Recognizing the present scenario of women's employment in Pakistan, policy reform oriented research is imperative to make evidence-based policy decisions and strategies to enhance women's economic empowerment in Pakistan. Given the integral role of academic institutions in society, it is vital to augment the subject of women's economic empowerment and employment concerns to their research agenda. It is equally important to encourage and build the capacity of researcher, especially young researchers at academic institutions in Pakistan. Initiation of Small Scale Research Grants for University Students is an effort to achieve this goal.