to apply.
  • Applicable subjects:  All Subjects that fall within the remit of the King's India Institute

Application Procedure

In order to apply for the Baillie Gifford Prize Fellowship 2014-15, please include a one page statement with your application to the MRes Contemporary India describing your academic background, and where relevant your professional experience, stating how your proposed research will contribute to your field.

Submission Deadline
December 13th 2013

Contact Details
Please contact the MRes convenor Dr Louise Tillin (Louise.Tillin@kcl.ac.uk) for any further information.

Website & Application Link

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