Florida (USA), August 6, 2012: Applications are invited for the Latika and Rajiv Jain Fellowship in Religious Studies (Jain Studies) at the Florida International University.
Interested candidates can apply for this two-year graduate fellowship to be awarded to highly-qualified and motivated students in Religious Studies with focus on Jain Studies.
Candidates should have a BA (all branches will be considered), with an undergraduate GPA of 3.5, and meet university requirements for admission.
The Fellowship will cover tuition and a stipend for two years and the intervening summer, plus a stipend to help defray the cost of fees. Study and research in India is possible. It is expected that the holder of this Fellowship will pursue an MA thesis in Jain Studies.
The deadline for application is April 1, 2013 and the Fellowship will be tenable from August 2013.
For further queries, write to:
Dr. Nathan Katz, Bhagwan Mahavir Professor of Jain Studies, Department of Religious Studies, Florida International University – DM 305A Miami, FL 33199 (USA)
For details about master’s in Religious Studies, and for application, log on to http://religion.fiu.edu/academics/graduate-program/ma-programm/; Web link: http://spirituality.fiu.edu.; Email: spirituality@fiu.edu.
– News Courtesy: The Hindu