Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarship - Open for applications for 2011-12

The Charles Wallace India Trust (CWIT) is an arts, heritage conservation and humanities scholarship fund. It enables Indians in the early or middle stages of their careers to spend time in the UK, helping to achieve their artistic, professional or academic ambitions and make wider international contacts. The various awards offered by the Charles Wallace India Trust are: Fully Funded Awards in the arts and heritage conservation; Visiting Fellowships of 2-3 months duration, fully funded. Grants towards the cost of Short Research or Professional visits and Scottish Universities International Summer School. These do not cover full costs. Grants towards the cost of the penultimate or final year of Doctoral Study at a UK university. Click here to download the application form. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, 16 November 2010. For more details about CWIT and the awards please visit British Council India website: http://www.britishcouncil.org/india-scholarships-cwit.htm Please apply (if eligible) or recommend candidates who meet the eligibility criteria. For further enquiries please contact Sanjay Sarkar at British Council, L&T Chambers, First Floor, 16 Camac Street, Kolkata -700017 Telephone: +91-33- 40074309 E-mail: sanjay.sarkar@in.britishcouncil.org The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are a registered charity; 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland). We build engagement and trust for the UK through the exchange of knowledge and ideas between people worldwide. _________________________________________________________________________

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Grace Morley Research Fellowship for ICOM 2010 awarded by ICOM India Trust (This is a regular fellowship offered every three years - the next shall be in 2013) The fellowships commemorate Dr. Grace McCann Morley (1900-1985), a founder member of ICOM, the founder director of ICOM Agency and Editor of MUSEUM who nurtured museum movement in the Asia Pacific region during 1960-85, came to India in 1960 as the Director of National Museum which was then coming up at Delhi. She retired in 1966 and became the founder Director of ICOM Asia Agency located in Delhi. She was inspiration personified to all museum leaders not only in India but in the continent of Asia. She adopted India as her country and breathed her last in 1984-85. --Secretary ICOM India Trust   Dr. Grace McCann Morley (1900-1985)

Applications are invited by ICOM India Trust for Grace Morley Research Fellowships to be awarded by ICOM India Trust Applications are invited for four/five Grace Morley Research Fellowships from individual members of ICOM in the Asia-Pacific region, having a minimum of three years continuous paid membership of ICOM for the years 2007, 2008, and 2009. Applicants shall be engaged in curatorial, research and developmental work pertaining to development of museums and the museum profession. The fellowships will cover both ways air ticket and reasonable daily allowance in Shanghai for seven days for participation in the next ICOM General Conference during 07-12 November, 2010, with a view to offer opportunities for enriching the on-going research of candidates through global interaction with ICOM members in different parts of the world. Applications must reach the Secretary, ICOM India Trust latest by 31 MAY, 2010 (the date has been extended), along with the followings: 1) A 500 words comprehensive research report on any topic relating to development of museums or the museum profession, currently undertaken by the candidate. 2) A 200 words statement of the applicant's motivation for attending the General Conference and the benefits which he/she expects to derive from it. 3) A curriculum vitae indicating, name, age, citizenship, home address, institutional address, contact phone, fax, e-mail address, details of qualification, employment positions, research experience. 4) Names and e-mail addresses of two eminent museum professionals, from whom references will be sought for by ICOM India Trust. The candidates must remain active in the International Committees of ICOM of their choice and must be invited to make presentations in the International Committee meetings coinciding with the ICOM General Conference in Shanghai. The award shall be announced on 30 June, 2010. Awards will be given strictly on merit and subject to fulfillment of all conditions. Relaxation may be made by the Trust in case of candidates otherwise suitable. ICOM-India Trust reserves the right for the selection of candidates and shall hold the right of publishing the concerned research report of the selected candidate. Contact: Dr Saroj Ghose, ICOM India Trust, Kolkata Phone (91 33) 2413 7561, (91) 9830778979, e-mail: sarojghose@yahoo.co.uk Postal Address: 4A Suryadeep Apt, 112G Salimpur Road, Kolkata 700 031, India