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ICS-HYI Fellowship
Institute of Chinese Studies Delhi
Not disclosed 
Expired
Posted: 02 Feb 17
Job Description
ICS-HYI Fellowship For China Studies: Call For Applications 2017
Applications are invited from Indian citizens for a multi-year doctoral fellowship in China Studies sponsored jointly by the Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi (ICS) and the Harvard-Yenching Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts (HYI). The Fellowship encompasses substantial support for developing language and pursuing research in India, China and Harvard. The applicants will be either already registered in a PhD programme in an Indian university or in the process of applying to a PhD programme in the social sciences or humanities including anthropology, archaeology, cultural studies, economics, geography, history, international relations, language and literature, legal history, philosophy, political sciences, religion, and sociology, and would have adopted a specific China focus in their studies.
The Fellowship is subject to the following conditions, whichever is applicable:
1-A selected candidate possessing Chinese language ability, and whose synopsis has already been passed by the home university, will begin the first year of the Fellowship at a university in China beginning in the September following the selection. This year will be devoted to developing additional language skills and field work for the PhD thesis. The next year will be spent at the HYI, for additional doctoral research and language studies. These two years of the fellowship will be offered by the HYI. The third and final year will be spent back in the home university in India to complete writing up the thesis and submit it within the stipulated time.
2-In case a selected candidate has completed one year of a PhD programme, has no language skills but has the synopsis passed by the home university, then the first year of the Fellowship will be devoted to developing a working ability to read and translate modern Chinese equivalent to the level of the One-Year Intensive course of Delhi University. At the end of the year the candidate will be required to face a test. If the candidate fails the language test, then the Fellowship will be discontinued till such time that the candidate passes the test and the Selection Committee determines that he or she is ready to go to China.
3-In case a selected candidate has completed one year of a PhD programme, has the requisite language skills but has not had the synopsis passed by the home university, then the first year of the Fellowship will be devoted to completing the synopsis and getting it passed alongside continuing with additional, higher-level language studies to the satisfaction of the Selection Committee. If at the end of this first year of the Fellowship, the synopsis is still not passed, then the Fellowship will be discontinued till such time the selected candidate has his or her synopsis passed and the Selection Committee determines that he or she is ready to go to China.
Applications are invited from Indian citizens for a multi-year doctoral fellowship in China Studies sponsored jointly by the Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi (ICS) and the Harvard-Yenching Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts (HYI). The Fellowship encompasses substantial support for developing language and pursuing research in India, China and Harvard. The applicants will be either already registered in a PhD programme in an Indian university or in the process of applying to a PhD programme in the social sciences or humanities including anthropology, archaeology, cultural studies, economics, geography, history, international relations, language and literature, legal history, philosophy, political sciences, religion, and sociology, and would have adopted a specific China focus in their studies.
The Fellowship is subject to the following conditions, whichever is applicable:
1-A selected candidate possessing Chinese language ability, and whose synopsis has already been passed by the home university, will begin the first year of the Fellowship at a university in China beginning in the September following the selection. This year will be devoted to developing additional language skills and field work for the PhD thesis. The next year will be spent at the HYI, for additional doctoral research and language studies. These two years of the fellowship will be offered by the HYI. The third and final year will be spent back in the home university in India to complete writing up the thesis and submit it within the stipulated time.
2-In case a selected candidate has completed one year of a PhD programme, has no language skills but has the synopsis passed by the home university, then the first year of the Fellowship will be devoted to developing a working ability to read and translate modern Chinese equivalent to the level of the One-Year Intensive course of Delhi University. At the end of the year the candidate will be required to face a test. If the candidate fails the language test, then the Fellowship will be discontinued till such time that the candidate passes the test and the Selection Committee determines that he or she is ready to go to China.
3-In case a selected candidate has completed one year of a PhD programme, has the requisite language skills but has not had the synopsis passed by the home university, then the first year of the Fellowship will be devoted to completing the synopsis and getting it passed alongside continuing with additional, higher-level language studies to the satisfaction of the Selection Committee. If at the end of this first year of the Fellowship, the synopsis is still not passed, then the Fellowship will be discontinued till such time the selected candidate has his or her synopsis passed and the Selection Committee determines that he or she is ready to go to China.
Job Particulars
Role others
Education Any Post Graduate
Who can apply Freshers
Hiring Process Written-test
Employment TypeFull Time
Job Id269761
Job Category Scholarships , Others
Locality Address
State Anywhere in India
Country India
About Company
The Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi (ICS) is one of the oldest research institutions on China and East Asia in India. With support from the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, it is the mandate of the ICS to develop a strategic vision for India’s dealings with China and to help adapt India’s priorities quickly and appropriately to address the research and educational demands arising from China’s emergence. The ICS seeks to promote interdisciplinary study and research on China and the rest of East Asia with a focus on expertise in China’s domestic politics, international relations, economy, history, health, education, border studies, language and culture, and on India-China comparative studies.
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