New India Foundation Book Fellowships
Application closes by 31st Dec 22
The New India Foundation, based in Bengaluru, uniquely matches public-spirited philanthropy with ground-breaking and relevant scholarship. In the seven-and-a-half decades since Independence, there has been a large body of work produced by Indian historians and social scientists.
About the Fellowship
The core activity of the New India Foundation is the NIF Fellowships, awarded to scholars and writers working on different aspects of the history of independent India. From a large pool of several hundred applications, about 15-20 are shortlisted to meet with the Jury and about 5-10 fellowships are awarded.
Open to Indian nationals, including those currently living abroad, each Fellowship carries a grant of INR 18,00,000 (eighteen lakhs), payable as a monthly stipend of INR 100,000 (one lakh) for a period of twelve months, and the balance of INR 600,000 (six lakhs) payable on the submission of the final manuscript.
Fellowship holders are expected to write original books. Their proposals should be oriented towards final publication, and outline a road map towards that destination. The Foundation is ecumenical as regards genre, theme, and ideology: the only requirement is that the proposed works contribute to a fuller understanding of contemporary India. Thus Fellowship holders may choose to write a memoir, or a work of reportage, or a thickly footnoted academic study. Their books could be oriented towards economics, or politics, or culture. They could be a highly specific — an account of a single decade or a single region — or wide-ranging, such as a countrywide overview.
The books that result from the New India Fellowship convey original research in an accessible manner to different constituencies. To that end, each book is published by a prestigious publishing house. The Trustees have wide experience of publishing with leading firms in India and abroad.
The books that result from the New India Fellowship convey original research in an accessible manner to different constituencies. To that end, each book is published by a prestigious publishing house. The Trustees have wide experience of publishing with leading firms in India and abroad.
The 2022 Fellowship cycle will be from August to December.
Books
Covering a broad spectrum of subjects and genres, these critically-acclaimed books by eminent scholars, researchers, journalists, and writers have been published under the aegis of the NIF Fellowships.
Eligibility
The New India Foundation’s Book Fellowships are open to Indian Citizens only.
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Candidates for the New India Fellowship are sought through select advertising in leading journals. The Trustees assess the proposals and make a shortlist from the submissions. The shortlisted candidates are called for an interview, with a Jury consisting of eminent people from the worlds of scholarship, business, and social service.
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