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SOAS CHARLES WALLACE INDIA FELLOWSHIP

International Region : United Kingdom

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Last date

31/03/2026

Reward

160,329

Qualification

Other

Post

Post Graduate

General information

Scholarship name

SOAS CHARLES WALLACE INDIA FELLOWSHIP

SOAS challenges perspectives, broaches debate, and empowers students to question the global status quo and find solutions to the issues facing the world today. Our programmes are taught by respected international academics with inter-disciplinary expertise who are engaged in fieldwork and research that influences governments, industries and communities across the world. Our mission is to challenge perspectives and empowers students to question the global status quo and find solutions to the issues facing the world today. Our programmes are taught by respected international academics with inter-disciplinary expertise who are engaged in fieldwork and research that influences governments, industries and communities across the world. Here at SOAS we unite a diverse spectrum of backgrounds and talents to produce meaningful change. ITEM DESCRIPTION Name SOAS CHARLES WALLACE INDIA FELLOWSHIP Provided by University of London Purpose conduct research outside India

Region
International Region : United Kingdom
Scholarship type
Private
Fields
Other
For
Post Graduate

Key dates

Last date to apply: 31/03/2026 The last date to apply for this fellowship is March 31, 2026.

Eligibility

  1. Applicants must be Indian nationals and be residing in India at the time the application is submitted.
  2. Applicants must have completed a PhD and must be working in the fields of "India Studies" (Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences) which are supported at SOAS. Applicants may not hold the Fellowship for the purpose of, or in conjunction with, enrolment in any Higher Educational Institution in the United Kingdom (including SOAS).
  3. Applicants must be in the early to middle stage of their academic careers.
  4. Candidates must demonstrate sufficient English language ability, both written and spoken, to participate in discussions and use resource materials.
  5. Applicants must state if they are in receipt of any other grant, or are awaiting results of other applications. Failure to do so may result in the fellowship being withdrawn.​​​​​​​ The three-month visiting Fellowship is intended:
  6. To contribute actively to the Institute’s research environment;
  7. To provide SSAI members and research students with the opportunity to work with leading academics from outside SOAS;
  8. To develop and promote links with academic institutions in India; and
  9. To offer academics from India the opportunity to collaborate in joint research with SSAI colleagues.​​​​​​​

Award & availability

Stated amount: 160,329 Successful candidate will receive a contribution of £700 towards visa fees and fares, and a monthly stipend of £1

  1. The successful candidate will be obliged to find his/her own accommodation in London No. of Scholarship - 01

Application

No information available.

  1. The application form duly filled in (including Section 11, list of your Publications and Section 15, a Description of your Proposed Research including an explanation of why SOAS in particular is an appropriate venue for you to pursue this research).
  2. Two letters of recommendation. All material must be submitted electronically to ssai@soas.ac.uk with the email subject reference as – Charles Wallace India Fellowship 2023/24. If you have further query, please contact ssai@soas.ac.uk The School may wish to conduct an online interview with the top three shortlisted candidates. Further details will be sent to the shortlisted candidates after the closing date. Successful candidate will receive a contribution of £700 towards visa fees and fares, and a monthly stipend of £1500. The successful candidate will be obliged to find his/her own accommodation in London

Selection process

For more detial, please visit official website Other Info Visitor contribution Visitors are expected to give a talk in the Institute’s seminar series and take part in the general intellectual life of the School (for example, active participation in seminars). They may also be asked to contribute to one or more of the following Institute's activities:

  1. Give a talk in a Departmental seminar series, or a paper in a conference;
  2. Collaborate on a research project with a member, or members, of the Institute;
  3. Provide an article for the Institute’s working papers series;
  4. Develop a research proposal to apply for an external funding award through the Institute; and
  5. Contribute to the SSAI’s network of contacts (academic, practitioner, policy-making and/or media).

Contact

SOAS University of London,10 Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XG Switchboard: +44 (0)20 7637 2388 Study Enquiries: +44 (0)20 3510 6974 For more detial, please visit official website Apply Now https://www.soas.ac.uk/