Call for Applications:

Duration: July 2025 – March 2026

Application deadline: 7 May 2025

The past seven decades, since India’s independence from colonial rule, the subcontinent has seen major political, economic, social and cultural events that have shaped the region and influenced mind-sets in a manner that effects the communities we live in. While there is academic research on-going and available on post-1947 history, it is yet to be included in the school history syllabi across the country. The school curriculum up to grade 10 continues to be a chronological narrative of selective events from select geographical areas, ending at 1947. Furthermore, in the recent past some of the changes that have been incorporated in history textbooks blur the line between history and mythology.

The importance of teaching contemporary and interdisciplinary history at the school level cannot be stressed enough. And teachers who understand the need to introduce issues of contemporary relevance, discuss consequences and go beyond the syllabus in their classrooms rue the lack of essential teaching material at their disposal and a lack of time to develop these materials.

At History for Peace we are constantly exploring ideas that address the challenges faced by the social science teaching community and finding viable solutions for them. Over the past nine years as part of our internship programme for post-graduate students, we have developed several arts based teaching resources that have been received favourably by educators. We are now keen on expanding the scope of this by introducing a non-residential fellowship preferably for in-service teachers that encourages them to research a particular topic in twentieth century History, specifically focussing on gaps in the syllabus that they believe need to be addressed followed by a teaching resource based on the research. The duration of the fellowship will be nine months.

Eligibility:

• In-service teachers

The fellowship offers:

• 1 position for applicants from across India

• Stipend Rs 40,000/month

• The freedom to research a topic of choice from 20th Century history of the region in keeping with the goals of the project

• Regular interaction with a designated scholar and assistance from the History for Peace team throughout the duration of the fellowship

• Digital and print publication of research paper and teaching module

• Dissemination of teaching material across the country

  
  

Fellows are expected to:

• Submit a 700–1000 word proposal on their chosen research area along with a covering letter

  • Include a brief on the theoretical and methodological approaches to the research and any foreseeable challenges to the work.

  • Include a statement on how this research will examine and contribute to understandings of the erosion of people’s rights (in relation to the subject matter).

• Be available for interviews as part of the selection process

• On being selected commit full time to nine months duration of the fellowship

• Commit to 2 in-person meetings with supervisor.

• Submit a ten to twelve thousand word research paper within five months.

• Submit a teaching resource with a minimum of six lesson ideas based on the research paper by the end of the fellowship. The teaching material should be in line with the goals of History for Peace and should address the chosen topic in-depth.

Applicants will be selected by a team of experienced scholars.

Submit your applications to info@historyforpeace.pw along with a covering letter.