Organisation : Madras Institute of Development Studies
Facility : Elizabeth Adiseshiah Ph.D Merit Scholarship
Home Page :https://www.mids.ac.in/
Get More Details here : https://www.mids.ac.in/institute/phd-scholars/
The Mrs Elizabeth Adiseshiah Ph.D. Merit Scholarship, :
It was created to provide training and facilities for talented researchers to pursue high-quality academic research dedicated to development issues in Tamil Nadu.
Area of Research :
The scholar is to be chosen from any social science discipline, on the basis of demonstrated academic competence and interest in the field of political, economic or social development in Tamil Nadu.
Eligibility :
** M.Phil degree in social sciences (relaxable only in exceptional cases);
** The successful candidate will have to be registered under the supervision of one of the faculty members of the Institute.
Duration :
The fellowship will be available for a maximum period of 3 years. The selected scholar will be taken as an intern for the first year of the programme and the renewal of the scholarship will be subject to satisfactory performance in research in the six-monthly assessment of the Institute
Value of Fellowship :
To the successful candidate the Institute will offer a monthly scholarship of Rs.12,000 and a Contingency Grant of Rs.10,000 per annum.
Selection Procedure :
The selection is on the basis of qualifications, research proposal (not exceeding 750 words) and personal interview.
About Us :
The Institute has a full-time Ph.D. programme for students and as well as teaching scholars. The emphasis of the programme is not on the number of candidates admitted but on the quality of work. As a result of this, and the facilities (albeit limited), freedom and flexibility which the students enjoy, the doctoral theses of the Institute have won recognition for their quality, rigour, and originality. Some of them have been revised and published as books, while material from quite a few others has been revised and published in scholarly journals.
Contact :
The Director, Madras Institute of Development Studies
79, Second Main Road, Gandhinagar, Adyar, Chennai 600 020, Tamil Nadu, India.
E-mail : director AT mids.ac.in