[Reader-list] JB MRC Junior Research Fellowships: Call for proposals

[James Beveridge Media Resource Centre]

                       JAMES BEVERIDGE MEDIA RESOURCE CENTRE
                              AJK Mass Communication Research Centre
                                                 Jamia Millia Islamia


CALL FOR PROPOSALS


The JB MRC, AJK MCRC announces its second round of independent fellowships
for the period March 1, 2009 – August 31, 2009. Applications are invited for
the Junior Research Fellowships.

 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

1. The application and research proposal should be in English.
2. The proposed research should have a strong theoretical component that
engages with the debates in the broad disciplines of Photography, Cinema,
Media or Cultural Studies.
3. Applicants must be enrolled for a research degree (MPhil or PhD) from an
Indian University.
4. They must be residing in India and should have an account in a bank
operating in India.
5. They must be PAN card holders or should have applied for a PAN at the
time of being awarded the Fellowship.

CONDITIONS FOR THE AWARD OF THE FELLOWSHIPS:

1. The Fellowship will carry a monthly award of Rs. 7,500/-.
2. The Fellowship will run for a six month period from March 2009 to August
2009.
3. The fellows will be required to have a mentor preferably in their
institution who will guide them with their research work.
4. Partners, groups and collectives can apply for a single fellowship. The
award will be payable to the account of any one representative.
5. Fellowship recipients cannot be recipients of any other grant or
fellowship during the same period.
6. The fellows will be required to submit bi-monthly progress reports on
their research work to the JB MRC and present their research findings in a
seminar at the end of the fellowship period. They will also have to submit a
final research paper/report of their work to the JB MRC.
7. The primary materials collected as part of the grant must be submitted to
the JB MRC at the end of the fellowship period. This should preferably be in
a digital form: as CDs, DVDs, scans, digital images etc.
8. The copyright for the research work and the primary material generated in
the course of the research will be shared by the JB MRC and the research
fellow. The JB MRC may undertake the publication of certain research
findings as monographs. The fellow is free to publish the material
elsewhere, but the support of the JB MRC will have to be acknowledged in any
such publications and prior notification given to the JB MRC.



HOW TO APPLY:

Applications should be marked JB MRC Junior Research Fellowship Proposal to
be sent through post or in person to:

Ramesh Kumar
Programme Officer
James Beveridge Media Resource Centre
AJK Mass Communication Research Centre
Jamia Millia Islamia
New Delhi 110025

(Electronic applications will not be accepted)

The application should include the following:

1. A cover letter clearly mentioning the name, email address, telephone
number and postal address
2. Research proposal
3. Writing sample
4. Work plan
5. CV
6. Two letters of recommendation


Deadline: February 20, 2009


Inquiries: mrc.jamia at gmail.com or 011-26981717, Ext-4109


ABOUT JB MRC: The James Beveridge Media Resource Centre, which has been set
up with a grant from the Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT), is devoted to the
study, research and contemplation of contemporary media praxis with a
special focus on Asian Cinemas and Documentary Films. It houses curated film
collections in addition to journals, books, monographs and catalogues.
Locating itself at the intersection of theory and practice, it conducts
courses, offers fellowships, organizes public lectures, conferences,
seminars, workshops and special screenings. It works towards complementing
the hands-on learning experience at the AJK MCRC by creating an
intellectually vibrant space for theoretical engagement, research and study.