Deadline: 30 June 2019
Are you an enthusiast, student or scholar? Are you ready to explore and research India’s rich cultural heritage? If yes, then apply for the Sahapedia-UNESCO fellowship 2019!
To provide enthusiasts, students and scholars an opportunity to engage with and explore India’s rich cultural heritage, Sahapedia has announced the third edition of its Fellowship programme.
UNESCO’s Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage 2003 (referred to as UNESCO 2003 Convention hereafter), refers to “the importance of the intangible cultural heritage as a mainspring of cultural diversity and a guarantee of sustainable development.” The Sahapedia–UNESCO Fellowship is part of their efforts to raise awareness – at local, national and international levels – of the importance of intangible heritage, and increase access to communities, groups and individuals. The Sahapedia–UNESCO Fellowship 2019 is supported by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
Through this initiative, Fellows will be encouraged to conduct documentation and critical research in diverse areas of cultural knowledge, while interacting with and enhancing networks that contribute to their creation.
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 ₹40,000which will be released in three installments, based on the completion of specific deliverables.
- Selected candidates working in regional languages will receive an additional sum of up to ₹10,000 for translation.
Duration
Fellowship has to be completed in the time-frame of twenty-eight (28) weeks between 1 September 2019 and 15 March 2020. Failure to submit the Fellowship requirements within the stipulated timeframe will result in the cancelation of that Fellowship.
Categories
Fellowships are divided into research, documentation, or a combination of the two categories.
Eligibility Criteria
- Fellowship is available to post-graduates and above qualified in the disciplines of the Humanities and Social Sciences in the broadest sense, or those with equivalent experience.
- Candidates with prior professional or academic familiarity with the subject under application may be given preference.
- The Fellowship is available to only those candidates holding an Indian bank account.
- Candidates who were awarded the Sahapedia-UNESCO Fellowship previously are not eligible to apply.
- Languages: Fellowship is available in the following languages this year – English, Hindi, Bangla, Tamil, and Malayalam.
Application Guidelines
The following materials are to be submitted as a part of the application:
- Resume
- A proposal of approximately 1000 words, along with an abstract of about 250 words.
- The proposal should indicate scope of work, including selection of deliverables, methodology, timeframe and familiarity with existing literature/work on the subject. The proposal should be relevant to the field of work conducted by Sahapedia.
- A writing sample (previously written essay) of at least 1500 words (for Research), or URL link of a 5–10 minute long video clip indicating the candidates’ skills in filmmaking/videography (for documentation), or both, depending on the selection of deliverables.
- Bibliography/list of existing literature or work on the topic with no more than 15 items/titles.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply online via given website.
For more information, please visit https://www.sahapedia.org/sahapedia-unesco-fellowship-2019#block-webform