JNIAS Fellowships

Three Categories of Fellowships are offered at the JNIAS.

1. General Fellowships: Fellowships ranging from 2-6 months. Research proposal from all academic disciplines are invited. Scholars from natural Sciences are especially encouraged to apply
2. Distinguished Scholar Fellowship: JNIAS awards short term (less than two months) fellowships to eminent and distinguished scholars whose presence in the campus for even a short period would be of great value to the community. Distinguished Scholars are invited by the Director to the JNIAS.
3. Thematic Fellowships: Fellowships that enable a small group to undertake interdisciplinary research on a specific theme.

Applications for Fellows for 2022-23 are open now. The last date to apply is 30th September 2022.

Please download the application form here.

Guidelines for JNIAS Fellowship

• Fellowships are open only to scholars from abroad.
• Fellowships are given throughout the year.
• Fellows cannot have any coterminous affiliation or fellowship at any other institution in India.
• Fellows are expected to reside in the Institute during the tenure of the Fellowship.
• Fellows are expected to participate in the activities of the JNIAS and give one presentation in the institute Colloquium.
• Fellows can interact with faculty and students of JNU through formal or informal lectures/seminars and/or by conducting workshops.
• Fellows, however, have ample time to pursue their own research interests and present their work through regularly held colloquiums.
• Fellows may, if invited, teach part of the course in the various Centers or be part of research projects in the labs of the university.
• Fellows for the 2022-23 will be provided accommodation (fully furnished studio Apartment), office facility, department/centre attachment, library access, free Wi-Fi, participation in University’s seminars, conferences, etc.

Application

Individuals should apply directly to the JNIAS. Application material to be submitted:

The application form

• A research proposal (maximum of 5 pages -1000 words) 
• A Brief summary (Maximum of 200 words) 
• Curriculum Vitae (Please indicate your more recent work/ publication/teaching/ projects)
• Names and addresses of two referees
• Indicate the name(s) of JNU faculty, Centre or School with whom you would like to be associated during the stay.

Application form (scanned copy) and documents are to be sent to email below

Prof. Sharad Kumar Soni
Director
Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Advanced Study
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi 110067
India
Email: jnias@jnu.ac.in

Note: Address all questions or queries to the Director at: jnias@jnu.ac.in

JNU faculty from different Schools and Centres may also encourage individual scholars outside India to apply for consideration of the JNIAS.

The decision of the JNIAS Advisory Board regarding the selection of the fellows will be final.