Scholar of Peace Fellowships
Administered by the WISCOMP initiative, the Scholar of Peace Fellowship Program encouraged innovative, multi-disciplinary and theoretical engagement and research on issues that emerge at the inter-section of the discourses on gender, security and conflict transformation. The Fellowships were seen as an important step to encourage more women and men to work in these crucial areas. The fellowships, ranged from three months to one year and were awarded under three categories:

Academic Research Fellowships

Academic Research Fellowships culminated in a publishable monograph by the end of the grant period. While fellowships are available to scholars at any stage of their careers, proven ability for independent research was a prerequisite for proposals under this category. Media Fellowships were designed to support young and mid-career journalists seeking to focus on in-depth stories.

Special Projects
Special Projects identified and supported exceptional expertise and talent that explore innovative approaches and used creative mediums such as art, theater, films, dance and installations. Fellowships under this category encouraged NGO workers, activists, grassroots practitioners, artists, policymakers and full-time professionals to bring their learning and expertise to a wider audience.

Areas of study have included: militarization and armed conflict, justice and reconciliation, law and governance, migration, identity, politics, human rights, conflict resolution, multi-track peace initiatives, gender and peacebuilding, alternative formulations of security and others.

Take Off Grants

Take Off Grants by the Foundation encourage young Tibetans to better articulate and express themselves, share their personal experiences of exile, nostalgia and yearning for their homeland, their dreams and aspirations for the future. Recipients are encouraged to use different mediums such as essays, novels, short films, poetry, music, painting, photography and theatre. Space to publish, curate and present these at various festivals and exhibitions is also provided.