Applications Invited for Fifth Cohort of the P. A. Sangma Fellowship for Legal and Policy Research

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About the Organization

NLSIU was the first National Law University established in India in 1986. The premier law school was set up with a mission to pioneer legal education reforms, and to anchor the transformation of the Indian legal system through research and policy interventions.

About the Fellowship

The P. A. Sangma Fellowship for Legal and Policy Research is a research fellowship offered by the Government of Meghalaya exclusively for graduates of NLSIU. The Fellowship looks to expose students to the complex social and economic challenges of Meghalaya, a Sixth Schedule State, and generate interventions after analysing legal and policy frameworks in collaboration with senior policymakers of the Government.

The University signed an MoU with the Department of Law, Government of Meghalaya on April 04, 2022, to jointly offer this Fellowship for Legal and Policy Research. The Fellowship is named after the former Chief Minister of Meghalaya and Speaker of Lok Sabha, Shri. P. A. Sangma.

The Fellowship is open to two categories of students: 1) NLSIU students who have graduated in the B.A. LL.B (Hons.), LL.M. and M.P.P. courses, 2) domicile citizens of Meghalaya with law degrees from any universities.

This is the fourth cohort of the Research Fellows (2024). These are full-time positions, based out of Meghalaya. These Research Fellows will be mentored, jointly by Nodal Officers of the Government of Meghalaya and NLSIU. The start date of the Fellowship is the first week of July 2024.

Research Fellows will be eligible to receive a monthly stipend of Rupees Sixty Thousand (INR 60,000 per month) as well as a monthly house rent allowance of Rupees Ten Thousand (INR 10,000 per month).

Who can Apply

• Candidates with a Bachelor’s or a Master’s Degree from NLSIU, Bangalore
• Domicile citizens of Meghalaya with law degree from any university.

How to Apply

Please fill out the Google form available here and include the following:

• Your updated CV/resume [not more than two (02) pages]
• A statement of purpose (up to 1000 words)
• Details of two (02) references with contact details
• Eligible and shortlisted candidates will be interviewed. Upon selection, the Government of Meghalaya will provide the terms of reference for the Fellowship.

Deadline

The last date for submission of applications is June 7, 2025 | 5 pm. 

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