CRY for Rights

Updated on: Monday, January 02, 2012

CRY – Child Rights and You is inviting applications for the National Child Rights Research Fellowships 2012-2013. The research fellowships, now in its sixth year, were introduced by CRY with the aim to explore various dimensions of child rights, within the broad understanding of Justice for Children.

The initiative acknowledges the need for enabling opportunities to investigate the complex structures and networks within which childhood is lived and child rights are restored. CRY is looking for new ideas, a combination of formal and informal approaches to explore and discover simple and complex truths about the interplay of culture, ethics and policies determining childhoods.

Speaking about the fellowships, Vijayalakshmi Arora, director, Policy and Advocacy, CRY said, “The rationale for the initiative was that there is little research in the area of childhood and child rights that is not driven by government programming priorities or by international donors, their worldviews and their perceptions. There is a real need for information on child rights that could strengthen advocacy efforts, and effectively take governments to task on broken promises.”

The National Child Rights Research Fellowships attempt to reach out to and engage with researchers from smaller towns and villages across the country. The fellowship is open to all citizens of India, though preference will be given to those who have studied in government schools where no fees have been charged. Research may also be conducted in the candidate’s language of choice.

Interested applicants must submit a two-paged CV, accompanied by a three-paged proposal which includes methodology, timelines and a detailed budget, as well as a sample of a self-authored article, paper or document on a similar theme, whether published or unpublished. The last date for applications is February 17th, 2012. Please visit www.cry.org for detailed information on the application process.

CRY for Rights

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