Name of the Organisation : Jawaharlal Nehru University (jnu.ac.in)
Type of Announcement : Fox International Fellowship 2014-15
Application Form : https://www.indianjobtalks.in/uploads/10838-applicationform.pdf
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Home Page : http://www.jnu.ac.in/
Fox International Fellowship :
The University has signed an MoU with the Yale Centre for International and Area Studies (Yale University), USA, to administer the programme of Yale University “Fox International Fellowship” in JNU.
As per the agreement, two Fox International fellows from Yale will spend a year at JNU and two fellows from JNU will spend a year at Yale and the students of JNU will be fully funded by Yale University. The Committee shall recommend of M.Phil/Ph.D students to be sent to Yale University in order to conduct research in any of the following fields: Economics, Finance, Political Science. International Relations, Law and Contemporary History. Although the Committee shall decide regarding selection of students of the University for the year 2013-14, the Fox International Fellowship will be awarded by the Yale University for the year 2014-15. The final selection will be done by a committee at Yale.
The students eligible for the year 2013-14 will be only those who have joined M.Phil/Ph.D or Direct Ph.D programme in the Monsoon Semester of academic year 2012-13 or earlier. Hence, they should have completed 3 semesters of M.Phil/Ph.D programme but should not have completed more than 6 semesters of the said programme as on 1st January, 2014.
In the light of the above decision, kindly forward us the recommendations of eligible candidate(s) in the enclosed proforma at the earliest, not later than 20th December, 2013, so as to enable us to take further appropriate action in the matter.
Selection Criteria :
Demonstrated commitment to serious research, and a potential for leadership, The main objective of the program is to identify and help foster potential “citizen ambassadors” who will participate in guiding the world toward a more peaceful order, thus we are funding both the proposal and the “person.”
Competition is open to graduate and professional students, graduating graduate students and graduating seniors conducting research in economics, political science, international relations, law, global health, business and finance, management, environmental policy’ or contemporary history, with preference for topics of contemporary, applied. institutional relevance to issues of war and peace, economic growth or stagnation. The candidates may come from different disciplines and departments as long as their project focuses on a blend of one of these fields.
Students wishing to study at Yale must demonstrate proficiency in the English language.
Please note that applications from international students proposing research projects in their country of origin are not eligible (ie, US citizens are not eligible to apply for a fellowship at Yale). We prefer to receive applications from students who have not spent a significant amount of time in the US previously.