Call For Proposals: TISS-MPI – Mumbai Fellowships 2013
TISS-MPI Mumbai Fellowships are intended to provide the space and time for individuals to conduct research on or engage with the city of Mumbai and produce a research monograph or a short film or a photo essay or a documentary. Apart from this the fellowship recipients are also expected to contribute 10 blog posts (can be photos, or articles) for the Urban Aspirations Project Blog on the ward that they are working on. The material generated from this research will contribute to a growing archive of work on the city of Mumbai.
About the Urban Aspirations in Global Cities Project
“Urban Aspirations in Global Cities” is an international collaborative project in which researchers from TISS, Mumbai, Max Planck Institute (MPI), Germany and Partners for Urban Knowledge Action and Research (PUKAR), Mumbai, are working together. The project aims to compare post-colonial mega-cities in Asia, including Mumbai, Singapore and Shanghai, and understand how the urban community of rapidly growing mega-cities impacts the development of urban aspirations.
This project which commenced in December 2010 attempts to explore the city through primary research done by young researchers of TISS, MPI and PUKAR and document contemporary research on the city available in the form of reports, research monographs, films and other textual and visual material. This material will be housed in TISS and will also be available on a virtual platform that allows for complex and multiple engagements with the research material on the city.
About the Fellowships:
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is internationally recognised for its excellence in education, research and field action. It has contributed significantly to policies and debates on socially relevant issues and problems. With its experienced and accomplished faculty, a dynamic student community, a well-equipped library, and IT resources, TISS provides meaningful support and mentorship for research.
The fellowships will cover a period of time up to a maximum of ten months. The fellowships between Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 1,00,000 for this duration, will be released in installments against certain deliverables. Short-listed applicants will be invited to attend an interview.
Guidelines for the Proposal
The proposal should contain:
Name:
Address:
Contact Email and Phone Number:
A short CV of not more than two pages.
Proposal with Working Title of a maximum of 2500 words which includes the research idea, the objectives of the research, methodology, rationale for and relevance of the research. Also indicate what form your project will take (research paper, installation, audio-visual documentation).
Time line of the project: Please provide a month by month work plan for the project. Your planned project could vary from two months to ten months.
Two samples of previous work (if available) or information on previous experience.
Names, phone numbers and email addresses of two referees willing to furnish a reference for you.
Terms & Conditions
Terms & Conditions for TISS-MPI, Mumbai Fellowships, 2013
Applicants are expected to have a Masters degree and be living in Mumbai at the time of the research. Academic qualification criteria maybe relaxed for exceptional applications
Proposals are expected to be in English but the actual research can be in English, Hindi, Marathi, or any other Indian regional language but the work has to be on Mumbai. The research work and presentation can also be in any of these languages.
A draft of the final outcome of the work should be ready by March 31, 2014. Final presentations will be made in February 2014.
As a part of the research commitment the selected candidates are expected to contribute to the Urban Aspirations blog with 10 blog posts ( can be written or photo essays ).
The grantees will be expected to attend workshops organised by TISS-Max Planck and meet all other requirements of the programme. The grantees will also be expected to make presentations of work in progress to other fellows.
The copyright of the work generated will be granted to TISS (authorship will remain with the researcher/artist).
The fellowship grant will released in installments against specific deliverables.
The fellowship is intended to be a rigorous endeavour demanding a certain level of commitment and engagement both to the research process and to interaction with other grantees, there is no restriction on those who already have other commitments either employment, education or other research from receiving a fellowship.
Fellows will be given access to TISS library and e-resources during the tenure of the fellowship. Fellows are encouraged to participate in the activities of relevance to their research work at the TISS. Accommodation on the campus or admission to any of the academic programmes cannot be offered.
Please send applications addressed to:
Applications and Queries may also be sent by email to: sowmya.skandan@tiss.edu
Last date for Submission of Applications: March 15, 2013
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