August 2010 Indicorps Fellowship
Introduction: The Indicorps fellowship is a profound personal experience and an opportunity to understand participatory development through intense voluntary service. The structured program encourages participants to leave their comfort zones, place others’ interests before their own, test their own potential to affect change, explore their relationship with India, and understand what it means to lead by committing themselves to innovative grassroots projects. Indicorps believes that giving one’s time and energy, without any attachment to the outcome, regardless of the circumstances, is an unparalleled personal experience in service. At the same time, the fellowship is a chance for fellows to address their own identity, recognize their personal boundaries, and understand how to produce change in their environment(s). The fellowship is deeply rewarding, a transformational and challenging personal journey, and part of Indicorps’ collective experiment for change.
Eligibility: For the 2010 fellowship year (as per Government of India’s definition), Indicorps will accept applications from qualified persons of Indian origin who have a university degree or five years of applicable work experience from anywhere in the world.
Important Dates:
Application : Indicorps Fellowship Starting 15 August, 2010
Application Deadline: Due 01 March, 2010 (midnight, EST)
Application Procedure: Application Part One, including:
* General Applicant Information
* Short Answer and Essays (Various)
* Self-Reference Form
* Two Outside References
* Health and Medical Form
* Current Resume / Curriculum Vitae
* Official Transcript (if currently enrolled in a graduate/undergraduate program)
Selection Procedure:
The Indicorps selection committee is looking for fellows who are:
* interested in dedicated service, and in his/her own personal growth
* visionary, passionate, and qualified for their particular project choice(s)
* respectful of the diversity of religions, cultures, and traditions in India
* excited about immersing in a grassroots experience in their homeland
* low-maintenance, resourceful, flexible, and willing to accept local diet (often vegetarian), dress, and customs.
Email: outreach(AT)indicorps.org
Source: http://apply.indicorps.org/ApplicationGuidelines.php
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