Last date
20/11/2025
Reward
Not Available
Qualification
Other
Post
Under Graduate
General information
Scholarship name
UNNATI FELLOWSHIP FOR WOMEN - SWAYAM SHIKSHAN PRAYOG
Pune-based NGO Swayam Shikshan Prayog launched a fellowship programme for 20 rural women. Unnati Global Forum is the first-of-its-kind event focusing on the achievements, perseverance, and potential of grassroots women leaders. The Forum is organized by Swayam Shikshan Prayog and the first event will be hosted this year in May. The theme of this year’s Unnati Global Forum is ‘Women Lead Change’. The Unnati Fellowship For Women aims to enable leadership and entrepreneurship in women from the grassroots level through the creation of an action-based programme that supports women to go from “Margin to Mainstream”. Twenty grassroots women with potential from the drought-prone districts of Maharashtra with potential have been selected as Unnati Fellows through an extensive process on the basis of their vision and passion for transforming their communities. ITEM DESCRIPTION Name UNNATI FELLOWSHIP FOR WOMEN - SWAYAM SHIKSHAN PRAYOG Provided By SWAYAM SHIKSHAN PRAYOG
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Scholarship type
- Private
- Fields
- Other
- For
- Under Graduate
Key dates
Last date to apply: 20/11/2025 The last date to apply for this scholarship is November 20, 2026.
Eligibility
- The Forum will see participants from diverse backgrounds like academicians, bilateral and multilateral organizations, policymakers, corporates, and philanthropists.
- Twenty grassroots women with potential from the drought-prone districts of Maharashtra with potential will be selected as Unnati Fellows through an extensive process on the basis of their vision and passion for transforming their communities.
Award & availability
Stated amount: Not Available The Fellowship will entitle them to 12-month financial support in the form of a monthly stipend along with intensive mentoring and support from the SSP team and ecosystem. Twenty grassroots women with potential from the drought-prone districts of Maharashtra with potential will be selected as Unnati Fellows through an extensive process on the basis of their vision and passion for transforming their communities.
Application
No information available. To apply please visit: https://swayamshikshanprayog.org/ A specially designed Unnati Leadership Workshop will focus on self-empowerment, understanding and planning the journey of these Fellows as Change-makers and community development. This workshop will be followed by an onsite ideation (at the respective village level) with the Fellows to identify and discuss community level issues. In addition, a ‘write shop’ is also planned with the Fellows to enable them to articulate their vision and plans for the Fellowship Period. The Fellows will then share their plans and dreams with their communities – Self Help Groups, Gram Panchayat members and other key community members and seek their inputs. Finally, the Fellows will present their plans at the Unnati Global Forum. The Fellows will be formally awarded the Fellowship at the event. For further details please check: https://swayamshikshanprayog.org/
Selection process
Applications from 200 women leaders were received, which detailed their achievements, the challenges they have identified and the solutions they plan to implement. Out of this vast number, 20 women have been shortlisted, who will be further categorized into Aspire Fellows and Accelerator Fellows. The 15 Aspire Fellows and the 5 Accelerator Fellows will be selected. The selection process will include the involvement and advice of renowned specialists and experts in the area of women’s rights, leadership and microfinance, through their active participation in the District Level Jury and the Unnati Expert Panel. Other Info Vision To build a robust partnership ecosystem that enables grassroots women’s networks to access skills training, financial and digital literacy, and technology and marketing platforms. Mission To promote inclusive, sustainable community development by empowering women in low income climate threatened communities/regions. Swayam Shikshan Prayog repositions women’s collectives by training them as farmers and entrepreneurs and thereby increasing their economic and social resilience.
Contact
SWAYAM SHIKSHAN PRAYOG Gayatri Building, Opp Orchid School (Gate 2),Balewadi Phata, Baner ,Pune 411045. Phone: +91 20 20251356 Email: connect@swayamshikshanprayog.org, sspindia1@gmail.com Apply Now https://swayamshikshanprayog.org/