Yashwantrao Chavan Centre - Sharad Pawar Inspire Fellowship in Agriculture 2026 (With Up to ₹50,000 in Funding)

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About Yashwantrao Chavan Centre - Sharad Pawar Inspire Fellowship in Agriculture

The Sharad Pawar Inspire Fellowship Program 2026–27 is designed to support young innovators, entrepreneurs, developers, students, engineers, and early-stage startups working on solutions for agriculture and rural development in Maharashtra.The programme focuses on technologies and business models that can address practical challenges faced by farmers while improving agricultural productivity, sustainability, climate resilience, resource efficiency, and farmer welfare.The fellowship is intended to help promising ideas move from the prototype or MVP stage toward market-ready and scalable solutions.

• Sponsor Organisation: Yashwantrao Chavan Centre

Benefits of Yashwantrao Chavan Centre - Sharad Pawar Inspire Fellowship in Agriculture

• Selected fellows receive a ₹50,000 milestone-based fellowship.

Yashwantrao Chavan Centre - Sharad Pawar Inspire Fellowship in Agriculture Requirements

The fellowship is open to individuals and early-stage ventures meeting the programme’s eligibility requirements.

Applicants must:

• Be residents of Maharashtra.
• Be between 22 and 30 years of age.
• Have completed a four-year undergraduate degree.
• Hold a degree in Agriculture, Engineering, Technology, or another relevant professional field.
• Be prepared to work full-time on their innovation or startup during the fellowship.
• Have a relevant prototype, MVP, innovation, or early-stage business model.

The programme can accommodate applicants from different innovation backgrounds, including:

• Startups.
• Young innovators.
• Developers.
• Students.
• Engineers.
• Entrepreneurs.
• Early-stage founders.

Application Date and Process

• Click on the link to the application website to apply.

Application Deadline

15 October, 2026

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