The International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) serves as a regional Institute for Training and Research in Population Studies for the ESCAP region. It was established in Mumbai in July 1956, till July 1970 it was known as the Demographic Training and Research Centre (DTRC) and till 1985 it was known as the International Institute for Population Studies (IIPS). The Institute was re-designated to its present title in 1985 to facilitate the expansion of its academic activities and was declared as a 'Deemed University' in August 19, 1985 under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The recognition has facilitated the award of recognized degrees by the Institute itself and paved the way for further expansion of the Institute as an academic institution. Started in 1956 under the joint sponsorship of Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, the Government of India and the United Nations, it has established itself as the premier Institute for training and research in Population Studies for developing countries in the Asia and Pacific region. IIPS holds a unique position among all the regional centres, in that it was the first such centre to be started, and serves a much larger population than that served by any of the other regional centres. The Institute is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

The International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, in partnership with The Kusuma Trust (UK) and The Kusuma Foundation (India) invite applications from Indian citizens currently working in the social/education and development sectors for award of five (5) research fellowships during 2013-14

IIPS & Kusuma Foundation Research Fellowships

• Currently, the Institute runs three masters courses (two in Population Studies-another in distance learning mode, and one in Bio-Statistics & Epidemiology) and research degrees (M.Phil and Ph.D)
• The Institute has a unique standing as the only university in the world solely dedicated to population sciences
• With well-qualified faculty drawn from various disciplines, the Institute has some exemplary research to its credit, including two very large-scale surveys, namely the National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) and District Level Household Surveys (DLHS) (both completed three rounds)
• The Kusuma Foundation (India) is a registered non-profit company based in Delhi and part of the Kusuma Trust (UK), an independent, charitable grant making organization, with a mission to facilitate and increase access to education and other life opportunities
• The main objective of the partnership is to train and impart research skills to young professionals and faculty working in NGOs and colleges who have the potential but not the opportunity, to conduct research on education issues of national importance and relevance to Kusuma’s strategic priorities
• The Fellowship will enable participants to carry out independent studies and publish in national and international peer reviewed journals

Fellowship: A fellowship amount of Rs. 150,000 (Rupees one lakh fifty thousand only) each for a period of one year will be awarded to five successful candidates

• The fellowship has no separate contingent grant or fund earmarked for different items such as data collection, but it excludes tuition fees, travel, and accommodation expenses during training at IIPS, Mumbai
• The fellowship will consist of four training modules on research methodology, each with one week duration (five working days) at IIPS
• The five selected fellows will attend a training module once every quarter during the course of the trainings fellows will identify and define an area of research relevant to secondary and higher education and employment in India, and then carry out the research over the course of the year
• Research will primarily focus on two districts, viz. Sambalpur (Orissa) and Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh), and the fellows will work on issues relevant to Kusuma’s strategic priorities
• The training modules have been prepared by experts in the field, keeping in mind the mission of the Foundation and the selected fellows
• Experienced mentors from IIPS will support fellows to carry out their research. Mentors will also guide Fellows in writing the papers and help them to publish their research in peer-reviewed journals
• During the fellowship tenure, fellows need not take study leave but must compulsorily attend all the four one-week training modules at IIPS
• Extension of fellowship tenure maybe entertained only in exceptional cases and at IIPS discretion
• The fellowship is scheduled for launched on 18th November, 2013 and training for the first batch of successful fellows will be held during 18th November, 2013 to 22nd November, 2013

Eligibility:

Any person currently working in colleges or development sectors, preferably below 40 years, with at least 55% in Masters degree in Education, Social Sciences, Statistics, Mathematics, Demography and any other relevant discipline with prior experience in research or those currently involved in research and evaluation and want to upgrade their skills can apply.

Preference maybe given to candidates who are currently teaching or working in colleges/development sectors and possessing higher degrees such as M.Phil and/or currently enrolled in Ph.D programme

Selection: A panel of experts constituted by IIPS & Kusuma Foundation will select the candidates through written test and personal interviews to be conducted at IIPS, Mumbai, on 13th September, 2013

Important Dates:

All Fellowship applications must be sent to IIPS, Mumbai, by the first week of ------------

Only applications completed in all respects will be screened and called for test and personal interviews

Last date of receipt of filled in applications: ----------------------

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