Tuesday, June 25, 2013

TISS Fellowship Programme, 2013 – Batch II

Calling applications for Fellowship Programmes of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences –Batch - II

TISS Fellowship Programme, 2013 – Batch II

TISS has created a fellowship programme, which provides financial support to TISS graduates to work with people in rural and urban areas, and facilitate social and economic transformation in their lives and environment by intervening in various thematic areas and projects. Only those candidates with commitment to foster peoples’ agency for transformation of their own context and willing to work in challenging conditions, need to apply.

Vacancies: 20 positions

Duration: The duration of the fellowship is two years.

Eligibility: Student who graduated from TISS in 2011 up till 2013 can apply for these positions. (Two of the Thematic areas, listed below, listing order of preference.)

Application Process

Send in filled Application form & CV
In addition to the CV, applicants are required to send a Statement of Intent/Purpose of about 1000 words. (This will outline the current social challenges that they see, and the Initiative that they would like to undertake for social transformation, under the specific thematic areas of the Fellowship programme that they are applying for).
Selection Process

An Independent panel will be formed to interview candidates.
If selected for two thematic areas, successful applicants will be awarded their first preference.
Fellowship Entitlements: (In addition to fellowship salary of Rs. 22,000/- onwards, all positions will have)

Health and accident insurance
Travel allowance
HRA
Complete mobile work station.
Please apply by 30th June 2013 to fellowships@tiss.edu

Interviews in respective thematic panels will be scheduled on First week of July 2013. Applicants will be informed of their final interview dates through their personal email id mentioned in the application form.

For further details, please write to us or contact us.
Pranay Mane: + 91 22 2552 5248
Kokila Shetty: +91 22 2552 5143

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