Internship at Centre for Civil Society

The Centre for Civil Society is an independent, non-profit, research and educational organisation devoted to improving the quality of life for all citizens of India by reviving and reinvigorating civil society.

Centre for Civil Society is inviting applications for its Summer Research Internship Program 2007. The Program will provide a learning experience to college students not only in real-life application of economic, political, and social theories and principles but also in learning and mastering the skills of research, analysis, and writing. This program encourages college students to understand and investigate public policy issues.

Every year 30 students are selected from all over India and abroad through a competitive process of a written application and an interview. Their work is published in newspapers, college magazines, our books, and some interns are also interviewed by the media.

This program is supported by Sir Ratan Tata Trust under its initiative on Youth and Civil Society.

• Period of Internship: Summer (May-July 2007). Internship is also offered post July 2007 where interns train under CCS Research Associates. It is a full-time program.
• Eligibility: College students or recent graduates in any discipline can apply from all over world.
• Place of Internship: Choice of any location in India
• Application procedure: Download and fill in application form. Final selection will be based on an interview

Please send the completed application:

By email to: internship@ccs.in
By courier to:
Internship Coordinator, Centre for Civil Society
K-36 Hauz Khas Enclave, New Delhi 110016, India
Phone: 011-2653 7456/ 2652 1882 Fax: 011-2651 2347

Application deadline for post July: 31 May 2007

For more details and downloading the application form you may visit http://www.ccsindia.org/researching_internship_program.asp