INDIAN INSTITUTE OF DALIT STUDIES, NEW DELHI

(An ICSSR Recognized Research Institute)

&
ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG, SOUTH ASIA SOUTH ASIA

Call for Applications for

AMBEDKAR SUMMER SCHOOL, 2023
on
PUBLIC POLICY AND
MARGINALISED SOCIAL GROUPS
Applications are invited for Ambedkar Summer School, 2023
to be organized by Indian Institute of Dalit Studies in
collaboration with Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, South Asia in
May 2023. Ambedkar Summer School, a week-long residential
programme, aims to develop the capacity of youths from the
marginalized social groups by strengthening the knowledge
discourse and critical understanding of issues related to
public policy in practice through reading/writing, dialogue,
debates, discussions and critical questioning through lived
experiences. The participants of Ambedkar Summer School 2023 will join the larger cohorts of previous Ambedkar
Summer Schools participants. These participants are emerging as future leaders/academicians and activists
working on the issues related to marginalized social groups.
Mentorship of participants of Ambedkar Summer School
Ambedkar Summer School also offers mentorship programme for the participants. The mentorship initiatives
enable continuous engagements with the participants and help to remove barriers experienced by them in their
research. The mentorship panel consists of eminent academicians working on the issues of exclusion and
discrimination etc.
How to Apply
The research scholars and young activists working on the issues of marginalization and exclusion can apply for
Ambedkar Summer School 2023. The interested applicants need to send their detailed biodata along with an
abstract (about 1000 words) on the Public Policy and Marginalized Social Groups. After the Summer School, the
selected participants will develop their abstracts into academic articles which would be published in edited books
or in academic journals.
The organizers will bear the cost of travel (Train AC three tier), boarding and lodging during the course of the
programme.
Applications should be send by email to the programme convenor at ambedkarschooliidsrls@gmail.com
Last date of application: March 25, 2023
Noti cation to the selected participants: April 5, 2023
Ambedkar Summer School 2023: May 2023 (speci c date will be announced later)
For more information please visit: https://www.dalitstudies.org.in/ambedkar-summer-school/