The Duleep Matthai Nature Conservation Fellowship Programme aims to support individuals who are deeply committed to conserving biodiversity, protecting habitats, and keeping in check the exploitation of nature and natural resources. Registered under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950, the Duleep Matthai Nature Conservation Trust (DMNCT) supports work and activities that contribute to conserving and enhancing India's Ecological Security, particularly its basic life support systems, through protecting, restoring and enhancing the country's natural ecosystems, especially fragile ecosystems, conservation of endemic and endangered plant and animal species and their habitats. The fellowship programme is administered by the Foundation for Ecological Security (www.fes.org.in).
About the Fellowship
The Duleep Matthai Nature Conservation Fellowship programme supports initiatives that contribute to sustaining and enhancing India's ecological security by protecting, restoring and enriching India's forest cover, conserving endemic and endangered plant and animal species and their habitats, and restoring fragile ecosystems. In furtherance of its objectives, the DMNCT has instituted the Duleep Matthai Nature Conservation Fellowship Programme to support initiatives of individuals who are committed to objectives similar to the Trust and are prepared to undertake action-oriented work within a given time-frame. This includes efforts to:
1.Conserve and restore natural landscapes and other biodiversity rich areas.
2.Conserve endemic and endangered plant and animal species and lesser known biodiversity.
3.Promote innovative approaches towards environmental problems, and environmental decision-making.
4. Work for strengthening environmental governance.
Initiatives that strengthen environmental governance and highlight and revitalize key ecological processes, conserve endemic and endangered biodiversity and their habitats, and address specific threats to ecosystems and landscapes will especially be encouraged through the Fellowship Programme. Proposals that have an explicitly stated geographic and thematic focus stand a better chance of being selected for the Fellowship Programme. Preference would be given to applicants who do not have any ongoing support.
The Duleep Matthai Nature Conservation Fellowship Programme is open to motivated Indian citizens, below 30 years of age, who demonstrate interest in the objective of the call. The fellowship will be for a maximum period of two years and selected Fellows will receive an allowance, up to INR 2.5 lakh per annum, the exact amount depending on the Fellow's plan of action and budget proposed.
The Duleep Matthai Nature Conservation Fellows may be required to attend periodic events, workshops and visit the work of the other Fellows to share their experiences, and garner support for their work. The selected Fellows should be open to guidance and assistance from a peer organisation or individual.
Application Details
Applications are open until 10th February 2016.
Applications may be emailed to thematthaifellowships@fes.org.in. Hard copies may be mailed by post to: Duleep Matthai Nature Conservation Fellowship, C/o, Foundation for Ecological Security, A-1 Madhuram Park, Near Shrinathji Society, Ganesh Crossing, Anand – 388001, Gujarat. Each application received would be duly acknowledged.
Applications should include:
1. A proposal (within 2000 words), that clearly articulates the problem, analysis and proposed course of action, a tentative time-frame, a tentative budget and a section on links/references, if any. Importantly, the applicants should not only explain how they would spend the two years, but also what they hope to achieve through the fellowship.
2. Curriculum vitae of the applicant.
3. Recommendation letter from three referees (other than relatives), along with their
complete mailing address, phone number, email and Skype address (if available).
A selection committee will conduct an initial screening of the proposals received.
Shortlisted applicants would then be invited for personal interviews in April 2016.
For more information, please write to:matthaifellowships@fes.org.in
Dear IIMCians,
Maharashtra Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association will meet on January 30, Saturday at Cafe Coffee Day, Kamala Mills Compound, Lower Parel, Mumbai at 2.00 PM to discuss the preparations for Annual Alumni Meet Connections Mumbai 2016.
Alumni living in Maharashtra are requested to attend the meeting.
Thanks & Regards,
Sourav Mishra
General Secretary, Maharashtra
IIMC Alumni Association
Mobile- 99202-85887
Dear IIMCians,
Andhra Pradesh Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association met on January 10, 2016 at Huda Park, Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad. The meeting was presided over by chapter President Byomakesh Biswal. Executive member Mr. Abinash Mohapatra, Mr. Santiswarup Samantaray, Mr. Niharkanta Panda and Mr. Manoj Das and Ms. Subhashree Mohapatra attended the meeting.
