R. Rajaram Grit Research Fellowship: Prajnya Trust
R. Rajaram Grit Research Fellowship: Prajnya Trust
Application Deadline January 10, 2024
Prajnya Trust Prajnya is a Chennai-based nonprofit working for peace, justice and security through two broad areas of activity–gender equality activism and peace education. Our activities are research, public education and network-building. We are funded primarily by individual donations; our work therefore belongs to the community and count each donor as a fellow-traveler towards our vision. Extremely small in every way, Prajnya’s volunteers have taken this journey forward one task, one day at a time, towards a tenth anniversary on September 9, 2017.
Location: India
Email: [email protected]
Deadline: January 10, 2024
Fellowship amount: INR 50,000/-
Prajnya invites applications for the 2024 R. Rajaram GRIT Research Fellowships.
Founded in the memory of R. Rajaram in his centenary year, the Fellowship is intended to support original research on a subject relating to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). The Fellowship has also included specific research responsibilities at Prajnya.The 2024 Rajaram Fellowship is envisioned as a programme of support–financial, mentoring and networking for original research on sexual or gender-based violence. The projects must be completed within a mutually agreed time-frame.
Fellowship projects
The proposed project will study any aspect of SGBV. We are open to supporting projects that investigate the social, economic and/or political conditions surrounding the occurrence of SGBV; their prevalence and/or consequences; how policies and budget allocations have worked or should work; or any other relevant topic. The project should be original and have a feasible research design.
Academic/ Policy Research Fellows will have at minimum a Master’s degree in the social sciences, policy studies or humanities with evidence of research experience (for instance, a published or unpublished research paper). Applicants can be early-career academics (PhD students or postdocs), employees at a policy/research organisation, or independent researchers who are seeking additional funding for their research. The primary language for written projects will be English and therefore, English proficiency is essential but research proficiency in one other Indian language is desirable.
How to apply
Applications will be accepted only via email ([email protected]) and must be submitted by January 10, 2024. Only complete applications will be considered.