Call for Applications! for EKLAVYA Research Affiliation Programme 2024-25! Apply Now!
‘Research Affiliates’ – (RA)
Through the Eklavya programme, NLU Delhi is looking to identify ‘Research Affiliates’ and work with them in developing high quality legal scholarship. The Research Affiliation Programme, subject to other eligibility conditions, is open to all individuals who engage with the law in significant ways as part of their work. It is not essential that potential applicants have a law degree or that they ‘practice’ law as understood traditionally.
Eligibility
- Any individual with at least three years of demonstrable experience working on issues that have significant interface with the law.
- At least three years should have passed after the completion of the undergraduate degree.
- If an applicant is in full time/ parttime employment with any organisation/ firm/ company/ law chambers/ government department etc, approval to be part of this fellowship will be required at the time of final selection. Selfemployed individuals/ freelancers/ independent consultants etc will have to provide a declaration to that effect at the time of final selection.
- These are only conditions for the applications to be considered and there will be separate criteria for shortlisting applicants for further stages of the application process.
Application Process
- Applicants will have to complete an online application form and also upload the documents mentioned below.
- A statement of no more than 500 words demonstrating experience with issues that have a significant interface with the law and its relevance for the proposed research.
- A statement of no more than 1000 words on the proposed research and paper that the applicant intends to complete during the fellowship. It must clearly identify the research question and its scope must be such that it can be completed in a year.
- A statement of no more than 500 words that provides a feasibility justification speaking to the manner in which the applicant intends to undertake the fellowship alongside existing commitments. Generic justifications will not suffice and there must be a demonstrable feasibility contained in the statement.
- Applicants will also have to upload their CV and academic transcripts
Honorarium
An appropriate honorarium, as may be decided by the University, is also proposed after the completion and publication of the assignment.
Application Form and Last Date
Applications for this cycle must be submitted only by using the online form available here:
Registrations as per the details provided above must be submitted latest by 5.00PM on Sunday, 30th June 2024.
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