New India Foundation Fellowship

The New India foundation fellowship is launched by the New India Foundation for different writers and scholars who work on various aspects of the history of independent India. It is the most significant idea of the New India Foundation, which is awarded to many applicants. About 15-20 are shortlisted to discuss with the Jury panel, after which 5-10 fellowships are awarded to the deserving candidates.

Note: New India foundation fellowship application for 2023 still needs to be updated. However, the expected date for 2023 will be declared soon.

Table of Content

• Eligibility Criteria
• Rewards
• Documents Required
• How to apply for the New India Foundation Fellowships?
• Contact Details

Eligibility Criteria

The New India foundation fellowship eligibility criteria for talented writers and scholars can be summarised below.

• The applicant must be an Indian citizen.
• They should be writers or scholars working on various aspects of the history of independent India.
• The fellows who have previously benefited from the New India foundation fellowships 2023 are also eligible to apply.

Rewards

The New India foundation fellowships 2023 is an excellent fellowship program for budding and professional writers and scholars who have deeply studied the history of independent India and contributed significantly to writing. The following points summarise the New India foundation fellowships amount.

• A total number of 5 to 10 fellowships are awarded to the eligible candidates.
• The fellowships are awarded for a one-year duration. A fellowship stipend of INR 1,50,000 per month is assigned to the selected scholars.

How to Apply for the New India Foundation Fellowships?

The candidates for the New India fellowship are invited through select advertising in leading journals of India. The trustees examine analyse the proposals to shortlist deserving candidates from the submissions. The shortlisted candidates are called for an interview, with a jury panel of distinguished people of the society belonging to the fields of business, scholarship, social service etc. The process to apply for the New India foundation fellowships online can be understood through the following steps.

Step 1:  The interested candidates firstly need to visit the official page of New India Foundation Fellowships to get the details about the scholarship.

Step 2: Afterwards they are required to fill in all the details asked in the New India foundation fellowship application form.

Step 3: The applicants must attach all the relevant documents asked in the form, failure of any of which could lead to the rejection of application.

Step 4: Finally they can submit the duly filled New India foundation fellowship online form and avail the benefits of this much prestigious scholarship scheme.

Documents Required 

There are certain New India foundation fellowships 2023 documents for all the applicants, which must be attached along with the online application form. A list of those documents is provided below.

• CV (resume)
• Book proposal (within 5,000 words)
• Writing samples (within 5,000 words)

Contact Details

The New India foundation fellowships scheme is open to all writers and scholars who are Indian nationals. The application invitations are published in the leading journals of India in the form of select advertisements. If the interested candidates have any doubts, they can connect with the concerned persons in the below-given contact details.

For more details, visit our Scholarships 2023 Directory.