Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowships With Rs. 1 Lakh Monthly Stipend

Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowships 2019

The notification for the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowships 2019 has been released. Interested Indian Nationals are encouraged to apply for the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship 2019. You will be offered a monthly stipend of Rs. 1 Lakh and an allowance of Rs. 75,000 per annum if found eligible. Check out all of the details on the same below:

PREAMBLE

Jawaharlal Nehru was one of the rare men in human history that could be said to have advanced the cause of civilization through the medium of their own lives. Any strategy to honour his memory should take into consideration his multifaceted personality and his many splendid accomplishments. His ceaseless passion for the enhancement of the frontiers of knowledge and enrichment of the human mind are well known. To commemorate his name, the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund in 1968 instituted Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowships devoted to the encouragement, support and patronage of higher learning and also of free intellectual inquiry. These seek to provide an chance to exceptionally talented persons to dedicate themselves with a freedom to their creative work for a period of 2 years.

ELIGIBLITY

The Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund provides one Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship Each Year. It’s available to

scholars in every discipline – the sciences in addition to the humanities – and to categories of individuals not generally covered by existing schemes such as writers, journalists, artists and civil servants – for undertaking not only projects of highly sophisticated and specialized subjects but also for study in depth of current problems applicable to the India of today. The sole criterion is that they ought to have a proven capacity for excellent work and a real desire to pursue a creative project, exploring new possibilities in their preferred area. Since Jawaharlal Nehru said, “Man today, as never before in human history, must live with change as a permanent partner in his activities and his Institutions”.This applies even to the most brilliant scholars, who often need periods that they can devote entirely to the enrichment of their intellectual capital, especially in view of the speed with which each discipline is developing in this nuclear age. The Fellowship is open to Indian citizens and Fellows have absolute freedom to work at areas of their choice within India.

SELECTION

The Jawaharlal Nehru Fellows are selected by a Selection Committee comprising distinguished persons in different fields of human endeavor. The Selection Committee tries to keep the greatest standards of excellence along with the broadest possible spectrum of creative talent whilst making its final selection.

STIPEND

Each Fellowship is tenable for two years and includes a monthly stipend of Rs.1,00,000/, (a single lakh) that’s exempt from Income Tax u/s 10(17A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Additionally, real expenses on secretarial assistance, travelling and other contingencies are met from the Fund subject to a ceiling of Rs.75,000/- per annum.

The best way to apply for a Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship

Applicants can send their particulars, under the following headings to Secretary, Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund, Teen Murti House, New Delhi 110 001.

1.Bio-data, together with details of original work.
2. Experience in the field of specialty.
3. Project proposed to be undertaken (A synopsis typed in double space in not more than a thousand words)
4.A copy of current passport size photo.

Those in Government service, either in a State or at the Centre, should send their applications through proper channel.

The Fellowship Scheme is an ongoing one and there’s no final date for receipt of applications.

Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship — Application Form

there’s no published form for application. The application could be sent in plain paper giving the following details:

1. Bio-data, together with details of original work.
2. Experience in the field of specialty.
3. Project proposed to be undertaken (A synopsis typed in double space in more than a million words)
4. A copy of recent passport size photo.
5. Undertaking in the following format to be submitted only after you have been awarded the Fellowship

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