Baillie Gifford Prize Fellowship at India Institute, King’s College London in UK, 2014/15

The Baillie Gifford Prize Fellowship at India Institute, King’s College London provides full financial support to a student on the MRes Contemporary India programme.  Fellowship is open to applicants of all nationalities. Mid-career professionals are particularly encouraged to apply. Fellowship is available in all Subjects that fall within the remit of the King’s India Institute. International Students can apply for these scholarships. 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). The application deadline is December 13th 2013.

Study Subject(s): All Subjects that fall within the remit of the King’s India Institute. 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.
 
Course Level: The Fellowship provides full financial support to a student on the MRes Contemporary India programme.  Mid-career professionals are particularly encouraged to apply.
 
Scholarship Provider: King’s India Institute, King’s College London, UK
 
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility: Open to residents of the following countries: -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

Scholarship Open for International Students: International Students can apply for these scholarships.

Scholarship 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.

Number of award(s): Not Known

Duration of award(s): Scholarships are offered for over one year for a full-time student (two years for a part-time student).

What does it cover? Total offer is of £30,000. 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).

Selection criteria: Not Known

Notification: Not Known

How to Apply: 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. Applicants for the fellowship should submit their full application.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is December 13th 2013.

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