Can lived experiences shape scholarship programmes?
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Vishesh* is studying for his Master of Arts in social work. This is his first time away from his home in Buldhana district, Maharashtra. His parents are farmers, with an annual income of INR 2,00,000. He is the first person from his family to ever pursue a postgraduate degree. Twice a week, Vishesh wakes up before sunrise to take the local train to Karjat, 70 km east of Mumbai, for his fieldwork with a livelihoods- and disability-focused nonprofit. The journey costs him INR 50 weekly. The fieldw