Deadline: 02-Aug-20
Sahapedia has announced the fourth edition of the Sahapedia-UNESCO Fellowship programme 2020, to provide enthusiasts, students and scholars an opportunity to engage with and explore India’s rich cultural heritage.
The Sahapedia-UNESCO Fellowship is a part of their efforts to raise awareness – at local, national and international levels – of the importance of tangible and intangible heritage, and to increase access to communities, groups and individuals who constitute or safeguard this heritage. The Sahapedia-UNESCO Fellowship 2020 is supported by the HT Parekh Foundation.
Through this initiative, fellows will be encouraged to conduct documentation and research in diverse areas of cultural knowledge and practice. Research and documentation carried out by the Fellows will be published on the Sahapedia web portal.
Deliverables
Each Fellowship consists of three elective deliverables. The candidate may identify, during the time of application, three deliverables, the options for which are given below:
- Deliverable I: (Pick one)
- Illustrated overview/ introductory article (3,000 words with 5–10 images), or 2. Short documentary film (15–20 minutes with English subtitles, along with a synopsis of approximately 500 words)
- Deliverable II & III: (Pick any two)
- Allied article (1,500 words with 3–5 images), or
- Image gallery (30–50 images with captions), or Photo essay (20 images with captions and a short essay of about 500-800 words to complement the visual narrative)
- Text interview with an expert/scholar/practitioner (1,500 words, with minimum 10 Q&As).
Funding Information
- Selected candidates will be granted an award of 44,445.
- Applicable Income Tax will be deducted at source as per the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Thus, the award will amount to 40,000, which will be released in three installments, based on the completion of specific deliverables. The procedure for disbursements will be shared upon signing the agreement.
- Fellows working in regional languages will receive an additional payment of up to 10,000 for translation (upon approval of a sample by the Sahapedia team, and the provision of an invoice).
Languages
Fellowships are available in the following languages this year – English, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil and Malayalam.
Eligibility Criteria
- Fellowships are available to post-graduates and above qualified in the disciplines of the Humanities and Social Sciences in the broadest sense, or those with equivalent professional or research experience.
- Candidates with prior professional or academic familiarity with the subject under application may be given preference.
- The Fellowships are available to only those candidates that hold an Indian bank account.
Selection Criteria for Sahapedia-UNESCO Fellowship
- The language of the proposal and writing sample submitted by the candidate.
- Assessment of sample videos based on camera work, visuals and narrative skills.
- The understanding of sources, completeness, and range of references submitted.
- Clarity with regards to the purpose of the project.
- Clarity with regards to the deliverables chosen for the project.
- Coherence of the entire proposal and area of study.
- Subject of the research and its relevance.
For more information, visit https://www.sahapedia.org/sahapedia-unesco-fellowship-2020