INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDY SCHOLARSHIP ? 2010

IIAS Award of Fellowship

About:
Because of the common vision of President S. Radhakrishnan-the remarkable philosopher-statesman-and Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian Institute of Advanced Study Society was registered on 6 October 1964 under the Registration of Societies Act of 1860. Exactly fifty-four weeks later, the Institute was formally inaugurated by President Radhakrishnan himself.
Under the Memorandum of Association, the primary objective of the Institute was ‘to provide an environment suitable for academic research’ in the humanities, and the social and natural sciences. In his inaugural address, Professor Radhakrishnan emphasized that a crucial question for the Institute to engage with was ‘whether what has come down to us as truth is in fact true or requires some kind of modification’. ‘We should not’, he said, ‘be prisoners of the status quo’.

Eligibility:
Fellowships to the Institute are advertised nationwide. Selection of Fellowships are made through committees set up by the Governing Body consisting of experts in different areas of research, to assist the Director in determining the academic merit of scholars and their projects. There is a multiplicity of approach in selection of fellows. The selection is not necessarily confirmed to those who respond to advertisements. It is open to the Institute to consider the names of eminent scholars suggested by the Director of the Institute, the members of the Governing Body, and the Society. Talents are also identified through efforts on a regional and sub-regional basis. The final decision for the award of fellowships is taken by the Governing Body of the Institute on the recommendation of a common committee for all areas. The Governing Body can invite any eminent scholar to become a Fellow of the Institute.

Duration of Fellowship:
The duration of Fellowship normally ranges from three months to two years. The initial assignment is given for only a year, and the Governing Body can extend the term of a fellow even upto three years.

Facilities:
1. Fellows are provided modestly furnished rent free residential accommodation in the cottages which are part of Rashtrapati Nivas Estate.
2. Telephones are provided whenever possible through the EPBAX system of the Institute.
All the Fellows are also provided :
1 A study which they may have to share with one or two other fellows,
2 Computer and e-mail facilities
3 Stationary items (to a limited extent)

Fellowship Grant:
The Institute protects the salary of scholars in service during the term of their Fellowship. For superannuated persons, the Fellowship grant is fixed between Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 14,000 a month so as to ensure that after adding pensionary benefits the total amount does not exceed the last pay drawn. For National Fellows the fellowship grant is Rs.22,400/- less pensionary benefits.

Contact:
Indian Institute of Advanced Study
Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla – 171 005
Phone No.: 0177-2633129
Email: iiasapo@gmail.com

Source: www.iias.org