Scholarships/Fellowships
Call For Applications: The Samvidhaan Fellowship In Karnataka (2022-23) [Making Justice Mechanisms Accessible]
The Constitution of India guarantees its citizens certain fundamental rights and it is through the legislative process of law-making that the state gives these rights meaning. Yet most citizens are either unaware of their rights or do not understand how to enforce them. To bridge this gap, Nyaaya, with the support of Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives, is launching the Samvidhaan Fellowship in Karnataka. It is a one-year paid fellowship that will support six grassroots lawyers from ...
Centre for Civil Society: The Jeevika Fellowship To Protect The Rights Of Street Vendors In Delhi [ Apply By 31 March 2022]
Livelihood needs liberty. Liberty needs you! Join the Jeevika Fellowship to protect the rights of street vendors in Delhi Samjad—a fruit-vendor in the Yusuf Sarai market—was arbitrarily penalised INR 2000-3000 for accumulation of rubbish and causing nuisance under the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957. But the penalty under this Act is only INR 50. Centre for Civil Society (CCS) helped him to contest the fine before the Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ), Saket Court. ASJ observed that...
Apply Now: The Kapila & Nirmal Hingorani Foundation Pegasus Scholarship 2022
The Foundation is glad to announce the resumption of The Kapila & Nirmal Hingorani Foundation Pegasus Scholarship Programme, subject to the Covid-19 pandemic related conditions prevailing at the time of visit to the U.K. The Foundation invites applications for two Kapila & Nirmal Hingorani Foundation Pegasus Scholarships to be availed of in the year 2022. The last date for submission of applications is 10 March, 2022. It has been brought to the notice of the Foundation that...
CAN Foundation Announces Scholars Under Eklavya 2021: 40 Lakhs Distributed To 45 Students Across 10 NLUs
The Confederation of Alumni for National Law Universities (CAN Foundation) has announced the list of Scholars to be supported under Project Eklavya 2021. This year, the Foundation disbursed an amount of approximately Rs. 40 Lakhs to over 45 students from the country.Importantly, the Project seeks to assist young undergraduate law students from NLUs across the country in need of financial assistance. This assistance is rendered by means of an Annual Scholarship to the selected candidates...
Applications Open For Chevening Scholarships 2022-23
Chevening Scholarships offer full financial support for one year to candidates applying for a master's degree at any UK university – covering nearly 12,000 courses from more than 150 universities. The scholarship will cover: tuition fees for the selected course; travel expenses and visa fees; and a monthly stipend.India is home to the largest Chevening programme in the world. Chevening has been running the scholarship and fellowship programmes in India since 1983. It has helped more than 3,300...
Fellowship For Access To Justice in Rural Rajasthan- Part Of The Constitutional Values Fellowship Of The School For Democracy (Rural Lawyers Cluster)
This is a call for applications for a lawyer/s from historically marginalised communities who are interested in the institutions of the delivery of justice, especially in rural India. The applicant will work in selected parts of rural Rajasthan at a trial court level, on a full-time basis. The cluster will aim to build a network of lawyers in rural Rajasthan - mainly belonging to dalit, adivasi, women, nomadic, and minority communities. Through the fellows, the cluster aims to continuously...
CAN Foundation Announces 3rd Edition Of Project Eklavya To Support Undergrads In NLUs
Confederation of Alumni for National Law Universities (CAN) Foundation has released a call for applications under one of its flagship projects, Project Eklavya, for its 3rd edition, Eklavya 2021. Project Eklavya of the Foundation seeks to lift and impact deserving, but underprivileged, undergraduate students of National Law Universities of the Country. This is done by providing the students with an annual scholarship that facilitates them in attaining education at premier NLUs of the...
RGNUL Millennium Fellows 2021
Ten students of B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) have been selected as Millennium Fellows for Millennium Fellowship class of 2021 (August to November). The fellowship is a joint venture of United Nations Academic Impact and Millennium Campus Network. It is a development program convening, challenging and celebrating student leadership for UN Sustainable Development Goals. Millennium Fellows will receive training and earn a certificate of recognition from MCN and United Nations Academic Impact. RGNUL...
CCG Digital Fellowship: Call For Applications
The Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi (CCG), is calling for applications for the DIGITAL (Digital Rights and Inclusive Technology for All) Fellowship, to be offered to successful candidates for a period of 10 months on a full-time basis. The Fellows will be placed in a civil society organisation/litigation chambers that engage in digital rights litigation, and will also develop related legal and policy research under the guidance of CCG. About CCG ...
Applications Invited For Shamnad Basheer IP/Trade Fellowship With Texas A&M University School Of Law: Apply By September 15
The Association for Accessible Medicines has, in collaboration with the Texas A&M University School of Law, initiated the "Shamnad Basheer IP/Trade Fellowship with Texas A&M University School of Law". About This is the 1st edition of this Fellowship program that has been initiated in the loving memory of IP luminary, late Prof. Shamnad Basheer. Prof. Basher was a distinct legal scholar, who founded the IP blog SpicyIP and worked to make legal education accessible for underprivileged...
Call For Applications: IGLP Global Law And Policy Residential Fellowship Program
Harvard Law School’s Institute for Global Law and Policy Residential Fellowship Program applications are now open.Funding: Inaugurated in 2006, the Fellowship Program offers full or partial doctoral and post-doctoral fellowship support to a small number of scholars pursuing research in areas related to the IGLP’s ongoing work. The number of Fellowships awarded each year depends upon the available funding.Eligibility: Applicants considered for Fellowships are those whose work is challenging,...