Deadline: 31-Jan-23
Applications are now open for the India Fellow 2023.
India Fellow Social Leadership program helps young people become socially conscious leaders of tomorrow and in the process helps them discover what they are truly meant to accomplish in life.
Fellowship Designs
- Working At Grassroots: Fellows spend most of their time (16.5 months) working at grassroots with an organization committed to bring social change. This can be anywhere across the country. The fellow is expected to live in their work area, typically a rural or a peri-urban setup. They work with colleagues and mentors to understand the complexities at that level. This powerful experience inculcates sensitivity, consciousness and a deeper understanding for the fellow to look at the social issues India faces.
- Training: India Fellow has 45 days of residential training, spread across the duration of 18 months. It is required for all the fellows to come together at a common place for this component. This is divided into four parts, every six months into the journey – induction, midpoint, travel workshop and endpoint. The India Fellow pedagogy is unique. It is geared towards making the journey from knowledge to wisdom. It engages a strong collective of varied sector leaders, academicians, researchers and practitioners.
- Mentorship: Every fellow is exposed to a pool of mentors, both from the host organizations as well as the fellowship network. A mentor is an expert in their domain, someone who would be a philosopher and a guide to the fellow. Along with that, the fellowship ecosystem consists of facilitators, alumni and experienced professionals from various walks of life. Fellows get to meet them during training and workshops. This helps the fellow build meaningful relationships and an influential network for professional growth.
- Continuous Learning: To ensure a balance between action and reflection, throughout the 18 months, fellows document their observations, experiences and insights as monthly blogs/vlogs/podcasts. Additionally, they work on a detailed monograph at the end of the journey. There are virtual sessions with mentors, online courses and collective fundraising. All this builds a holistic understanding of sector and develops crucial skills. This component is designed in such a way that the fellows can leverage every opportunity to learn with peers.
Benefits
- The fellow also gets a modest but adequate stipend from the host organization for sustenance. This is INR 22,000 per month in metro cities and INR 18,000 per month in rest of the country. This ensures that they do not spend anything out of pocket in this journey.
Eligibility Criteria
- Please ensure the following is true before proceeding:
- You are between 20 to 30 years of age
- You are already a graduate (in any discipline) or will be before the fellowship begins i.e. 10th April 2023
- You are ready for an 18-month full time commitment to the fellowship
- You understand that this is not just a job and will expect you to be engaged 24×7 with the local community
- You understand that you can be placed in any part of India and in any thematic area (definitely outside your hometown)
- You have read, understood and align with the philosophy and values of India Fellow as per the website
For more information, visit India Fellow.