Mina Swaminathan Media Fellowship 2025

Announcement Inviting applications for Mina Swaminathan Media Fellowship 2025 General Information M S Swaminathan Research Foundation is inviting applications for the Mina Swaminathan Media Fellowship 2025 Theme The Power of Collective: Women Coming Together for Change About MSSRF M S Swaminathan Research Foundation was established as a not-forprofit trust in 1988. Envisioned and founded by Professor M S Swaminathan, MSSRF aims to accelerate the use of modern science and technology for agricultural and rural development with the view to improve the lives and livelihoods of marginalised communities. The Foundation follows a pro-poor, pro-women and pro-nature approach and strives to develop scientifically-sound and socially equitable solutions to address two main issues development challenges affecting rural communities- degradation of natural resource base and persistence of poverty. From a small beginning, MSSRF has made an impact across various dimensions, changing rural lives for the better. Over 600000 farm families and 250000 fisher households across 4000 villages covering 14 Indian states benefit every day. For more information, visit our website www.mssrf.org Job Title Mina Swaminathan Media Fellowship 2025 Job Code MSMF2025 About Mina SwaminathanMedia Fellowship (MSMF) The Mina Swaminathan Media Fellowship (MSMF) was constituted with the main objective ofpromoting the exchange of ideas between researchers and journalists for stronger science-media partnerships. Ms Mina Swaminathan is widely recognized for her remarkable contributions to research and policy development on issues related to child development and gender equality and the role she played as a Committee Member in the creation of the Integrated Child Development Services. She was one of the founders of the Mobile Creches, a former chair of the Delhi Social Welfare Board, an Emeritus Trustee of the M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, a founding member of the Centre for Women’s Development Studies, and an international consultant with UNESCO and UNICEF on early Childhood Care and Education. The Mina Swaminathan Media Fellowship is instituted to honour her contributions to the field of gender and development. The 4-month fellowship is open to journalists reporting in Tamil, Malayalam and Odiya. More information about the media fellowship is available here: https://www.mssrf.org/media-fellowship/