These are to enable Indian academics, writers and translators to spend time in selected universities for up to three months.

Eight fellowships have been agreed with universities. They are intended to be mutually beneficial and the fellow is expected to contribute to the life of the host institution. Recent Fellows have done this in various ways eg by leading seminars for postgraduate students, presenting papers or talking about their work.

Fellows are selected by agreement between the host institution and the trust, in some cases with the help of the British Council.

The fellowships cover international fares and accommodation and living costs in the UK.

Who is eligible?

Applicants should

• Be Indian citizens, domiciled and resident
• Be aged between 25 and 45
• Have completed their postgraduate studies in the area of their specialisation and/or have between five to seven years professional experience
• Include a proposal stating clearly what they want to work on in the host institution and how they plan to use the experience on their return to India
• Not have been given a Charles Wallace India Trust grant within the previous five years

The Fellowships and how to apply for them

Ways of applying vary and are described below.

Applicants should consult the relevant university web site for more details of universities and departments.

• Writer Fellowship at University of Kent, Department of English - Three months
• Writer Fellowship at University of Stirling, Centre of Commonwealth Studies - Three months.
• Translator Fellowships, British Centre for Literary Translation, University of East Anglia. Generally two awarded, both for January to March ie two months.
  Please note: there is now no upper age limit for Translator Fellowships
• Iqbal Sarin Visiting Fellowship in Journalism. Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies - Three months.
  This Fellowship, named in memory of a former journalist from the BBC World Service, gives a chance for a journalist to do a piece of supervised research on an agreed aspect of the media.

Applications for the writers, translators and journalism fellowships should be made through the nearest British Council office in India. Information about the universities can be found on their websites.

For the above fellowships applicants must submit

• A completed application form including a CV
• References from two people who know your work well
• Examples of your work as a writer/translator/journalist
• A statement describing clearly the work you wish to undertake under the writer/translator fellowship and your reasons for doing so or
• A statement describing clearly the piece of research you wish to undertake for the journalism fellowship and your reasons for doing so

Entries for writer and translator fellowships now closed for 2009 however applications welcome for 2010. Last year for applying is 31 March 2009

Entries for Iqbal Sarin Visiting Fellowship in Journalism are open till 15 November 2008.

Other Fellowships

• Visiting Fellow in Contemporary Asian Studies, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh - Three months.
  Apply direct. Contact Anthea Taylor
• Visiting Fellow in Indian Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies - Three months.
  Apply direct. See details at www.soas.ac.uk/csas and click on How to Apply
• Visiting Fellow in Contemporary South Asian Studies, Centre of South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge - Three months.
  Apply direct. Contact Jan Thulborn.
• Visiting Fellow in Social Anthropology at the School of History and Anthropology, Queen’s University Belfast - Three months. Apply direct. Contact Marie George.