RESEARCH AND FELLOWSHIPS

Research

(i) Proposals for studies/research are being invited from time to time from universities, research organisations, schools of social work, autonomous organisations, media personnel, renowned institutions working in the field, individuals, etc. for empirical, participatory and action oriented research and other studies having strong relevance to promotion of communal harmony and strengthening of national integration. 

(ii) Universities/ Educational Institutions have been entrusted with study of certain subjects relating to communal harmony etc. and financial assistance/ cost of study is being reimbursed to them. Studies so far completed are as follows:

• ‘Perception of youth about religion and violence in the name of religion: A study of the urban slum youth in Mumbai’ by the College of Social Work, Nirmala Niketan Institute, Mumbai, 2001. (Highlights)

• ‘Communal tensions, communal harmony and social processes: A sociological study of Baroda city’ by M.S. University of Baroda, 2005. (Highlights)

• ‘Coexistence and disharmony : A study of communal disturbances in Aligarh’ by Integral University, Lucknow (Highlights)

• ‘An experiment on effectiveness of folk media and selected methods of awareness, creation for promotion of communal harmony in the city of Vadodara’ by Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, 2007 (Highlights)

Copies of completed study reports  are available in the library of the Foundation for consultation.

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Fellowships

General 

In order  to promote study and research in promoting communal harmony, a scheme for undertaking research in study of field situation in the communally sensitive districts has been introduced. 

• Three fellowships for undertaking research in study of field situation in communally sensitive districts are awarded every year. 

• The duration of the fellowship is 2 years . 

• The value of each fellowship is Rs. 8000/- per month.

• A contingency grant of Rs. 5000/- per year is sanctioned to each fellow. In addition a departmental assistance of Rs. 3000/- per year is paid to the department of the university in which the fellow is registered for Ph.D. for providing infrastructural facilities to the research fellow.

1. Eligibility 

• The fellowships are open to Indian nationals preferably below the age of 30 years, with First or second class Master’s Degree with not less than 55% marks or equivalent grade in Sociology, Social Work, Anthropology, Psychology, Public Administration, Political Science, Economics or any allied discipline; and 

• The candidate should be registered for Ph. D.

     Candidate having passed NET OR SLET examination (if any), conducted by the University Grants Commission or by the prescribed state government agency, will be given preference.

2. Conditions of award      

• Fellow will be required to do full time research work on topic/area allotted to him/ her with the prior approval of the Foundation.

• Fellow shall not directly or indirectly carry on any trade or business or accept or hold any appointment, paid or otherwise, during the period of fellowship. He/ she will have to furnish a certificate to this effect.

• Fellow will have to submit quarterly progress report and a comprehensive progress report annually on the research work done by him/ her to the Foundation.

• Fellow will not, without prior permission of the Foundation, join any other course of study or appear in any other examination conducted by a university, public body and local authorities.

• In the event of a fellow discontinuing research work before completion of the fellowship period without satisfactory reason and without approval of the Foundation, he/she will have to refund the entire amount received by him/her to the Foundation. A bond to this effect shall be executed by the fellow.

• Fellowship is tenable at recognised university or institution under the UGC Act.

• The fellowship shall be terminated at any time if the conduct or progress of the fellow is considered unsatisfactory. The authority in this respect shall be the Secretary, NFCH whose decision shall be final.

• Fellow will submit two copies of the thesis with summary of research undertaken during the fellowship period to the Secretary, NFCH.

3. Place of study

    The fellow shall undertake research at any of the Indian Universities where disciplines as mentioned at  1(ii) above are being offered for postgraduate course or undergraduate courses or diploma courses wholly or partly or any of the autonomous organisation/institute of central/state government.

4. Application

       Application for fellowship award may be submitted on the prescribed proforma (Annexure V) duly completed by the candidate alongwith required enclosures to the Secretary, National Foundation for Communal Harmony, 9th Floor, C-Wing, Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi at any time. The candidate working in any university or government institution should  apply through proper channel. Application for the award should be accompanied by the following documents;   

a.     Certified copy of the matriculation or school leaving certificate in support of age;

b.     Copies of all the degrees, diplomas, professional experience certificates along with their respective mark sheets duly attested;

c.     If the candidate belongs to schedule caste/ schedule tribe, she/he should send certificate in support of caste;

d.      Certificate of having qualified NET/SLET examination (if any);

Safe return of any original document is not guaranteed, hence, only attested copies should be sent. Original documents should be sent, if called for.  

5. Leave

   A fellow shall be entitled for leave for a maximum period of 30 days per year in addition to public holidays. The women awardees would be eligible for maternity leave at full rates for a period not exceeding 135 days once during the tenure of their award/fellowship. No other leave will be admissible.

6. Fellowships completed  

  The Foundation has supported one Fellowship as per the details given below: