Lok Sabha Research Fellowships 2018-19

Preamble

The Parliament of India is the highest deliberative body and supreme representative institution of the largest working democracy in the world. It is in its Chambers that the destiny of a nation of a billion plus people is shaped. Members of the two Houses of Parliament have many procedural devices to articulate the concerns and considerations of the people, to keep the Executive accountable at all times and to closely monitor the policies and programmes for national welfare. Since independence, the institution of Parliament has carved out a special place for itself in the hearts and minds of our people.

Fellowships for writing Books

The Lok Sabha Secretariat will grant twenty-five Research Fellowships every year, on any subject having relevance or connection with the Parliament or Parliamentary democracy.

Duration

The duration of the Fellowships will be of two years with no further extension to be granted in this regard.

Eligibility

(i) The scholar should not be less than 25 and more than 70 years of age on the last date of application.

(ii) The scholar must posses a Master degree in any of the social science disciplines with outstanding research publications at the time of application.

(iii) The scholar must be a person with an outstanding academic record in any discipline relevant to parliamentary studies or should be an expert in her/his own domain.

Amount of Fellowship

The total amount of each Fellowship for writing Books will be a maximum of Rs.10 lakh (Rupees Ten lakh only), plus Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) as contingency allowance. The contingency allowance may be utilized for meeting costs such as purchase of books, journals, stationeries, photocopying, typing, travel expenses and related expenditures. The amount sanctioned to a Fellow will be disbursed in instalments, subject to the satisfactory progress of the project and recommendation of the Fellowship Committee to that effect.

Apply by: 10^th January 2018

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