Gandhi Fellowship
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Category :
Fellowship
Research Areas :
Education
Fellowship Provided by :
Kaivalya Education Foundation (KEF) & Piramal Foundation for Education Leadership (PFEL)
Provided to :
Talented youngsters from India's top colleges

The Gandhi Fellowship was set up in 2008 with the intent to get the best students in the country to run through a two year curriculum which we believe will help them become the next generation of nation builders. The Fellowship is an initiative of Kaivalya Education Foundation (KEF) and Piramal Foundation for Education Leadership (PFEL), the not-for-profit companies that designs and runs innovative leadership development programmes with respect to the social sector. The Fellowship is funded by Piramal Foundation, UNICEF, USAID and Michael and Susan Dell foundation.

Gandhi Fellowship is an intensive 2-year residential program that helps talented young people develop the leadership skills essential to cause disproportionate positive change in society. The Fellowship challenges these young people to support and partner primary school headmasters to transform their schools to achieve the desired educational outcomes. In the process, Fellows discover their definite goals in life and how to go about converting their ideas and dreams into reality.

During the 2 years of the Fellowship, the fellows are assigned 5 schools each. The fellows have to bring about a significant transformation in these schools. The 2 years are divided into four semesters. The program starts with an induction and immersion into the school and village context. And with each semester, the fellows get deeper into the challenges of the school and resolve them successfully. These 2 years have been interspersed with daily peer reviews, expert reviews, personal reflection workshops, field visits to social organizations, vipassana meditation retreats, reflective reading, community immersions etc., which help the fellows evolve and develop critical leadership skills.

Their major role is to strategically help the Headmasters (Principals) build their capacity as a leader, overcome challenges and improve the quality of learning. They support the HM in everything relating to the school development plan - organizing an ideal morning assembly, increasing student enrolment, improving the mid-day meal system, organizing School Monitoring Committee (SMC), mobilizing community participation and collaboration with their fellow teachers.

Eligibility Criteria :

Gandhi Fellowship is designed to help the fellows develop the following seven competencies - Self Awareness, Collaborative Work, Excellence, Influence without Authority, Articulation of Values, Risk Taking and Articulation of Private Dream.

 As a catalyst for school change, each fellow brings change in 5 schools by being a resource person for the school principals and by potentially impacting the lives of 1,000 children. Their major role is to strategically help the Headmasters (Principals) build their capacity as a leader, overcome challenges and improve the quality of learning. They support the HM in everything relating to the school development plan - organizing an ideal morning assembly, increasing student enrolment, improving the mid-day meal system, organizing School Monitoring Committee (SMC), mobilizing community participation and collaboration with their fellow teachers.

Fellowship Grant

Gandhi fellowship provides: an all-inclusive monthly grant of Rs.14,000 (taxable), a fixed monthly phone allowance of Rs.600 (taxable) and rent-free accommodation, transport and other allowances as applicable.

Based on the need to support the fruition of ideas of youth post fellowship, basic grant of Rs 14,000 is divided into:

The cumulative reserve amount will be paid at the end of the Term and successful completion of the Fellowship after the period of 23 months. This cumulative grant supports Gandhi Fellowship graduates to kick start their choices of a social enterprise individually or collaboratively with other Fellows, International learning exposure or specialized higher studies in line with their aspirations.

In case the Fellowship is terminated earlier, the cumulative reserve amount will be paid to you subject to following conditions:

Millionaire Social Ventures : Gandhi Fellowship is launching an exclusive Social Incubation & Enterprises Program. This program supports aspiring social entrepreneurs through special idea incubation, business mentor-ship and start-up funding support up to Rs 20 lakh after fellowship graduation.

How to apply for Gandhi Fellowship

One can apply online for the Gandhi Fellowship @ www.gandhifellowship.org/apply.php

Selection
Gandhi Fellowship Program have a rigorous 3-level personalized and reflective recruitment process based on the competencies of leadership.

Useful Contact

Mumbai :
Piramal Tower, Ganpatrao Kadam marg, Lower Parel Mumbai - 400 013

Delhi
A 56 Panchsheel Enclave, Near Soami Nagar Bus Stop, New Delhi - 110017
Phone: 01126493385

Rajasthan
F 121 Laxmi Niwas, Indira Colony Jhunjhunu - 333001 (Rajasthan)

For further information give miss call to 08067335518 and address any application-related queries to Contact I

Website: www.gandhifellowship.org


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