At the top of the Fellowship, three papers might be awarded ₹1 lakh every in prize cash for analysis papers decided by the jury

BENGALURU, India, Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Takshashila Institution, India’s premier unbiased centre for analysis and training in public coverage, has introduced its Network for Advanced Study of Technology Geopolitics (NAST) Fellowship, a singular programme that goals to construct high-quality scholarship in India on the intersection of know-how and geopolitics. Discussions round rising and demanding applied sciences usually lack a prudent understanding of how rising applied sciences, geoeconomics, and geopolitics work together and may play a pivotal function in shaping India’s nationwide energy. This fellowship goals to bridge this hole.

“This multi-year programme will create a cross-disciplinary community of scholars and a body of knowledge that will inform policy, strategy, economics, technology and society,” mentioned Pranay Kotasthane, Deputy Director and Chair of the High-Tech Geopolitics Programme at The Takshashila Institution.

NAST invitations purposes from researchers from any background, together with from universities, analysis institutes, media, authorities companies and trade, who’re obsessed with enterprise contemporary analysis on the intersection between rising applied sciences, geoeconomics and geopolitics.

The NAST Fellowship presents alternatives for fellows to work below the co-guidance of foremost consultants and work in the direction of a publication within the main journals and publications within the area. In addition, a money prize of ₹1 lakh might be awarded to every of the three greatest papers decided by the jury.

NAST fellows will undertake analysis in a number of of the next areas: superior telecommunications like 5G/6G, and so forth; synthetic intelligence; free and open-source software program and applied sciences; biotechnology and bioeconomy; nuclear applied sciences; quantum computing; house applied sciences; semiconductors; uncommon earth; or some other important and rising know-how area.

Prospective fellows should both be working or finding out in India, have at the least an undergraduate diploma and be proficient in English.

The software window for the Pioneer NAST Fellowship Cohort is now open:

• January 31, 2024 – Call for Proposals
• March 10, 2024 – Research proposal submission deadline
• April 10, 2024 – Evaluation & notification of chosen analysis proposals
• April 15, 2024 – Start of NAST fellowship
• June 15, 2024 – Deadline for submission of first draft
• August 15, 2024 – Deadline for submission of second draft
• October 4-6, 2024 – 2-day educational workshop with mentors and fellows in Bengaluru
• November 30, 2024 – Submission of ultimate draft to mentors
• January 31, 2024 – Submission of ultimate draft to NAST crew
• February 28, 2025 – Selection & award of prime 3 paper submissions by an unbiased jury

How will candidates be chosen?

Prospective fellows should submit a short analysis proposal (2000 phrases max) demonstrating their curiosity and functionality to finish the mission. The proposal submission course of begins on January thirty first, 2024, and ends on March tenth, 2024. The proposal ought to clearly state the present gaps in analysis and the way the creator(s) would strategy the difficulty.

Along with the analysis proposal submission, the creator(s) should additionally ship a previous writing pattern, both printed or unpublished, on any subject that’s greater than 1000 phrases.

Up to 3 authors can submit a joint proposal. Multidisciplinary approaches and collaborations are inspired.

Post-screening course of

After analysis and screening, chosen candidates might be invited to affix the fellowship and assigned mentors primarily based on their analysis proposal. The greatest analysis outputs might be rewarded with money prizes and commendations.

About Takshashila

The Takshashila Institution is an unbiased centre for analysis and training in public coverage. It is a non-partisan, non-profit organisation that seeks to remodel India by way of higher public insurance policies, and bridging the governance hole by creating higher public servants, civil society leaders, professionals, and knowledgeable residents. Takshashila creates change by connecting good individuals, to good concepts and good networks. It produces unbiased coverage analysis in various areas of governance, it grooms civic leaders by way of its on-line training programmes and engages in public discourse by way of its publications and digital media.

For extra particulars, go to: https://takshashila.org.in/network-for-advanced-study-of-technology-geopolitics

You may additionally contact:
Pranay Kotasthane
Chair, High-Tech Geopolitics Programme
Deputy Director, Takshashila Institution
Email: [email protected]

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