ICSSR - AMARTYA SEN AWARDS
FOR DISTINGUISHED SOCIAL SCIENTISTS
The Amartya
Sen Awards for Distinguished Social Scientists have been instituted under the
aegis of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), the apex
national organization for promoting social science research in India. These
prestigious awards are an opportunity to honour the outstanding contributions
made by social science scholars towards promoting scientific knowledge in the
domain of social sciences. These are envisaged to be distinguished awards for
social science research in India, similar to the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards
in Sciences given by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
The award
comprises a citation, and a cash award of Rs. 10 lakh. Each year up to ten
awards will be given to scholars who have made outstanding contributions to
social science research.
Eligibility:
Any citizen
of India/Overseas citizen of India (OCI)/Persons of Indian Origin (PIO), below
the age of 55 years, as on 31 December of the year of the award, engaged in
research and who has made contribution to any field of social sciences, will be
eligible for consideration for this award.
The award
will be bestowed upon a person who, in the opinion of ICSSR, has made an
outstanding contribution towards the advancement of knowledge in any field of
social sciences – theoretical and/or applied.
For the
purpose of this award, outstanding contribution means that the scholar has
added net value to the existing body of knowledge--theoretical and/or
empirical--in the domain of social science research.
Following
are the disciplines in which these awards are given to the Distinguished Social
Scientists annually:
1. Economics
2. Commerce
/ Management
3. Sociology
/ Social Work / Social Anthropology
4. Political
Science /International Studies / Public Administration
5. Geography
/ Demography
6.
Psychology / Education
7. Legal
Studies/ Human rights
8. Gender /
Marginalized Groups
9. History /
Archaeology
10.
Philosophy / Cultural Studies
Last date of submitting nominations: December 31, 2013
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