Gandhi Fellowship: Last date is March 31, 2023
Gandhi Fellowship program applications have been released and the last date to apply is March 31, 2023. Piramal Foundation has announced the fellowship program, and students desiring to submit applications can visit the institution’s official website.
Is there anything more to this Gandhi Fellowship? It is a program of two-year duration and aims to attract youth towards working at the grass-roots level in the areas of public health, education, climate change, and digitization.
Eligibility to apply for Gandhi Fellowship
An applicant for Gandhi Fellowship should be a graduate or a postgraduate in any discipline from a recognized educational institution. Students who have appeared for their final year exams in the qualifying degree and are waiting for the results can also apply. Applicants should have passed the qualifying exam with 55 percent pass marks.
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Students who are about to appear for their final exams for the qualifying degree can also submit applications for the fellowship. However, these students have to pass their qualifying exams by the time the further process for selection for the fellowship commences.
How to apply?
The process to apply for Gandhi Fellowship is online and applicants have to visit the official website ‘https://gandhifellowship.org/’ Soon after the webpage downloads, applicants have to click the ‘Apply Now,’ button which is situated on the right side top corner.
Post clicking the ‘Apply Now,’ button, candidates have to register and create an account comprising a username and password. Once the account is created, individuals can log in and start filling out the application for the fellowship.
More about Gandhi Fellowship
There is more to it than meets the eye is a very popular saying most of us hear. The fellowship is no exception to this. It covers the cost of transportation, housing and other facilities. Individuals who avail this fellowship get a grant of Rs 14,000 per month and also get a mobile allowance of Rs 600 per month.
It is interesting to note that the fellowship was born from Mahatma Gandhi’s belief, ‘Be the change you wish to see in this world’.
The Fellowship is an initiative of Piramal Foundation, is a platform established in 2008 for every self-motivated Indian youth with a dream of seeing a thriving India by discovering and building on the leader within.
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