Tata Fellowships for NE Study :: 2009
- National Folklore Support Centre's Tata Fellowships -
- Last Date: May 31st 2009 -
Tata Fellowships: For the Study and Documentation of Local Knowledge, Culture and the Arts in North Eastern India
National Folklore Support Centre's Tata Fellowships are meant for the residents of North Eastern India. This program facilitates an experienced scholar belonging to one community from the region to work collaboratively with another community's elder or an artist to document the community elder/ artist's tradition for a year long period.
Each fellowship will carry an award of Rs.8000/- per month for the scholar and another Rs.8000/- per month for the community elder or artist. In addition to the monthly award each fellowship carries a contingency of Rs.50,000/ per annum to cover travel and documentation expenses.
Application to apply, please send us a proposal describing
- The specific cultural tradition of the community elder/artist you seek to research and document
- The research questions that is central to your project
- The research and documentation methods you seek to follow
- Description of what you consider important in the collaborative undertaking between you and the other community elder/ artist
- A work plan for a period of one year starting from August 2009 to July 2010
- The proposed outcomes of the project including how the documentation can be used in teaching programs.
- Supporting material to show your experience in undertaking this research and documentation project
- Your bio-data
- Your postal address, telephone/fax numbers, and e-mail address
- If you are applying from an institution please include a No Objection Certificate from the appropriate authorities of your institution to carry out the research and documentation project
- Consent letter from the other community elder/artist to collaboratively work with you for a period of one year to facilitate the research and documentation process. Postal address and bio-data of your collaborator
Please address your application to:
The Director, National Folklore Support Centre,
No.508, Fifth Floor, "Kaveri Complex",
96, Mahtama Gandhi Road,
Nungambakkam, Chennai- 600034
Phones: 044-28229192/ 044-42138410/044-28212706
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.indianfolklore.org
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