University Grants Commission (UGC)
UGC JRF, RA (Foriegn Nationals)
University Grants Commission (UGC) has Invited applications for Junior Research Fellowship and Research Associateship to Foreign Nationals for the year 2011-2012.
UGC awards 20 Junior Research Fellowships and 7 Research Associateships every year to the scholars (teachers and students) from developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America. The Fellowships & Associateships are granted to scholars undertaking advanced studies and research in Science, Humanities and Social Sciences in Indian Universities and are awarded in concurrence with the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
ELIGIBILITY / TARGET GROUP:
Target Group : Students and teachers from developing countries of Asia / Africa and Latin America.
For Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) : 35 years for male candidates as on 1st July of the year of application and 40 years for female candidates. The candidates must have at least a high-class master's degree with a second-class bachelor's degree, or second-class master's degree with a first-class bachelor's degree.
For Research Associateship (RA) : In case of male applicants, the age should be 40 years as on 1st July of the year of application, and 45 years in the case of female candidates. The candidates must have a doctorate degree, published research work to their credit and evidence of independent research work.
PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING FOR THE SCHEME :
The applications are invited through circulation to Indian embassies / Indian missions abroad. They will receive applications from eligible candidates and after due screening locally, will send them to the UGC for consideration. Foreign students from Asia, Africa and Latin America studying in India who have completed their master's degree or doctoral degree and desires to pursue research may send their applications through the university they propose to work with. The application will have to be endorsed by their respective embassies for consideration by the Commission.
PROCEDURE FOR APPROVAL BY THE UGC :
The applications received are placed before a short listing / screening committee constituted for this purpose. The short listed proposals are placed before the selection committee to finalize the proposals for the award of JRF and RA. The decision of the Commission is final and binding. The UGC conveys the provisional intimation of selection to the candidate. However, this intimation does not bestow the award to the candidate. The formal award letter will be issued only on receipt of political clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
The Financial assistance available under the scheme is as follows:
Fellowship :
* Rs. 12,000/-p.m. (for initial period of two years)
* Rs. 14,000/-p.m. (for remaining period subject to the recommendation for enhancement / extension by a three member committee and the Commission's approval for Sciences for initial two years)
Contingency : Rs.12,000/-p.a. for Science, Rs.10,000/-p.a. for Humanities and Social Sciences, Rs.25,000/-p.a. for remaining period for Sciences, Rs.20,500/-p.a. for remaining period for Humanities Department , Rs. 3,000/-p.a. -- per JRF Assistance Escort / Handicapped Allowance Rs. 2,000/-p.a. -- per JRF
HRA as per rule of the concerned institution
RA:
Fellowship : Rs. 16,000/-p.m. (Fixed) for 4 years
Contingency : Rs. 30,000/-p.a.
Departmental Assistant : 10% of Associateship to the host institution for providing infrastructural facilities.
HRA as per rule of the concerned institution.
Applications from eligible scholars for the year 2011-2012 for availing the above mentioned Fellowships / Associateships may be forwarded to the Commission (in triplicate) for consideration. The last date of receipt of applications is 15-03-2012.
For more details, logon to :
http://www.ugc.ac.in/notices/foreign_national.pdf
http://www.ugc.ac.in/financialsupport/xiplan/JRFSAforeignnational.pdf
UGC JRF, RA (Foriegn Nationals)
University Grants Commission (UGC) has Invited applications for Junior Research Fellowship and Research Associateship to Foreign Nationals for the year 2011-2012.
UGC awards 20 Junior Research Fellowships and 7 Research Associateships every year to the scholars (teachers and students) from developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America. The Fellowships & Associateships are granted to scholars undertaking advanced studies and research in Science, Humanities and Social Sciences in Indian Universities and are awarded in concurrence with the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
ELIGIBILITY / TARGET GROUP:
Target Group : Students and teachers from developing countries of Asia / Africa and Latin America.
For Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) : 35 years for male candidates as on 1st July of the year of application and 40 years for female candidates. The candidates must have at least a high-class master's degree with a second-class bachelor's degree, or second-class master's degree with a first-class bachelor's degree.
For Research Associateship (RA) : In case of male applicants, the age should be 40 years as on 1st July of the year of application, and 45 years in the case of female candidates. The candidates must have a doctorate degree, published research work to their credit and evidence of independent research work.
PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING FOR THE SCHEME :
The applications are invited through circulation to Indian embassies / Indian missions abroad. They will receive applications from eligible candidates and after due screening locally, will send them to the UGC for consideration. Foreign students from Asia, Africa and Latin America studying in India who have completed their master's degree or doctoral degree and desires to pursue research may send their applications through the university they propose to work with. The application will have to be endorsed by their respective embassies for consideration by the Commission.
PROCEDURE FOR APPROVAL BY THE UGC :
The applications received are placed before a short listing / screening committee constituted for this purpose. The short listed proposals are placed before the selection committee to finalize the proposals for the award of JRF and RA. The decision of the Commission is final and binding. The UGC conveys the provisional intimation of selection to the candidate. However, this intimation does not bestow the award to the candidate. The formal award letter will be issued only on receipt of political clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
The Financial assistance available under the scheme is as follows:
Fellowship :
* Rs. 12,000/-p.m. (for initial period of two years)
* Rs. 14,000/-p.m. (for remaining period subject to the recommendation for enhancement / extension by a three member committee and the Commission's approval for Sciences for initial two years)
Contingency : Rs.12,000/-p.a. for Science, Rs.10,000/-p.a. for Humanities and Social Sciences, Rs.25,000/-p.a. for remaining period for Sciences, Rs.20,500/-p.a. for remaining period for Humanities Department , Rs. 3,000/-p.a. -- per JRF Assistance Escort / Handicapped Allowance Rs. 2,000/-p.a. -- per JRF
HRA as per rule of the concerned institution
RA:
Fellowship : Rs. 16,000/-p.m. (Fixed) for 4 years
Contingency : Rs. 30,000/-p.a.
Departmental Assistant : 10% of Associateship to the host institution for providing infrastructural facilities.
HRA as per rule of the concerned institution.
Applications from eligible scholars for the year 2011-2012 for availing the above mentioned Fellowships / Associateships may be forwarded to the Commission (in triplicate) for consideration. The last date of receipt of applications is 15-03-2012.
For more details, logon to :
http://www.ugc.ac.in/notices/foreign_national.pdf
http://www.ugc.ac.in/financialsupport/xiplan/JRFSAforeignnational.pdf
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