Apply to the Sambhaavnaa Fellowship for Social Justice. 🌍
Are you ready to question social inequality and injustice; challenge discrimination, communalism, and ecological destruction; and work towards a just, equitable, and inclusive society? Have you always been interested in learning about policy and curriculum-building that centers social justice? Sambhaavnaa Institute of Public Policy invites young changemakers to apply to the fifth edition of our transformative fellowship program.
About Sambhaavnaa Institute
For 15 years, Sambhaavnaa Institute has been organizing short-term participatory, reflective, perspective, and skill-building programs on a range of social-political-economic issues. Sambhaavnaa seeks to encourage civil society members and youth inclined in this direction to develop a critical perspective on the ideas and ideals that define a ‘just’ society—and actively deploy the same to manifest such a society. Our workshops have spanned specific yet intersectional themes like gender, environment, development, economics and finance, caste, communalism, public service delivery, agriculture, and many other topical issues. You will have the opportunity to interact with and learn from resource persons across various fields, including eminent academics, intellectuals, activists, artists, lawyers, and development practitioners.
Why join the Sambhaavnaa Fellowship?
This immersive programme offers a unique opportunity to:
🌟 Engage deeply with critical socio-political issues and develop nuanced perspectives through workshops and programmes.
🌟 Develop hands-on experience in building curriculum for workshops, doing effective documentation and resource-building, and managing social media.
🌟 Learn how to manage logistics and administration in an organizational space.
What does a Sambhaavnaa Fellow do?
The fellowship period would be one of immense learning for the fellows, with a clear expectation to contribute with their skills and knowledge to the functioning of Sambhaavnaa. This would happen by attending the different workshops, interacting with participants and resource persons, and possibly also facilitating certain sessions. As a fellow, your time will be spent along three major dimensions (primary responsibilities):
🔸 Workshop organization: Assist in outreach, research, logistics for participants and resource persons, and content curation (collating materials—articles, movies, and other resources). Support workshop facilitators as teaching assistants and help ensure a seamless learning experience for participants.
🔸Documentation and social media: Designing and updating social media with workshop-related information, pictures, and videos from the workshop, etc. This would also include making reports from the workshop and collecting participant feedback. The report and feedback will be used to review the workshop to determine ways to improve program design, content, and delivery.
🔸 Workshop participation: Sambhaavnaa’s workshops provide insights into key socio-political issues and build networks with resource persons and participants nationwide. Fellows get to attend one workshop every month.
Who should apply?
We’re looking for passionate individuals (24 – 28 years old) who:
✔️ Aspire to work for social, economic, political, and environmental justice.
✔️ Are self-driven, a team player, and disciplined.
✔️ Hold a Bachelor’s degree and are fluent in Hindi and English (written and spoken).
✔️ Have basic computer and social media skills (video editing is a bonus!).
What’s in it for you?
💼 Monthly honorarium of ₹12,000
🏡 Accommodation and meals at the Sambhaavnaa campus
🎓 Lifelong connections and mentorship opportunities
📚Work experience relevant to opportunities in the policy, development, and social justice space
Fellowship start date: 10-month fellowship starts on 1st September – 30th June, 2027
Apply now!
📅 Deadline: August 5, 2026 (The applications will be assessed on a rolling basis, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by the Sambhaavnaa team).
📍 For more details about Sambhaavnaa Institute, visit: https://sambhaavnaa.org/
🌟 Please fill out the form here to apply:
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