Senior Fellowships are awarded to established social science scholars for conducting research on specific themes and issues proposed by the applicants. These studies are expected to have the potential to contribute to theoretical and conceptual advancement in different disciplines, generate field-work based empirical work and new data, and are policy relevant. The studies could be both, macro or micro in nature. The broad disciplines of study, within the domain of social sciences, are:
1. Economics/ Commerce/ Management
2. Sociology/ Social Work/Social Anthropology
3. Political Science/International Studies/Public Administration
4. Geography/Demography
5. Psychology/Education
6. Legal Studies
7. Gender/ Marginalized Groups/Human Rights
8. Philosophy
9. Media/ Mass Communication
10. Other Interdisciplinary areas in Social Sciences and areas of its interface with other disciplines of research.