Minutes of the Meeting
- The meeting mainly deliberated preparations for Connections 2016 to be held on 27th march in Hyderabad.
- Overall expense on Connections Hyderabad would be around 50,000 to 60,000.
- Andhra Pradesh Chapter officials will try to ensure all alumni living in state participate in meet.
- We discussed about the venue and concluded that a resort will be ideal for the event. Venue will be decided in the next meeting.
- The meeting discussed sponsorship for the alumni meet in Hyderabad.
- Executive member Mr. Abinash Mohapatra, Mr. Santiswarup Samantray and Mr. Niharkanta Panda plan to attend the National Meet in Delhi on 21st February.
- Next meeting of the AP Chapter has been tentatively scheduled for February 07 at Huda Park, Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad.
Thanks & Regards,
Byomakesh Biswal
President, Andhra Pradesh
IIMC Alumni Association will felicitate alumni bureaucrats this year at the Annual Alumni Meet Connections 2016 on February 21st at IIMC HQ, New Delhi.
Eligibility Criteria: IIMCAA will felicitate its alumni bureaucrats serving under:
1. All India & Allied Services allotted by UPSC after Annual Civil Services Examinations
2. State Administrative Service
3. State Police Service
4. Any other Services/ Organizations which IIMCAA will find suitable.
We shall publish profiles of such alumni in a series on our Facebook page and further share it on Google+, Twitter and LinkedIn profiles of IIMCAA from January 15th onward. The same shall also be published in the Souvenir of Connections 2016.
FB Series shall chronicle profile of an alumni in approximately 300 words covering their journey before & after IIMC and life as a bureaucrat with at least four photographs (profile, office, training, awards etc).
Frequency of such profiles will depend on the number of entries we receive from alumni or on behalf of alumni. Alumni may write for themselves or rope in other alumni to pen down their profile.
Have a look at 2014 Edition of Connection's Souvenir | Campus Wale Writers
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.765337390177867.1073742000.267535703291374&type=3
Have a look at 2015 Edition of Connection's Souvenir | Campus Wale Entrepreneurs
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1030915470286723.1073742214.267535703291374&type=3
Tentative List of Alumni Bureaucrats
Following are the alumni Bureaucrats we have in our knowledge so far. The list is provisional and felicitation is conditional to meeting criteria & consent of alumni itself to appear in our series on FB and in Souvenir and attend the felicitation at the Annual Alumni Meet Connections 2016 on February 21st, 2016 at IIMC HQ, New Delhi.
List of Alumni Bureaucrats in Descending Order as Per IIMC Batch
1. Mr. Prem Prakash, HJ, New Delhi- 1995-96 Batch | IOFS, 1998 Batch
2. Mr. Santosh Dubey, HJ, New Delhi- 1995-96 Batch | CSE, 1998 Batch
3. Mr. Sumitra Mohan, EJ, New Delhi- 1996-97 Batch | IAS- West Bengal Cadre, 2002 Batch
4. Mr. Asif Jalal, EJ, New Delhi- 1997-98 Batch | IPS- Himachal Pradesh Cadre, 2002 Batch
5. Mr. Sushil Yadav, EJ, New Delhi- 1997-98 Batch | DANICS, 2002 Batch
6. Mr. Amit Katoch, EJ, New Delhi- 1997-98 Batch | IP&TAFS, 1998 Batch
7. Mr. Sanjiv Kumar Besra, EJ, New Delhi- 2001-02 Batch | IAS- Jharkhand Cadre, 2012 Batch
8. Mr. Kishor Kaushal, HJ, New Delhi- 2005-06 Batch | IPS- Jharkhand Cadre- 2012 Batch
9. Mr. Rahul Chandra, HJ, New Delhi- 2005-06 Batch | Bihar Administrative Service, 2013 Batch
We seek your help to reach out to other alumni bureaucrats, falling under our felicitation criteria, whom we might have missed in this primary list. Help us with their name, batch, email, mobile no. etc.
Enrich the list and make it a grand success.
Thanks & Regards,
Suresh Kumar Vashishth
Convener, Connections 2016
EJ, New Delhi- 1994-95 Batch | IAS- Odisha Cadre, 1998 Batch
