What: Child Rights and You (CRY) invites applications for the Third National Child Rights Research Fellowships.

About the Fellowships

• Upto 10 fellowships will be awarded.
• Grant sizes may range from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh and the duration of the research project can be from a month to a year.
• Proposals are invited in any Indian language including English.
• Selection of awardees will be by an independent panel and their names will be announced on the CRY website latest by April 2009.
• Open to all Indian nationals living in India who are over 18 years old, potential Research Fellows are encouraged to explore the principle of the 'best interest of the child' within the broad framework of justice for children.
• It also seeks to encourage research from the non-traditional 'researchers' communities.
• On the subject there is scope to expand and interpret the theme as CRY encourages original ideas, non conventional approaches and seeks creative methodologies.
• Details of possible themes are available on the CRY website, www.cry.org. There is scope to expand and interpret the theme as CRY encourages original ideas, non conventional approaches and seeks creative methodologies. Regional language proposals may also be sent by post to CRY Documentation Centre, CRY-Child Rights and You, 189 A, Anand Estate, Sane Guruji Marg, Mumbai 400011.

Applications are due by October 28, 2008.

From the insights and information that researchers share, CRY hopes to learn more about the interplay of culture, tradition, law, ethics and policy in defining the best interest principle.

Contact
For more information:
Sumita Mehta, Lakshmi R, Madhura Kapdi
Phone: (011) 24627033
E-mail: lakshmi.r@crymail.org, sumita.mehta@crymail.org, madhura.kapdi@crymail.org

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