Madras Institute of Development Studies - Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah PhD Merit ScholarshipThe Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah Ph.D. Merit Scholarship, was created to provide training and facilities for talented researchers to pursue high-quality academic research dedicated to development issues in Tamil Nadu.
Eligibility Criteria(1) M.Phil degree in social sciences (relaxable only in exceptional cases); (2) the successful candidate will have to be registered under the supervision of one of the faculty members of the Institute.
Duration The fellowship will be available for a maximum period of 3 years.
The selected scholar will be taken as an intern for the first year of the programme and the renewal of the scholarship will be subject to satisfactory performance in research in the six-monthly assessment of the Institute.
Value of Fellowship To the successful candidate the Institute will offer a monthly scholarship of Rs.6000 and a Contingency Grant of Rs.12, 000 per annum.
Contact Details
Madras Institute of Development Studies
79, Second Main Road, Gandhinagar, Adyar
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
Pin Code: 600 020
Tel: 0091 - 44 - 24412589, 24411574, 24412295
Fax: 0091 - 44 - 24910872
Director: director@mids.ac.in
Website: http://www.mids.ac.in/