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Fellowships hosted in India

FellowshipDesk has catalogued 5 international fellowships, scholarships, and exchange programs that place their cohorts inside India.

Choosing a fellowship is partly choosing a country to live in. India hosts a particular mix of universities, think tanks, civic institutions, and government offices that shape the texture of every program below. Some fellows on this list will spend the year in capital-city policy seminars; others will be embedded in a regional university or in the field. Read the official program pages to understand exactly where in the country you would be placed.

Teach For India Fellowship

Teach For India

A two-year full-time paid commitment to teach in low-income schools across India, building a movement of leaders for educational equity.…

Funding
Local stipend
Deadline
October
Host
India

IDEX Fellowship

IDEX

A nine-month fellowship in India placing emerging leaders inside social enterprises to design, fund, or scale impact projects.…

Funding
Stipend + training
Deadline
Varies
Host
India

Practical considerations for India

Before you commit to a specific program, take a few hours to investigate the practical envelope around it. Will the stipend cover housing in the host city without supplementary income? Does the visa attached to the fellowship allow you to bring a spouse or partner? Is there a language requirement that is implicit even if it is not stated on the program page — for example, will daily life and meetings happen in the local language? FellowshipDesk lists the official application page for every program; ask these questions before you start writing essays.