{"id":9701,"date":"2025-04-03T19:34:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T19:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrcp-web.org\/hrcpweb\/?page_id=9701"},"modified":"2025-06-24T05:45:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T05:45:36","slug":"grants-and-fellowships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hrcp-web.org\/hrcpweb\/grants-and-fellowships\/","title":{"rendered":"Grants and fellowships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_4_5 4_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Grants and fellowships<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>I. A. Rehman Research Grant<\/h3>\n<p>The I. A. Rehman Research Grant was instituted in 2020 in honour of the veteran human rights defender, journalist and former secretary-general of the Commission, the late I. A. Rehman (1930-2021). HRCP awards one grant annually to an academic, journalist, or human rights defender or professional for original research carried out in any area of human rights\u2014civil, political, economic, social, cultural, or environmental\u2014in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>The grant is open to Pakistani citizens or foreign nationality holders of Pakistani heritage. All shortlisted applications are evaluated by an independent committee before the recipient is announced.<\/p>\n<p>Through this grant, HRCP hopes to expand the depth and breadth of research on human rights in Pakistan. The resulting reports are published for dissemination among policymakers, human rights defenders, academics, and the media.<\/p>\n<h4>Application cycle 2025<\/h4>\n<p>The application cycle for the I. A. Rehman Research Grant for 2025 is now closed.<\/p>\n<h4>Previous recipients<\/h4>\n<p>2020: Farieha Aziz (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrcp-web.org\/hrcpweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2022-Rethinking-PECA-How-cybercrime-laws-are-weaponised-against-women.pdf\">Rethinking the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act: How Cybercrime Laws Are Weaponised Against Women<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n<p>2021: Razeshta Sethna (<a href=\"https:\/\/hrcp-web.org\/hrcpweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2022-Truth-comes-at-a-price.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Truth Comes at a Price: Censorship and the Battle for an Independent Media<\/span>)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2022: Usama Khawar (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrcp-web.org\/hrcpweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2023-Fighting-to-breathe.pdf\">Fighting to Breathe: Occupational Safety and Health in Punjab\u2019s Stone-Crushing Industry<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n<p>2023\/24: Zubair Torwali (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrcp-web.org\/hrcpweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2024-Internal-colonization-in-northern-Pakistan.pdf\">Internal Colonization in Pakistan: The Impact on Cultural Rights<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n<p>2025: Syeda Armeen Nasim<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Fakhruddin G Ebrahim Fellowship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In 2023, HRCP instituted a fellowship in memory of the late Justice Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim (1928\u20132020), an eminent jurist and founding member of the organization. Sponsored by the Ebrahim family, the fellowship is an annual competitive grant awarded to human rights defenders and practitioners to support the development of an independent project aligned with HRCP\u2019s vision and mission.<\/p>\n<h4>Application cycle 2025<\/h4>\n<p>The application cycle for the Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim Fellowship for 2025 is now closed.<\/p>\n<h4>Previous recipients<\/h4>\n<p>2023\/24: Azwar Shakeel (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrcp-web.org\/hrcpweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2024-Perilous-passage.pdf\">Perilous Passage: Human Smuggling in Pakistan<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n<p>2025: Fatima Razzaq<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:80% !important;margin-top : 15px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 2.4%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 190px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-widget-area fusion-widget-area-1 fusion-content-widget-area\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-widget-area-1 {padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget h4 {color:#333333;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget .heading h4 {color:#333333;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget h4 {font-size:18px;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget .heading h4 {font-size:18px;}<\/style><style type=\"text\/css\" data-id=\"tweets-widget-2\">#tweets-widget-2 li { border-color:#ebeaea;}<\/style><div id=\"tweets-widget-2\" class=\"widget tweets\" style=\"border-style: solid;border-color: #ebeaea;border-color:transparent;border-width:0px;\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"overflow:hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRCP87\" data-tweet-limit=\"5\" data-width=\"\" data-height=\"900\" width=\"\" height=\"900\" data-theme=\"light\" data-link-color=\"#ff9800\" data-border-color=\"#ebeaea\" data-chrome=\"\">Tweets by HRCP87<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:20% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 9.6%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 9.6%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9701","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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