Updated On: 30 August, 2022 07:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
SRK revives his scholarship aimed at recognising Indian female researchers’ achievements; winner to be felicitated by superstar by year-end

Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan’s desire to play an active role in the empowerment of women had seen him launch the Shah Rukh Khan La Trobe University PhD Scholarship in 2019, in association with the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) and the Australian university. Kerala’s Gopika Kottantharayil Bhasi was awarded the maiden scholarship for her research in agricultural science. Now, after an unforeseen two-year break due to the pandemic, the scholarship has been opened to applicants from August 18.