The India China Institute (ICI), based at The New School in New York City and at PUKAR, Mumbai announces its inaugural India China Fellows Program (ICFP) to seek qualified fellows.
The Institute is looking for applicants from a wide range of backgrounds such as government officials, academics, researchers, media, artists, private entrepreneurs, non-government organization and civil society professionals, urban planners and architects are encouraged to apply. In early 2006, it will select five Fellows each from India and China for a two-year fellowship award. The fellow-select could continue her or his current profession during the period of fellowship.
Applicant must demonstrate that he/she has:
* A significant and established record of achievement, accomplishment and leadership in urbanization and globalization. The applicant must be able to describe an initiative that he or she has implemented within challenging institutional, organizational or social contexts different from his or her field and its impact on other people such as co-workers and team members.
* A strong interest and plan to enhance his/her professional work by engaging with the India China Fellows, scholars, and experts from India, China and the United States. * A strong interest in participating in collaborative projects focused on India, China and the United States. Each Fellow will be an active and essential participant in an interactive, intellectual, collaborative project that will be innovative and influential. This project may yield, for example, a jointly authored paper, exhibition or creative project. In addition, applicants must:
* Be a Chinese or Indian citizen living in India and/or China for the previous five years at the time of application.
* Have a minimum of a Masters Degree from an accredited university or professional school. In India, applicants with "equivalent experience" to Masters Degree may apply.
* Commit to participating in each of three India China Fellows workshops, which will be held approximately at six month intervals. The workshops will take place in India, China and the United States.
* Have the ability to travel to India, China and the United States.
* Have a working knowledge of computers and access to the Internet for communication and research purposes on a regular basis
* Be an emerging professional with five to fifteen years of professional experience in urbanization and globalization. For further information, contact
India China fellowship Program c/o PUKAR 1-4 Kamanwala Chambers, Sir P.M. Road, Fort, Mumbai 400 001 Tel: 91-22- 5605-3302
E-mail: deshmukha@newschool.edu