NFSC Calls for Proposals for TATA Fellowship for North East India, 2010

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National Folklore Support Centre announces TATA Fellowships For North Eastern India 2010

For the study and documentation of local knowledge, culture and arts in North Eastern India

The selection committee for the Tata Fellowships for North Eastern India 2009 consisted Drs. Helen Giri, Kishore Bhttacharjee, Laltluangliana Khiangte, Biswanath Sinha and M.D.Muthukumaraswamy

Scope

National Folklore Support Centre’s TATA Fellowships are meant for the residents of North Eastern India. This program facilitates an experienced scholar belonging to one community from the region to work collaboratively with another community’s elder or an artist to document the community elder/ artist’s tradition for a year long period. Each fellowship will carry an award of Rs.8000/‐ per month for the scholar and another Rs.8000/‐ per month for the community elder or artist. In addition to the monthly award each fellowship carries a contingency of Rs.50,000/‐ per annum to cover travel and documentation expenses. National Folklore Support Centre will coordinate with the University departments in the region of North Eastern India to select and eventually archive the audio visual documentation resulting out of this program. The documentation will also be used by National Folklore Support Centre for its teaching programs. The application must be sent by the scholar along with the consent letter of the community elder/artist.

Application

To apply, please send us a proposal describing

1. The specific cultural tradition of the community elder/artist you seek to research and document
2. The research questions that are central to your project
3. The research and documentation methods you seek to follow
4. Description of what you consider important in the collaborative undertaking between you and the other community elder/ artist
5. A work plan for a period of one year starting from August 2010 to August 2011
6. The proposed outcomes of the project including how the documentation can be used in teaching programs.

Please remember to include the following with your proposal

• Supporting material to show your experience in undertaking this research and documentation project
• Your bio‐data
• Your postal address, telephone/fax numbers, and e‐mail address
• If you are applying from an institution please include a No Objection Certificate from the appropriate authorities of your institution to carry out the research and documentation project
• Consent letter from the other community elder/artist to collaboratively work with you for a period of one year to facilitate the research and documentation process.
• Postal address and bio‐data of your collaborator

General Information

• If your proposal is short listed, you will have to attend an interview with the selection committee in Guwahati during the third or fourth week of July, 2010.
• Your proposal will be evaluated with the help of external evaluators from North Eastern India and NFSC’s decision in this regard will be final.

Eligibility

You are eligible to apply if you are an Indian national living in North Eastern India. Senior scholars above the age 55 and retired scholars are NOT eligible for this fellowship

Closing Date

Your application should reach us on or before June 30, 2010. You are welcome to send your proposals by email or regular mail but not by fax.

Contact Information

Please address your application to:
The Director,
National Folklore Support Centre,
No. 508, Fifth Floor, “Kaveri Complex”,
96, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Nungambakkam,
Chennai‐ 600034
Phones: 044‐28229192/ 044‐42138410/044‐28212706
Email: muthu@indianfolklore.org
Website: www.indianfolklore.org