Baillie Gifford Prize Fellowship is open for applicants of all nationalities at the India Institute, King’s College London. Mid-career professionals are particularly encouraged to apply for this fellowship. The Fellowship provides full financial support to a 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. The application deadline is 10 December 2015.
Study Subject(s): Fellowship is awarded for studying 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: Fellowship is available to study MRes Contemporary India programme at the India Institute, King’s College London.
Scholarship Provider: India Institute, King’s College London, UK
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
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( votes)Eligibility:
-Open to residents of the following countries: All Nationalities
-The 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: The Fellowship is open to applicants of all nationalities.
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 Master’s 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): There is only one scholarship available.
Duration of award(s): Not Known
What does it cover? 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.
Selection Criteria: Not Known
Notification: Candidates may be interviewed in person or via telephone.
How to Apply: Applications can be submitted using the online application portal. In order to apply for the Baillie Gifford Prize Fellowship 2016-17, 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.
Scholarship Application Deadline: Applicants for the fellowship should submit their full application by the deadline on 10 December 2015.
