Tuesday 14 February 2017

top fellowship programs for social entrepreneurs and change makers of India and globally


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Teach For India is a nationwide movement that aims to eliminate inequity in education in India. Visit www.teachforindia.org to know more!


dalailamafellows As the world becomes smaller and more tightly connected, we are being urgently called to foster a spirit of coexistence and cooperation. The imperative to recognize our interdependence has never been greater, given population growth, increased antagonism across religions and cultures, growing economic inequity and increasingly insurmountable challenges like the climate crisis.


School for Social Entrepreneurs India (SSE India)
We empower people from all backgrounds to create positive social change via our courses helping individuals start, sustain, and scale social enterprises.



Be the change you wish to see in the world: MK Gandhi


Unreasonable Institute gets entrepreneurs what they need to scale their impact and tackle the world's greatest problems.


Ashoka University's Young India Fellowship is a one Year Postgraduate (Full Time, Residential) Diploma in Liberal Studies.




What is the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP)?
Between 2001 and 2013, the International Fellowships Program supported graduate-level education for more than 4,300 emerging social justice leaders from 22 countries in the developing world. Geared toward emerging leaders and social innovators, IFP was based on an inclusive higher education model that prioritized social commitment over traditional selection criteria.


Pipeline Angels is changing the face of angel investing and creating capital for women and non-binary femme social entrepreneurs.


FUSE Corps is a nonprofit organization that enables local government to more effectively address the biggest challenges facing urban communities.


The School for Advanced Research has supported innovative social science and Native American artistic creativity for more than a century. Since we began offering fellowships in 1972, we have funded the work of more than 345 SAR scholars and artists, among whose ranks are six MacArthur Fellows and eighteen Guggenheim Fellows. Please join us in Santa Fe for insightful lectures or a tour of the School's historic campus. You can also follow the work of our resident scholars and Native American artists on our website at www.sarweb.org.



Permanent philanthropy. Statewide impact. Community leadership http://www.rifoundation.org



Smithsonian OFI centrally manages exciting opportunities for students, scholars, and scientists via fellowships, internships & other academic appointments.


StartingBloc brings activists, entrepreneurs, bridge-builders, and innovators together for 5-day Institutes: transformative experiences that give aspiring change makers a chance to connect with each other and get access to the resources, allies, and support they need to make a dent in the world.


PresenTense equips passionate people with entrepreneurial skills, tools, and supportive networks through community-based venture accelerators, innovation workshops, and entrepreneurship consulting.


Acumen's mission is to change the way the world tackles poverty by investing in companies, leaders, and ideas. It was founded in 2001 by Jacqueline Novogratz, author of The Blue Sweater.


The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens.


Kiva is an international nonprofit, founded in 2005 and based in San Francisco, with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. We celebrate and support people looking to create a better future for themselves, their families and their communities.


The LGT Fellowship Program offers professionals the opportunity to apply their skills to create positive impact with leading social businesses around the world.


Our mission is to provide the rural communities an interaction with the modern world, even as they hold on to their customs and traditions, their indigenous handicrafts. And it is our fervent effort that with the meeting of minds, cultures and hearts, we will succeed in enabling a fair exchange between peoples, each sharing with the other the most beautiful and precious parts of their lives.


Indicorps offers one or two-year grassroots service Fellowships for young professionals of Indian origin who want to make a real difference in India. Fellows are responsible for implementing high impact projects that have been defined by Indicorps and local grassroots organizations to address particular community challenges.


The Skoll Foundation presents the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship each year to a select group of social entrepreneurs whose innovations have already had significant, proven impact on some of the world’s most pressing problems, and invests directly in the promise of even greater impact at scale. By investing in organizations when an innovation is ripe for accelerated and scaled adoption, the Skoll Awards help unleash the full global potential and reach of social entrepreneurs.


Global Citizen Year is a premier global bridge year program for bold high school grads who are hungry to make a real impact, and to make college count.


d.light is dedicated to providing distributed solar energy solutions for households and small businesses that transform the way people all over the world use and pay for energy.


The Rolex Awards for Enterprise support inspiring individuals who carry out innovative projects that advance human knowledge or well-being.


Helping solve problems of poverty and inequality by promoting and supporting collaborations among business, government, civil society, and communities.


The AIF Clinton Fellowship is an immersive, 10-month volunteer service program matching young professionals with development organizations. Fellows work on scalable and sustainable development projects in the fields of education, livelihoods, technology and innovation, and public health.


Building a nation where communities of color thrive and race is never a barrier to opportunity.


The greatest lever for change in global health is great leadership. We are the next generation of health leaders building the movement for health equity.


A four-day strategic and problem-solving retreat for leaders building sustainable solutions to poverty.


Cordes Fellows attend the full Opportunity Collaboration in Ixtapa, Mexico, and take part in all Delegate sessions. “At the Opportunity Collaboration, I honestly learned more in the past few days than in a semester in business school.” — Cynthia Koenig, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Wello, USA. “From my learnings at Opportunity Collaboration I felt confident that it was time to start sharing my story, so I’m now sharing it across a variety of mediums. Thank you so much once again for the OC opportunity, it really was a personal and professional game changer.” — Adam Braun, Founder & Executive Director, Pencils of Promise, Cambodia.


IDEX Global Fellows Program is a six-month fellowship aimed to create a new, diverse generation of social intrapreneurs.


The Aspen Institute First Movers Fellowship Program is an innovation lab and leadership development program for corporate social intrapreneurs – accomplished innovators inside companies – who are creating new products, services and management practices. It equips Fellows with the tools, skills and network they need to deliver financial value to their company and positive social and environmental outcomes for the world.



IDEO is a global design consultancy. We create impact through design.


DFP brings together passionate youth from across India to train the nation's next generation of change agents and social entrepreneurs. Join our global network of NGOs, Entrepreneurs, Alumni and Scholars today!


Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation - DRK Foundation
We find, fund and support early stage, high impact social enterprises that are tackling some of the world’s most challenging problems.


Great schools. Innovative ideas. Every student.


Mulago is a private foundation that looks for the best solutions to the biggest problems in the poorest places.


REDF’s Farber Program for business students and business professionals offers MBAs a unique opportunity to use their business and management skills within a social enterprise.


Unleashing next generation talent to solve the world's biggest problems. http://www.echoinggreen.org


Roundglass Fellows



SSE is a charity that supports people using entrepreneurial approaches to tackle complex social problems. Our vision is of a fair and equal society.


The Thiel Fellowship is a radical re-thinking of what it takes to succeed, the Thiel Fellowship encourages lifelong learning and independent thought. With $100,000 and 2 years free to pursue their dreams, Thiel Fellows are changing the world.