Call for Proposals

Punyashloka Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Special Call for Women-Led Research on Women-Led Development

ICSSR invites proposalsfor research projects under the “Punyashloka Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Special Call for Women-Led Research on Women-Led Development”. The legendary queen of the Holkar dynasty is renowned for her visionary governance and dedication to social welfare. Honoring her legacy, this Call aims to encourage women academicians and researchers across Bharat to conduct research and explore how the women-led development framework enables solving critical social problems to achieve the goal of Viksit Bharat@2047. The rationales behind the Call is to foreground the diverse experiences of women across regions,sectors, cultures and time periods.

Eligibility: 1) This Special Call is exclusively for women researchers. Therefore, only women are eligible to apply as Project Director or Co-Project Director. 2) Women Researchers who are permanently employed or retired as faculty from UGC Recognized Indian Universities/Deemed to be Universities/ Affiliated Colleges/Institutions under (2) F or 12(B), ICSSR Research Institutes, ICSSR Recognised Institutes and Institutes of National Importance as defined by the Ministry of Education (MoE) are eligible to apply. 3) The Project Director and Co-Project Directors must also hold a Ph.D. Degree and belong to the field of Social and Human Sciences.

 Last date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

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