Purpose
The Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) invites applications for research grants under its Mahbub-ul-Haq Awards programme. There are two awards available for this year. This award is intended for a collaborative study between two researchers, one each from a different South Asian country.
This award was originally introduced by RCSS in 2001 as part of the Non-Traditional Security Project in Asia. Named after a distinguished South Asian whose vision made the UN Human Development Report a landmark of the international developmental discussion, the award encourages exploration of security issues outside the realm of traditional security. The idea behind the award is to get two young South Asian scholars of two different nationalities to work together on the same project, bringing their diverse interests and background to bear on the study. The collaborative effort has also helped younger scholars to strengthen the networking which only RCSS has been able to develop in the region.
Types of Grants
The duration of the award is for nine months, commencing from 1st January 2013. The grantees will be expected to conduct the research in a collaborative process and will be under obligation to produce and submit to the RCSS an original research monograph in English with a 20,000 word count.
US$ 1,000 will be paid to each of the awardees (US$ 2,000 per grant).
Requirements
Application
Deadline
The closing date for applications for the awards is 30th November 2012. Early submission is encouraged; there is no prescribed application form.
Contact
Further inquiries may be addressed to:
Thiranjala Weerasinghe
The Programme Officer
Regional Centre for Strategic Studies
68, Sarasavi Lane, Colombo 8, Sri Lanka.
Tel: (94-11) 2690913-4; Fax: 2690769
(94-11) 773159823
E-mail: programmes@rcss.org
Website: www.rcss.org