Date: 13 Jul 2019 |
BACKGROUND
Deliberations during ICOMOS India’s AGM-2019, held on 21-22 June 2019 at Varanasi, reiterated the significant role of ICOMOS India’s National Scientific Committees (NSCs) in gathering, studying and disseminating knowledge regarding the principles, techniques and policies pertaining to heritage protection of various domains comprising India’s Cultural Heritage. A step towards achieving this would be identification of gaps in the focus areas of each Committee and undertaking systematic research to fill the same. Each NSC of ICOMOS India corresponds to a International Scientific Committee (ISCs) of ICOMOS and, the NSCs also need to focus on a meaningful corroboration with ISCs, aiming towards a global acknowledgement of the specificities of Indian heritage. The AGM also emphasized the advisory role of ICOMOS India in World Heritage matters as well as the need for all NSCs to recognise this role and actively work towards strengthening it.
- The NSCs should send the proposals in the prescribed ICOMOS India NSC Proposal Template (See https://www.icomosindia.com/library/nsc-proposals-2019.html).
- The research project has to be completed within a year of its approval (End-September 2020).
- Seed grants are available up to a limit of Rs. 25,000/- per NSC.
- Proposals should be sent to icomosindia@gmail.com, copied to nsccounselor.icomosindia@gmail.com.
REVIEW OF PROPOSALS
All submitted proposals will be reviewed by three area experts from the members of ICOMOS India. In rare cases, when the relevant expertise is not available within the membership, external advisors may be called upon. Experts will be nominated while carefully taking into account conflict of interests. Criteria of the Review of the
Proposals will be as follows:
- Linkage with the objectives of ICOMOS India as set out in its Memorandum of Association (MoA) (Ref: https://www.icomosindia.com/library/memorandum-of-association.html)
- Meaningful corroboration with discourses of the corresponding International Scientific Committee/s (ISCs) with an emphasis on the Indian view of the concerned domain;
- Relationship with World Heritage Sites in India, whether inscribed or on the Tentative List;
- Conformity to the mandate of “Heritage and Democracy” as committed during GA-2017;
- Cross-disciplinary and Pan-India Studies, with collaboration of up to 4 different NSCs;
- Completeness of information and clear articulation of all aspects in the Proposal Template.
KEY DATES
- Announcement Call for Proposal and NSC Conclave - Monday, 8th July 2019
- Submission of Proposals by NSC Coordinators - Friday, 16th August 2019
- Announcement of Reviewers - Monday, 19thAugust 2019
- First Feedback by Reviewers - Monday, 9th September 2019
- Re-submission of Proposals based on Feedback - Monday, 30th September 2019
- Presentation of the Proposals (at NSC Conclave) - Thursday, 10th October 2019
- Announcement of Award (at NSC Conclave) - Friday, 11th October 2019
- Submission of the Final Proposal - Monday, 21st October 2019
- Administrative Review by the Secretariat - Monday, 11th November 2019
- Resubmission (if needed) by Project Coordinator - Monday, 25th November 2019
- Final Approval and Signing of Agreements - Friday, 6th December 2019
Note: Further processes of peer reviews of the research, disbursal of the Grant Award and review of project progress will be scheduled for each Grant as per the Agreement
