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The Inlaks Fellows for Social Engagement at the annual fellowship workshop 2025Apply Now
Deadline: 31st December 2025 ; 11:59PM IST
No applications will be accpeted after the deadline.
Our online application system allows the applicant to send a request to their referees for reference letters while the application is in draft mode.
Hence, applicants must ensure their Letter of Recommendation and Letter of Reference come in before 31st December 2025 for their application to be considered.
The fellowship project pursued may take many forms, including action-oriented research, cause lawyering, grassroots journalism, ecological efforts, community rights, public health, archiving, reviving, or reporting on dying arts, culture, language etc. (Applicants proposing to work on art installations, photo books etc. are not eligible to apply for this fellowship. They are encouraged to apply for the Inlaks Fine Arts Award for which more details can be found HERE).
The fellowship is committed to supporting equality of opportunity, social inclusion, freedom of expression, and respect for individual and constitutional rights.
The fellowship is only to support individual learning and not for any organizational work. In pursuance towards this learning, fellows must attend three workshops hosted by the foundation at regular intervals.
The Fellowship is for two years, subject to the satisfactory completion of a probation period and a quarterly and annual review of the Fellow’s work. The probation period will be for the first six months of the Fellowship.
Depending on the geographical location of the fellow, the Fellowship stipend* will be as follows:
INR 45,000 per month if the fellow is living and working in a “X” category area.
INR 35,000 per month if the fellow is living and working in a “Y” category area.
INR 25,000 per month if the fellow is living and working in a “Z” category area.
*Please note that the final stipend amount is at the Foundation’s discretion. The definition of the categories is available here.
The applicant must be an Indian citizen currently residing in India.
The applicant must be born on or after 1st January 1990.
The applicant must be a graduate (hold a Bachelor's degree) from a recognised institute/university in India.
In the absence of a Bachelor's degree, they must carry at least three years of relevant work experience.
Those enrolled in academic studies/PhD for the duration of the fellowship are not eligible to apply.
Click on "Apply Now" at the top of the page that will lead you to the detailed application instructions and the application form.
You may also refer to the video to guide you through the application process.
For any further questions, please reach out to fellowships@inlaksfoundation.org
Please note that we will be unable to respond to individual queries regarding the status of your application.
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