If you’re looking for a fellowship, internship, or volunteer position in a variety of areas that relate to development or active citizenship, take a look at this list of opportunities available:
Fellowships
Teach for India
“Teach For India is a nationwide movement of outstanding college graduates and young professionals who will commit two-years to teach full-time in under resourced schools and who will become lifelong leaders working from within various sectors toward the pursuit of equity in education.”
Specifics: 2 year commitment as a Teaching Fellow in an underserved English-medium primary school in Mumbai or Pune. Includes training summer, monthly stipend
Qualifications: Young professionals working full time OR students in final year of undergraduate or postgraduate degree; Excellent academic record; fluency in English; age 20-35; leadership skills, communication skills, ability to take on challenges
Application Deadlines: 10 October, 2010 (early), 28 November, 2010 (regular), 9 January, 2011 (final).
Indicorps
“Each year, Indicorps selects young professionals of Indian origin for one and two year service fellowships with grassroots service organizations in India.”
Specifics: 1 or 2 year commitment to work at an NGO, fellows apply to projects in their area of interest, includes month of orientation and period workshops. Includes living stipend to cover room, board, and fellowship-related travel.
Qualifications: Person of Indian origin; University degree OR five years work experience; interest in dedicated service and personal growth; visionary, passionate, and qualified for their particular project choice
Application Deadline: 15 August, 2011
SBI Youth For India
“Providing educated Indian youth with an opportunity to touch lives and create positive change at the grass root level in rural India.”
Specifics: one year placement at a rural NGO to work on social issues and aim for rural development on a specific project; includes stipend for living expenses
Qualifications: Indian citizenship, age 21-35, college graduate; motivated, successful candidate with passion for development work; demonstrated initiative and leadership potential in past
Application Deadline: 31 December, 2010
Ashoka Fellowship
“Ashoka Fellows are leading social entrepreneurs who we recognize to have innovative solutions to social problems and the potential to change patterns across society.”
Specifics: The fellowship program provides support to social entrepreneurs who are currently implementing a new social program, campaign, or organization.
Qualifications: Ashoka selects fellows that are exceptional social entrepreneurs, with a remarkable new and creative idea that will achieve social impact.
Application Deadline: fellows must be nominated by someone who believes they merit an Ashoka Fellowship; the nomination process can be started by emailing Ashoka’s India representative at Solomon Prakash at sprakash@ashoka.org
Deshpande Fellowship
“The Deshpande Fellowship Program consists of a seven-month program geared towards providing a budding batch of social entrepreneurs with the skills they need to create positive change in society.”
Specifics: The fellowship program provides training and hands-on learning experiences to social entrepreneurs over seven months; training takes place in Northwest Karnataka; includes salary of Rs. 10,000 per month
Qualifications: desire to create lasting social change; between 23-28 years of age; graduate or post-graduate degree; at least 6 months work experience in the development sector
Application Deadline: November 10, 2010
Internships/Volunteer Positions
EduCARE India
“EduCARE-India, a non-profit NGO, having hosted more than 100 interns and volunteers in the recent years, has developed a number of positions for international internship and volunteer work in India with a focus on several core areas of community education, development and welfare work.”
Specifics: EduCARE is based in Chandigarh, Punjab, and lists a number of internships and volunteer opportunities.
Pravah Delhi’s Rural Internship
Pravah Delhi’s SMILE (Students’ Mobilization Initiative for Learning through Exposure) program provides an opportunity to learn through an experience serving with a grassroots organization or movement in a rural area. Pravah is partnered with over 30 organizations across India. The internship includes a 3 day orientation, a 3-4 week internship period, and a 2 day feedback camp with other interns.
Specifics: The internship is for a period of one month, and includes a fee of Rs. 4000/-
Apply: contact or send application form to astha.gupta@pravah.org or 011-40505743
Resource Databases
Indiserve
Indiserve is a database of various NGOs and grassroots organizations throughout India actively seeking volunteers and interns. Each listing specifies qualifications, specific projects to be worked on, length of internship, and other information.
Idealist
Idealist is an international search engine for jobs, volunteer opportunities, internships, fellowships, campaigns, and other resources in the development and NGO sector.
College Project
College Project is a database for Indian college students searching for projects, internships, or corporate practical placements needed for their degrees, separated by degree type.
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