Inlaks King's India Institute Studentship 2025

The Inlaks King's India Institute Studentship 2025 offers financial support to Indian doctoral candidates pursuing research in Humanities and Social Sciences. The studentship funds a short-term research visit of up to 3 months at the King’s India Institute, King’s College London, enabling scholars to access resources, meet experts, and advance their research. Selected students will receive rewards of up to USD 2,220 per month and other benefits.

Source: inlaksfoundation.org

The Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation, in collaboration with King’s India Institute, King’s College London is offering this opportunity.

To be eligible, an applicant must:-

• be an Indian passport holder 
• not be born before 1 January 1990
• be holding a confirmed PhD registration in an Indian university for at least two years but not more than three years.
• have first-class Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.
• have conducted research related to the humanities or social sciences.
• have positive communication from experts at King’s India Institute that they wish to engage with

Note:- An applicant is eligible to apply for either the Inlaks-King’s India Institute Studentship or the Inlaks Research and Travel Grant in the same year, but not for both simultaneously.

Selected candidates will receive various benefits:-

• Travel allowance reimbursed up to USD 1,000.
• Monthly maintenance expenses up to USD 2,220.
• Funds for purchasing materials and making copies up to USD 500.
• Health allowance up to USD 500.
• Additional support from King’s College London of GBP 1,000 for the entire visit duration.

Eligible applicants can apply by following these steps:-
Step 1: Click on the 'Apply Now' button.
Step 2: Click the 'Register' button and fill in the required registration details. (Note:- If already registered, log in using Gmail/Mobile number/Email ID)
Step 3:  Navigate to the ‘Apply Now’ button and click it.
Step 4: Click ‘Sign up’, enter the mentioned details, and click on the ‘Continue’ button.
Step 5: Type a password and click the ‘Continue’ button. 
Step 6: Click on ‘Continue’ on the pop-up and then click on the ‘Send verification code’ button. 
Step 7: Enter the verification code and click the ‘Continue’ button. 
Step 8: Enter all the details mentioned, tick the check box, and click on the ‘Apply Now’ button.

• Indian passport
• Proof of PhD registration and academic transcripts
• Proof of communication with King’s India Institute experts
• Research proposal

Candidates will go through a two-tier selection process:

• Desk review for shortlisting applications.
• Online personal interview of shortlisted candidates.

Note: Interview notifications will be sent by late September 2025, and the final interviews will be held in mid-October 2025.

Application Deadline: 31 August 2025 (11:59 PM IST)

Question: Who is eligible to apply for the Inlaks-King’s India Institute Studentship?
Answer: Indian PhD students in Humanities or Social Sciences, registered at Indian universities for 2-3 years, born on or after 1 January 1990.

Question: Can I apply for both the Inlaks-King’s Studentship and the Inlaks Research and Travel Grant in the same year?
Answer: No, applicants can only choose one of these opportunities in a given year.

Question: What expenses does the studentship cover?
Answer: Travel, monthly maintenance, health allowance, and research material expenses as per specified limits, plus additional support from King’s College London.

Question: What is the duration of the research visit?
Answer: Up to three months between January and June 2026.

• The visit must be completed by June 2026.
• Collected material during the visit must be made available to the applicant’s institution for future research use and must acknowledge support from the Inlaks-King’s India Institute Studentship.
• Only one of the Inlaks-King’s Studentship or Research and Travel Grant can be accepted in a given year.