Scholarships

The general objective of this scheme is to provide an opportunity to students belonging to Scheduled Tribes to pursue Post Graduation/Master’s/ Integrated Master’s in Linguistics and Language Sciences in Indian Universities/Colleges. And, the wider objective is to create skilled scholars in Linguistics and trainedprofessionals for scientific study of Indian languages in the contemporary context. The specific objective is to encourage the pursuit of Linguistics/Language Sciences among the Scheduled Tribe young students and promote documentation, description and research on Indian languages.

The scholarships are intended to enable young tribal students to pursue Master’s/Integrated Master’s in Linguistics and Language Sciences. The awardees can pursue their course/programme in a recognized university/research institution of their choice. Students admitted to Integrated Master's programme in Linguistics/Language Sciences are eligible only after they have completed three years or completed courses equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree. The amount of finance assistance for Scholarships is Rs. 10,000 per month and an annual contingency grant of Rs. 20,000. The maximum duration for scholarships is two years. The scholarships are meant only for ST students. The selection of eligible candidates is based on performance in the scholarship test conducted by the Institute. The scholarship test may take place online or on-site at CIIL, Mysore.

For details, please use the following link: https://ciil.org/announcements/20230707JuniorFellowship_CIIL.pdf or drop an email to the following id: fellowships.ciil@gmail.com