Documenting grounded pathways of transition from communities, landscapes, and lived realities An initiative by Samata and Centre for Financial Funding and benefits: Stipend of Rs. 40,000 Eligibility and filters: Who Can Apply Application: Applications Close On: 14 June 2026 Past editions and people: The JUST Fellowship is a four-month, field-based fellowship that seeks to document and engage with the realities of ecological, economic, and social transitions unfolding across India. The fellowship is rooted in the understanding that a just transition is not limited to moving away from fossil fuels, but involves broader questions of livelihoods, land, ecology, governance, labour, public finance, and community agency. The fellowship aims to create space for grounded documentation of these tensions, transitions, and possibilities through field-based research and storytelling. Fellows will engage directly with affected communities and explore how transitions are being shaped, contested, and negotiated on the ground. The programme encourages attention to questions such as post-extractive futures, resource governance, ecological restoration, labour transitions, public finance mechanisms, and community-led alternatives. The fellowship does not sit neatly within journalism, academia, or policy analysis, but instead attempts to bridge these spaces through accessible, context-rich, and field-driven work. It seeks to contribute to a growing body of knowledge and public discourse on equitable, democratic, and ecologically grounded futures. Fellowship Focus Areas The fellowship may engage with themes including (but not limited to): A 4-month fellowship (July–October 2026) Fellowship Outputs Selected fellows will produce: