Deadline: 28 February 2017
The India Fellow Social Leadership Program is open for applications and invites young leaders from across India.
The program supports young people become socially conscious leaders of tomorrow and in the process helps them to discover what they are truly meant to accomplish in life.
This program seeks to capture the attention of young people from all walks of life, with diverse career interests, to dig in and get their hands dirty, to get to know the development challenges through the hands on work, training and coaching. This, we believe will help them in becoming committed and passionate leaders of tomorrow. And in the process contribute, in their localities and in the world.
The objective of this program is to create a learning platform for young Indians who undergo a 13 month long journey of discovering their own leadership potential. It includes training, mentor-ship, reflections and hands-on work experience with a grassroots organization working on social issues.
Program Designs
The India Fellow program design has 3 prime pieces that fit into each other over the duration of 13 months.
- Training, Peer Learning & Workshops: The fellowship has approximately 7 weeks spread over the duration of overall 13 months where the fellows meet at a common point for training. This is into 4 parts namely:
- induction training (20 days) at the start
- mid point training (12 days) at the end of 5 months
- travel workshop (12 days) in the 10th month
- end point training (5 days) at the end
- Work Assignment with Host Organization: The volume wise biggest chunk of the fellow life will be spent with a reputed, authentic and committed to its vision – grassroots organization working on various social issues. During this, the fellow will be living in their work areas, typically rural setups, and working on a specific role the fellowship and this host organization has discussed and agreed upon for.
- Mentor-ship & The Network Support: Every fellow from the third month onward for a duration of a year will be assigned a mentor. A mentor is an expert with huge experience in their domain and will personally be a philosopher and guide to the fellow in his/her journey. They are not a part of the fellowship team or NGOs; but independent advisors.
Benefits
For the duration when the fellow works with the host organization, the organizations pay them a stipend which is basically to cover the living expenses of the fellow. To keep parity, this amount is as follows:
- For rural areas if organization provides for accommodation (some organizations have their field offices and/or guest house where you can stay) the stipend is INR 12,000 per month.
- For rural areas if organization does not provide for accommodation then the stipend is INR 15,000 per month.
- For metropolitan areas of Mumbai and Delhi, the stipend is INR 15,000 and 18,000 respectively for with and without accommodation
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, applicants must ensure they:
- are between 20 to 28 years of age
- are already a graduate (in any discipline) or will be by July 2017 before fellowship begins
- are an Indian citizen
- are ready for a 13 month full time commitment to the fellowship
- understand that this is not just a job and will expect you to be engaged 24X7 in the process with the community
- understand that India Fellow program means you can be placed in any part of the country and in any thematic area
How to Apply
Eligible applicants must fill an online application form available on the website.
Eligible Country: India
For more information, please visit India Fellow Program.