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Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact

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Category: Traditional Knowledge Date: 20 May 2009

Tata Fellowships: For the Study and Documentation of Local Knowledge, Culture and the Arts in North Eastern India

National Folklore Support Centres Tata Fellowships are meant for the residents of North Eastern India. This program facilitates an experienced scholar belonging to one community from the region to work collaboratively with another communitys elder or an artist to document the community elder/ artists tradition for a year long period. Each fellowship will carry an award of Rs.8000/ per month for the scholar and another Rs.8000/ per month for the community elder or artist. In addition to the monthly award each fellowship carries a contingency of Rs.50, 000/ per annum to cover travel and documentation expenses.

Application to apply, please send us a proposal describing

1. The specific cultural tradition of the community elder/artist you seek to research and document

2. The research questions that is central to your project

3. The research and documentation methods you seek to follow

4. Description of what you consider important in the collaborative undertaking between you and the other community elder/ artist

5. A work plan for a period of one year starting from August 2009 to July 2010

6. The proposed outcomes of the project including how the documentation can be used in teaching programs.

Please remember to include the following with your proposal

Supporting material to show your experience in undertaking this research and documentation project

Your biodata

Your postal address, telephone/fax numbers, and email address

If you are applying from an institution please include a No Objection Certificate from the appropriate authorities of your institution to carry out the research and documentation project

Consent letter from the other community elder/artist to collaboratively work with you for a period of one year to facilitate the research and documentation process. Postal address and biodata of your collaborator

Your application should reach us on or before May 31, 2009.

Address your application to:

The Director, National Folklore Support Centre, No.508,

Fifth Floor, Kaveri Complex,

96, Mahtama Gandhi Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600034

Email: muthu@indianfolklor e.org

Website: http://indianfolklo re.org/moodle/

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Mr. Chin Khan Muan Gualnam

Research and Communication Development Manager (RCDM)

Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact Foundation (AIPP)

108 Moo 5, Soi 6

Tambon Sanpranate, Amphur Sansai

Chiang Mai - 50210, Thailand

Office Phone: +66 (0) 53380168, Fax: +6653380752

Mobile: +66 (0) 834741476

Emal: muan@aippnet. org, aippmail@aippnet. org

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