Centre for Development Studies,
Prasanth Nagar Road, Ulloor, Trivandrum
- 695011
Tel: 2448881 (Extn.256), Mobile:
9895077566
E-mail: knrajf@cds.ac.in,
web: www.cds.edu
Centre for Development Studies
The K N Raj Fellowships
The
CDS is delighted to announce a series of two fellowship schemes in memory of
Professor K N Raj.
These
schemes are targeted at Teachers in Economics and Researchers in Economics from
any of the affiliated colleges, university departments, journalists and
development practitioners etc. For details and directions for applying, kindly click here.
Professor
Kakkadan Nandanath Raj, more popularly known as K.N. Raj, passed away on 10
February 2010.
Professor
Raj was an inspiring teacher, a demanding supervisor and a brilliant economist.
Above all, he was a builder of institutions and a visionary who knew that a
growing Indian economy needed well-trained economists. Professor Raj was also
very much concerned with improving the quality of teaching and research in
economics in Kerala and elsewhere in the country. In order to commemorate his
life and contributions to the larger community, CDS is privileged to have
launched a series of fellowship schemes on the basis of a generous grant made
available to it by the Kerala State Government.
Teaching Resources Grant for Teachers in
Economics
Under this
scheme, teachers in economics from any of the universities or recognized
secondary schools in India may spend up to a period of one month at the Centre.
The fellowship will consists of a travel grant from the place of residence to
CDS, Trivandrum and back, rent-free accommodation and boarding at CDS guest
house/hostel for a period of thirty days and a grant of up to Rs. 10,000 for
purchasing textbooks and other teaching resources. At the end of the award
period, the awardee is expected to produce teaching resources such as lecture
notes. Although all branches of economics are welcome, preference will be given
to those wanting to prepare teaching resources in the areas of Economic Theory,
Econometrics, the Indian Economy and International Economics. During the term
of the fellowship the awardee will have access to both library and computing
resources at the Centre and, if she or he so chooses, may be mentored by one of
the CDS faculty. Further, subject to availability, the awardees will also be
provided with office space.
Number of fellowships available per calendar year:
Five (Three Fellowships are available for 2012).
Application procedure: Twice a year
(in January and August) on the basis of an online application.
The selected
persons may consider availing the fellowship any time within 6 months from the
date of the award. For instance, if the date of award is 1 January, she or he
may choose to avail of the fellowship for any one month before June 30 of that
year.
Other things
remaining the same, academics and researchers based in the state of Kerala will
be given preference in the award of these fellowships. The selection committee
reserves the right to invite teachers for the award of these fellowships.
Research Grant for Researchers in
Economics
Under this
scheme, researchers in Economics from any of the affiliated colleges or
university departments, journalists and development practitioners from India
may spend up to a period of three months at the Centre to write a chapter of
their doctoral dissertation, prepare a research paper, or complete a book. The
fellowship consists of a travel grant from the place of residence to CDS and
back, rent-free accommodation and boarding at the CDS guest house/ hostel for a
period of ninety days and a grant of up to Rs. 15000 per awardee for purchasing
books and other research material. During the term of the Fellowship the
awardee will have access to both library and computing resources at the Centre,
and if she or he chooses may be mentored by one of the CDS faculty. Further,
the awardees will also be provided with office space.
Number of fellowships available per calendar year:
Five (four are available for 2012).
Application procedure: Twice a year (in January and
August) on the basis of an online application.
The selected
persons may consider availing the fellowship any time within 6 months from the
date of the award. For instance, if the date of award is 1 January, she or he
may choose to avail of the fellowship for any one month before June 30 of that
year.
For further
information on these schemes including the application form, please contact
Mr. A. R. Aji
Kumar
Centre for
Development Studies,
Prasanth Nagar
Road, Ulloor, Trivandrum - 695011
Tel: 2448881
(Extn.256), Mobile: 9895077566
E-mail: knrajf@cds.ac.in, web: www.cds.edu
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