NCW Launches ‘SHAKTI Scholars : NCW’s Young Research Fellowship’ programme
On December 22, 2025, the National Commission for Women (NCW), under the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD), launched ‘SHAKTI Scholars: NCW Young Research Fellowship’, a research initiative, to promote policy-oriented research on issues affecting women in India.
On December 22, 2025, the National Commission for Women (NCW), under the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD), launched ‘SHAKTI Scholars: NCW Young Research Fellowship’, a research initiative, to promote policy-oriented research on issues affecting women in India.
- What? Launch of SHAKTI Scholars: NCW Young Research Fellowship
- Who? NCW (MoWCD)
- Purpose: To promote policy-oriented research for women
- Eligibility: Aged 21–30 with at least a bachelor’s degree
- Fund Support: Rs.1,00,000
- Application: Via email to NCW by 31 December 2025
About SHAKTI Scholars:
Focus Domains: It includes women’s safety and dignity, Gender-Based Violence (GBV), access to legal rights and justice, Cybersecurity and digital safety, and Implementation of workplace sexual harassment frameworks such as Prevention of Sexual Harasment (POSH).
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- It also includes Women’s leadership and political participation, health, nutrition, and education, economic empowerment and labour participation, and socio-cultural practices and work-life balance.
Eligibility: It includes Indian citizens aged 21 to 30 years with at least a bachelor’s degree, and independent researchers.
Grant: Selected SHAKTI Scholars receive a research grant of Rs 1,00,000 for a six-month project, disbursed in installments based on research progress.
Application Process: Applications can be submitted via electronic mail(email) to NCW, with the deadline set for 31 December 2025.
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