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The Institute of Chinese Studies - Harvard-Yenching Institute (ICS-HYI) Multi-Year Doctoral Fellowship in China Studies is now established as one of the most sought-after and prestigious scholarships for Indian scholars engaged in research on China. It is a long-term initiative of the ICS, in partnership with the HYI, for supporting and training the next generation of China scholars in India.

Two scholarships for a period of four years each are awarded to selected candidates enrolled in the doctoral programme in Indian universities. Generally speaking, in the first year the selected candidates will concentrate on strengthening their Chinese language capability. They will then spend the second year conducting dissertation research at an HYI partner university in China. They will spend the third year at the Harvard-Yenching Institute, based at Harvard University in the United States before returning to India to complete their doctoral degree.

The applicants must be registered in a PhD programme in an Indian university or in the process of applying to a PhD programme in the social sciences or humanities including anthropology, archaeology, art history, cultural studies, economics, geography, history, international relations, language and literature, legal history, philosophy, political science, religion, and sociology with a specific China focus in their research.

The Fellowship is subject to the following conditions:

1. Research carried out by the candidate must have a China focus.
2. The candidate must possess or must have the willingness to acquire Chinese language proficiency adequate for scholarly research purposes.
3. The PhD synopsis of the candidate must be approved, or be in the process of being approved by the home university.

The selected candidates will need to sign a bond agreeing to spend the two years following submission of the doctoral thesis in a teaching or research position in India that is of relevance to the development of China Studies. 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

The applicant will submit the following documents by e-mail to icshyi.fellowship@gmail.com with cc to icsdelhi.in@gmail.com:

1. CV with the date of birth, academic record, awards, contact details.
2. Academic transcripts from MA-level onwards (scanned copies).
3. PhD research proposal submitted or being submitted to the university. If the synopsis has not been finalised, a 1,000-word proposal outlining the research focus.
4. Statement of purpose, detailing the candidate’s interest in China and relevance of the PhD proposal for Chinese studies or India-China comparative studies.
5. Proof of Chinese language capability, if applicable (scanned copies).
6. Three signed references on official letterheads, at least two of which must be from academics/scholars in universities or research institutions.

The recipients of the ICS-HYI Fellowship for 2014 are Ms. Nirmola Sharma and Ms. Veda Vaidyanathan. Read more

The recipients of the ICS-HYI Fellowship for 2015 are Ms. Severin Kuok and Mr. Bhim B Subba. Read more

The recipients of the ICS-HYI Fellowship for 2016 is Mr. Madhurendra Kumar Jha. Read more

The recipients of the ICS-HYI Fellowship for 2017 are Ms.Tiasangla and Ms. Shagufta Yasmin. Read more

The recipients of the ICS-HYI Fellowship for 2018 are Mr. Md.Yasin and Mr. Nishit Kumar. Read more

The recipients of the ICS-HYI Fellowship for 2019 are Ms. Saloni Sharma and Mr. Shanky Chandra. Read more

The recipients of the ICS-HYI Fellowship for 2020 are Mr. Akshay Bhambri, Mr. Pawan Amin and Ms. Shubhda Gurung. Read more

The recipient of the ICS-HYI Fellowship for 2021 is Mr. Prabhat Mishra. Read more

The recipient of the ICS-HYI Fellowship for 2022 is Mr. Shashwat Singh. Read more

The recipients of the ICS-HYI Fellowship for 2023 are Mr. Nishant Sharma and Ms. Tanvi Negi. Read more

The recipients of the ICS-HYI Fellowship for 2024 are Ms. Cherry Hitkari and Mr. Raj Gupta. Read more

 

For further enquiries related to the Fellowship, please contact Dr. Veda Vaidyanathan (Associate, Harvard University Asia Center, Visiting Associate Fellow, ICS and ICS-HYI Fellow (2014) at vedavaidyanathan@outlook.com ) and Dr. Madhurendra Jha (Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese Studies, School of Languages, Doon University and ICS-HYI Fellow (2016) at maoduliang@gmail.com), Mr. Pawan Amin (Ph.D. Scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University and ICS-HYI Fellow (2020) at pawanamin@gmail.com and copy icshyi.fellowship@gmail.com.