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Young India Fellowship 2011

The Young India Fellowship (YIF), in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania, is the first academic programme in the country to fill the void in higher education for a holistic, multi-disciplinary course based on the liberal arts.

About: Modelled after the Rhodes scholarship, this fellowship enables people to undertake a holistic, multi-disciplinary academic course and project-based internship aimed at grooming India’s next generation of socially conscious leaders.

Scholarship:  Fully-funded Young India Fellowship (YIF) - Residential

Duration: One-year

Seats: Minimum 50

Eligibility: This programme is open to:

• Students who are in the final year of their undergraduate degree
• Students who have completed their undergraduate degree and have worked straight after that for not more than two years
• Students who are in the final year of their postgraduate programme - provided they enrolled in the programme immediately after completing their undergraduate degree
• There is no restriction with respect to the area of specialization at the undergraduate level
• There is no restriction with respect to the medium of instruction (English, Hindi, regional language) that the student has been exposed to at the school level. However, she/he should be able to converse, read and write in English given that the medium of instruction at the YIF programme is English
• All Indian Nationals

Selection process:

• Assessment on the basis of submitted applications
• Telephonic Interview
• In-person interview
• The final selection will be based on the applicant’s successful performance at all these stages.

Applicants who apply in the first round get the chance of early selection in the programme and enjoy the convenience of being interviewed in a city closer to their homes. The first round of interviews from January 1, 2012 will be carried out in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. Subsequent interview sessions will be conducted only in New Delhi.

How to apply: 

• Click here to download application form

                       Or

• Take a hard copy directly from the YIF office.

Important dates

• Application deadline: February 28, 2012
• The academic session starts in June 2012. 

Click here to view details  

Contact persons: 
 Dalvinder Jeet Kaur - 9891377700, dalvinder.kaur@gmail.com
Rachna Shah - 9999784546, rachna.shah2005@gmail.com

Address: 
Young India Fellowship Programme Office
Sri Aurobindo Society Campus,
Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, Adhchini,
New Delhi - 110017, India

Phone: +91 11 6565 2643

Email: pat@yifp.in 

For admissions queries: admissions@yifp.in 

Website: www.youngindiafellowship.com