Ms. Agatha Harrison Memorial Fellowship

Ministry of Human Resource Development administers Ms. Agatha Harrison

Memorial Fellowship which is fully funded by the Government of India. The selected fellow

is placed at St. Antony College, University of Oxford London. The status of the candidate

would be equivalent to that of a Junior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford.

Number of Fellowship slot: 1 (one)

Duration of the fellowship: The fellowship is tenable for one year in the first instance,

which can be extended by one year more on the basis of performance of the candidate.

Eligibility:

Qualification and age:

Candidates should have uniform academic record with 60% (at least) in Post-

Graduation and with a PhD degree in the subject field chosen or published

works of equivalent merit, which have received outstanding recognition. This

Fellowship is intended for a young scholar between the age of 30 and 40 years

who has bent for pursuing an academic career and has specialized in one of the

following subjects:

(1) History,

(2) Economics and

(3) Political Science.

Experience:

A minimum of three years teaching experience at Graduate/Postgraduate level

after completing PhD as on the date specified in the public notice.

Value of the fellowship (based on the year 2014-15)

Stipend Amount £ 22,063.00

Travel Allowance £ 890.00

College Lunches £ 2,407.00

6 High Table Dinner £ 679.00

Other Administration Charges £ 3,930.85

Total

£ 29,944.85

The candidate is given Economy Class air passage (both ways). Only spouse of the

selected candidate is provided Economy Class air-fare provided he/she stays in UK

with the scholar for a continuous period of one year. (As the fellowship amount is

sufficient for only one person, the candidate will have to meet the expenditure on

maintenance of spouse).

Mode of application: Applicants are required to apply online at the online

application portal. The link is provided in the public notice.

Important date (tentative):

Public notice on the website of the Ministry: In the month of January.

Note: (1) Information of this fellowship is circulated to institutes/universities and

UGC etc. and also advertised in the leading newspapers.

(II) It is to be noted that only one fellow at a time undergoes his/her study in

the UK. If the fellowship is extended for another year, the Ministry does not

invite fresh application for that year).

Interview date: The names of the shortlisted candidates for interview are published

on the website of the Ministry in the month of March.

Communication with the applicant: Every information regarding this fellowship is

published on the website of the Ministry. The e-mails are sent to shortlisted

candidates regarding their interview.