Internships-Programme BluePrint

STAGE 1: THE APPLICATION PROCESS

Applications should include the following documents:

 Copy of the department/institution profile to which the applicant is affiliated

 Curriculum Vitae (CV) of the applicant

 Letter specifying the proposed duration of the internship

 A Statement of Purpose (minimum 500 words) outlining the reason for application, the area of interest of the applicant, and a brief description of the project idea that the intern wants to pursue at KCHR.

 Two academic reference letters.

STAGE 2: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MoU)

It is desirable that the applicant take the initiative to suggest the signing of an MoU between KCHR and the affiliate institution of the applicant. (The MoU will be signed on a Rs. 100 stamp paper bearing the seal and signature of the Head of the institute to which the applicant is affiliated.)

STAGE 3: COMMENCEMENT OF THE INTERNSHIP

Applicants will be informed of their application results through email/phone and will be required to pay the full internship fee (as described on pages 2-3) at the beginning of the internship.

STAGE 4: END OF THE INTERNSHIP

After the completion of the pre-agreed duration of the internship, the intern must submit a Research Report for evaluation by KCHR. An expert committee will evaluate the report and their comments will be provided to the intern/institution concerned. A Certificate of Internship* will be issued by KCHR after successful completion of the internship. *Potential interns may be asked by KCHR to write a co-authored research paper for submission to a peer-reviewed international research journal at the end of their internship. This will generally be communicated at the beginning of the internship and the certificate will only be issued after the paper has been produced and submitted for review in one of these journals.