Awardees for the 2006-07 Australia-India Council Australian Studies Fellowships Announced

The Australian Studies Fellowships were introduced in 2003 as a part of the Australia-India Council’s Australian Studies program. They are aimed at both established Indian academics and postgraduate students from Indian tertiary institutions with a strong interest in Australian studies. The primary purpose of the AIC Fellowship program is to more fully acquaint visiting Indian scholars with Australian Studies centres and programs in Australia; however, some agreed portion of the time, which is consistent with the itinerary, may be spent pursuing individual research on Australia.

Of the six fellowship awardees for 2006-07, two specialise in international relations studies, and one each in Aboriginal history and culture, curriculum development, legal and tourism studies:

1. Professor D N Banerjee, Burdwan University
2. Professor Kapil Kumar, IGNOU
3. Dr Amita Singh, JNU
4. Mr Angshuman Kar, Burdwan University
5. Mr Nabeel Ajmal Mancheri, JNU
6. Mr Kamala Kanta Dash, JNU

The AIC welcomes the addition of the Australian National University, the University of New South Wales and the University of South Australia (through the Hawke Institute) to the consortium of universities managing the program on behalf of AIC. Led by Curtin University, the consortium also includes Monash University and the University of Queensland.

The Australian Studies Fellowship program is growing from strength to strength, and the AIC believes it will continue to play an important role in consolidating Australia-India academic linkages.

For more details, visit the Australia-India Council website: http://www.dfat.gov.au/aic/