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Dr. Denny John
Affiliation: Professor, Faculty of Life and Allied Health Sciences, M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Gnanagangothri Campus, Benglauru
Research topic: Impact of multimorbidity on healthcare and societal costs among older adults: The Economic Well-Being of the Bangalore Elderly (EMBiBE) study.
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Dr. Dinesh Chand
Affiliation: Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Arts and Humanities, Woxsen University, Hyderabad
Research topic: Role of social institutions in women’s migration and work participation — A study of women migrants living in the slums of Mumbai.
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Ms. Pallavi Rachel George
Affiliation: Ph.D. Scholar, Public Systems Group Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India
Research topic: Partnering for climate resilience: A case study of community–scientist partnership for resilience planning in coastal Kerala, India.
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Ms. Sampurna Das
Affiliation: Ph.D. Scholar, Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi
Research topic: Living uncertainly: An ethnography of social life in the river islands of Assam, Northeast India
The fellowship is for INR 2 lakhs. It will be for a flexible term. The fellowship will be for minimum period of 3 months and maximum duration of 8 months, depending on the nature of the research project. The researcher is free to indicate the timelines during which they will use the funds.
- Ageing
- Agriculture
- Innovative pedagogy
- Migration
- Social entrepreneurship
- Sustainable futures
- Early and mid-career researchers (funding from other sources is encouraged, though is not a necessary condition)
- Social sector practitioners
- Doctoral students
Applications have to be emailed to fellowship.docc@spjimr.org. Applications must include the following:
- A cover letter of no more than one page
- Curriculum vitae of no more than three pages
- An outline of the proposed research of no more than five pages
- The applicants must indicate in the application what the funds will be used for.
- Names and addresses of two referees, familiar with their work, to be contacted by the Committee
- Mail the complete application to: fellowship.docc@spjimr.org
- Applications will be scrutinised, short-listed and finalised by the screening committee and expert committee(s)
- Expert committee(s) will give their assessment, in terms of grades and scores, on short-listed proposals. The short-listed applicants may also be invited for a presentation before an expert committee. Based on the assessment of the expert committee fellowship will be awarded.
- The recommendations of the Expert Committee will be placed before Dean SPJIMR for approval.
- The selected candidates will be informed by email.
- Amount of 2 lakhs will be disbursed in three instalments.
- The selected candidate will have the support to access the social sector network of DoCC for the purpose of conducting research.
- Desk space will be provided if required.
- The applicants have to provide a brief mid-term update of 3-5 pages of the progress and challenges if any, being faced.
- A brown bag/research seminar on research to be presented during or end of the fellowship period to share the findings.
- Acknowledge the fellowship support in relevant publications
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Dr. S Mohammed Irshad
Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Research Theme: 'Household economy during Covid19: A study on selected households of most vulnerable area of Mumbai city'
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Mr. Amrit Raj
Affiliation: Ph.D. Scholar in Cinema Studies, School of Arts and Aesthetics Department, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
Research Theme: 'The everyday politics of labour in the Khanda brick kiln cluster'
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Dr. Pratik Mishra
Affiliation: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Lancaster University
Research Theme: 'The everyday politics of labour in the Khanda brick kiln cluster'
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Dr. Tinku Paul
Affiliation: Research Officer in Agro Economic Research Centre, University of Allahabad
Research Theme: 'Social innovations in rehabilitation and reformation of women prisoners'
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Dr. Karan Babbar
Affiliation: Assistant Professor at Jindal Global Business School (JGBS), OP Jindal Global University
Research Theme: 'Conceptualisation and instrument development of the menstrual health and hygiene scale'
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Ms. Areiba Arif
Affiliation: Ph.D. scholar, Public Systems Group, IIM Ahmedabad
Research Theme: 'Domestic violence and working women in India'