Knowledge Management
Awards and Scholarships: To encourage individuals and institutions, CEMCA has constituted several national and international awards, scholarships, internships, attachment and fellowships. The awards and scholarship schemes are under constant review and will be extended to other universities in future.
Awards: CEMCA awards for the best ODL student in Information and Communication Technologies or Electronic media and Mass Communication studies are presented to students of Open University of Malaysia (OUM), Malaysia, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India and Krishna University, Andhra Pradesh, India. At IGNOU, the woman student in an ICT related course is also given CEMCA award.
Scholarships: Scholarships are offered to students of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU) enrolled in ICT and the Certificate Programme in Community Radio and best performing students of National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) in various streams of study.
Internships, Attachments and Fellowships:
Internships: This is targeted at young and early career scholars in India to provide quality work experience in application of educational technologies and understand issues related to international development agenda in Asian perspective. Internships are available for a maximum of six months. (See Internship rules)
Attachments/Fellowships: This is aimed at supporting mid-career teachers in ODL institutions to undertake research in a topic within the scope of CEMCA’s field of competence. Attachment period may range from 2-8 weeks at CEMCA, while research fellowships are available for short term action research that can be completed from researcher’s own organization. Such openings are announced through CEMCA website.
