Bring India’s Intellectual Heritage to the World: Apply for the NIF Translation Fellowship 2025!
Do you believe powerful ideas written in Indian languages deserve a global audience? Are you a skilled translator or scholar passionate about bridging linguistic and cultural divides through non-fiction? The New India Foundation (NIF) invites you to apply for the NIF Translation Fellowship 2025—a prestigious opportunity to translate significant works of Indian thought, history, politics, and society from Indian languages into English.
This fellowship isn’t just about language—it’s about preserving, amplifying, and sharing India’s rich intellectual legacy with readers across the world.
🌟 About the Fellowship
Launched by the New India Foundation, a leading institution dedicated to advancing high-quality research and writing on modern India, the NIF Translation Fellowship aims to elevate the standard of non-fiction translation in the country. By supporting translators who bring rigor, nuance, and literary sensitivity to their work, NIF ensures that vital voices from India’s linguistic diversity reach a wider, English-reading audience—both in India and internationally.
✅ Who Can Apply?
The fellowship is open to:
- Indian citizens or Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs)
- Applicants with demonstrated fluency in English and at least one Indian language
- Those who have proposed a translation of a significant non-fiction work originally written in an Indian language (e.g., history, biography, political thought, social commentary, economics, environmental studies, etc.)
- Candidates with evidence of prior translation work, academic research, or relevant professional experience in translation, literature, or related fields
Note: Fiction, poetry, and creative writing are not eligible—this fellowship is exclusively for non-fiction.
💰 Fellowship Benefits
Selected fellows will receive:
- A grant of ₹6,00,000
- Six months of dedicated time to focus entirely on their translation project
- Recognition as a NIF Translation Fellow, joining a respected cohort of scholars and literary translators
This support allows you to immerse yourself in the craft of translation—ensuring accuracy, cultural fidelity, and literary excellence.
📅 Important Dates
- Last Date to Apply: 31st December 2025
- Application Mode: Online only
📲 How to Apply
Ready to give a voice to India’s unsung thinkers and writers? Begin your application today:
👉 Apply Here
Be sure to prepare a strong proposal, sample translation, and supporting documents that showcase your linguistic skill and deep engagement with the source text.
📚 Why This Fellowship Matters
India’s non-fiction tradition—spanning centuries and dozens of languages—holds invaluable insights into its democracy, society, environment, and history. Yet much of this knowledge remains inaccessible to those who don’t read the original languages. The NIF Translation Fellowship changes that.
By supporting meticulous, thoughtful translation, NIF ensures that regional scholarship becomes national knowledge—and national knowledge becomes global conversation.
Apply by 31st December 2025 and become a vital link in the chain of Indian intellectual heritage.
Translate. Illuminate. Inspire.
For detailed guidelines, eligibility criteria, and FAQs, visit the official application page.
NIF Translation Fellowship 2025 – By the New India Foundation
Championing Ideas. Connecting Languages. Shaping Understanding.
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