New Project Information

Organization: Project Inspire

Deadline: 30th Jun 2014

Interest Area(s): Children & Young People, Community, Education, and Social & Human Services

Project Inspire promotes projects that empower disadvantaged women and girls in the developing world through entrepreneurship and business literacy. Submissions must focus on existing projects that benefit women and girls in the Asia-Pacific region, Africa, or the Middle East. To be eligible for a grant, your project must meet the following requirements: beneficiaries must be women or girls in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East or Africa; empower disadvantaged women through entrepreneur-ship and business literacy; can be implemented with a maximum budget of $25,000 and fieldwork on the project must commence no later than 1st Feb 2015.

For apply please visit: http://projinspire.com/apply

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Applications open for SBI Youth for India fellowship programme (second edition)

SBI Youth for India is a fellowship programme initiated, funded and managed by the State Bank of India in partnership with reputed NGOs. It provides a framework for India’s best young minds to join hands with rural communities, empathise with their struggles and connect with their aspirations. The Programme seeks to help India secure an equitable and sustainable growth path by:

• Providing educated Indian youth with an opportunity to touch lives and create positive change at the grass root level in rural India.
• Providing NGOs working on development projects in rural India with educated manpower whose skill sets can be used to catalyze rural development.
• Promoting a forum for the Programme alumni to share ideas and contribute to rural development throughout their professional life.

Eligibility:

• You should be a highly motivated, outstanding young professional or fresh graduate between the ages of 21-32 as on 1st September 2014.
• You must be an Indian citizen.
• You should have demonstrated initiative and leadership in the past, to be able to foster change at the grass root level.
• You should be people-oriented and have concern for people as you will have to constantly interact with rural communities.
• You should be willing to adjust to life in rural locations. 

Selection Process: Personal Interview
No. of Fellowships: 100 

The selection process begins with the submission of the online application form. Shortlisted candidates are

notified and they will be required to actively interact on an online forum to discuss and develop their ideas for rural development. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited for a personal interview. 100 candidates will be finally selected to participate in the program in two batches

Duration: One Year

Fellowship support: SBI will provide INR 14000/month during the fellowship period.

Application Deadline: 30 June 2014

For more information please visit:  http://www.youthforindia.org/programme.php

Sir Ratan Tata Fellowship for the scholars in the social sciences

Applications are now being accepted
The Sir Ratan Tata Foundation and the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) invites applications for the Sir Ratan Tata Fellowship, now in its eighteenth year. Applicants should be scholars in the social sciences with experience of research on South Asia. They should hold a PhD – the fellowship is not intended for students registered for a degree or diploma, nor is it intended for senior academics.

About the Fellowship
The Sir Ratan Tata Fellowship will be for a period of up to eight months during the 2014-15 academic year and will be based at the LSE Asia Research Centre (ARC).
The Fellow will receive a monthly subsistence allowance of up to £1,500 a month, the exact amount depending on qualifications, and will also be provided with shared office space and access to research facilities at the School.
The Fellow will be expected to engage in social science research broadly on the themes of Economy and Society in South Asia with a particular focus on the following themes:

• Growth and inclusion
• Climate change and environmental sustainability
• Social and human security
• Population and development
• Governance and democracy

The Fellow will be expected to finish a piece of research of publishable quality during their stay and make a presentation at a seminar or lecture arranged by the Asia Research Centre.
The Fellowship is open to candidates from South Asia, that is, the SAARC region which includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Fellowship is supported by the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.
Application Details
Applications should be addressed to The Fellowships Selection Committee, Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics & Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK, and may be submitted by post or emailed to arc@lse.ac.uk.

Applications should include:

• a cover letter of no more than one page
• a curriculum vitae of no more than three pages
• an outline of proposed research of no more than three pages
• names and addresses of two referees, familiar with their work, to be contacted by the Committee

Please use A4-sized plain paper only. Please do not staple your application.
The final date for receipt of applications is Monday 12th May 2014. Late applications will not be accepted. The successful candidate will be informed of the decision by the end of July 2014.

NBT BOOK PUBLISHING COURSE

National Book Trust, India is organizing a 5-day publishing course in Chennai.

Venue of the course: CYNOD Hall, CSI House, Royapettah, Chennai

Date: 21 to 25 April 2014

COURSE FEES: Rs. 500/- for the entire duration

Apply to: Shri T. Mathan Raj, National Book Trust, India Book Shop, EVK SAMPATH BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, DPI CAMPUS, COLLEGE ROAD, NUNGAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI- 8

EMAIL ID: mathanrajnbt@gmail.com
Phone: 04428252663 / 9629626222

SCHEDULE
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21.04.2014

Introduction to Book Publishing (Shri Sridhar Balan)

TEA BREAK

Overview of International and National scene (Shri Sridhar Balan)

LUNCH BREAK

Structure of a publishing House, Introduction to editorial process, Role of an Editor. (Shri Sridhar Balan)

TEA BREAK

List Building, Relationship of editorial and other functions (Shri Sridhar Balan)

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22.04.2014

Preparation and Editing of Manuscripts In Tamil (Dr.Venkata chalapathy)

LUNCH BREAK

German Book office presentation, New Delhi (Ms.Shabnam Srivastava, GBO, New Delhi)

TEA BREAK

Editing of Manuscripts In Tamil (Crea Ramakrishnan)

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23.04.2014

Potential for children’s publishing (Radhika Menon, Tulika Books)

Management of Rights selling – India and abroad (Shri Binny Kurien, Rights Officer, NBT India)

Marketing of Children’s books (Mrs. Shoba Vishwanath, Managing Editor, Karadi Tales)

Trends of Publishing in Tamil Nadu (Shri Olivannan, MD, Emerald Publishers)

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24.04.2014

Production of Books (Shri Ramakrishnan, Indcom press, Chennai)

LUNCH BREAK

Distribution channels and marketing of Books (Shri Satyanarayana, New Horizon media)

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25.04.2014

Publishing As a career (Prof. Armstrong)

TEA BREAK

Developing a market for translations (Mini Krishnan)

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