NATIONAL CHILD RIGHTS RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

For: Investigating the best interest principle within the broad framework of justice for children. Who can apply? Potential fellows will be Indians residing in India, above the age of 18 years. There is no upper age limit. Preference will be given to applicants who have studied in government schools, where no fees are charged. In all upto 10 fellowships for grant sizes ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh will be awarded. These will be support grants and fellows will be free to continue their primary occupation or study programme. Time frame is from one month to one year. Selected fellows will be expected to participate in an initial workshop to share research plans and gain from the collective experience possibly in January 2008. CRY will take care of travel, boarding and lodge for fellows participating in the workshop. Log on to www.cry.org for details Application: Proposals may be submitted in any Indian language. They will be translated into English and it is the English translation that will be reviewed. Please email a three-page proposal (including scope, relevance, research question, conceptual framework, proposed methodology, time frame and required budget) along with a twopage CV (please include names and contact numbers of two references) and a sample of related published/ unpublished work. For those sending the above proposal and CV by post, please mail to Documentation Centre, CRY - Child Rights and You, 189 A, Anand Estate, Sane Guruji Marg, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai - 400 011 E-mail your proposal to research@crymail.org Deadline: September 10, 2007