Lifecycle: { "status": "closed; selections published from February 2026", "edition": "2026", "cadence": "annual", "duration": "two months during calendar year 2026, preferably summer", "renewable": null, "dates": { "deadline": "2026-01-31" } } Funding and benefits: { "cash": { "amount": null, "currency": "INR", "description": "monthly fellowship to meet living expenses" }, "total_pool": null, "benefits": [ "entitled round-trip train fare", "placement with an Academy-associated scientist" ] } Eligibility and filters: { "countries": [ "India" ], "applicant": "motivated students and teachers at eligible Indian universities and colleges", "age": null, "education": null, "institution": "UGC/AICTE/MCI/accredited institutions and private universities", "exclusions": [] } Application: { "opens": null, "deadline": "2026-01-31", "decision": "March–April 2026 notifications; selected list began February 2026", "start": null, "end": null, "url": "https://webjapps.ias.ac.in/fellowship2026", "materials": [ "online application", "mark sheets from class X onward", "150–250 word learning statement", "potential guide choices", "teacher recommendation for students" ], "selection_stages": [ "application review", "guide concurrence", "selection publication" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [ { "name": "Joint Science Education Panel", "role": "program governance" }, { "name": "Hemalatha Balaram", "role": "chairperson named on 2026 page" } ], "latest_recipients": [], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "No complete named recipient roster was published in the reviewed sources." }, "history": { "launched": null, "editions": [ { "edition": "2026", "outcome": "selected-candidate list published progressively" } ], "statistics": [] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "2026 monthly amount", "complete selected list extraction" ] Source conflicts: []