Deadline: January 31, 2019.

The William J. Clinton Fellowship for Service in India is an immersive, 10-month volunteer service program matching young professionals with development organizations. Fellows work on scalable and sustainable development projects in the fields of education, livelihoods, and public health.

The AIF Clinton Fellowship is helping to shape the next generation of leaders committed to positive change while also strengthening civil society in both the U.S. and India.

 

ELIGIBILITY

Candidates must:

• Be a U.S. or Indian citizen, or a U.S. permanent resident
• Be between the ages of 21 and 34 on September 1, 2019
• Have completed an undergraduate or Bachelor’s degree before the start of the program on September 1, 2019

 

FUNDING

 

1. For U.S. Fellows, AIF provides a roundtrip ticket from their point of origin to India, along with insurance coverage, emergency support, and a monthly living stipend.

2. For Indian Fellows, AIF provides domestic travel from their hometowns in India, insurance coverage, emergency support, and a monthly living stipend.

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FELLOWSHIP REQUIREMENTS

Fellows are expected to complete the following during their service in India:

• Meeting or exceeding expectations of the Fellowship, including upholding their commitment to AIF and their host organization
• Participation at Orientation, Midpoint, and Endpoint, and other program related events
• Adherence to the policies and agreements between Fellow, AIF and partner organizations
• Full completion of the Fellowship program
• Timely submission of monthly and quarterly reports and other program deliverables
• Contribution of regular posts on the AIF Blog
• Prompt settlement of finances and logistical items throughout the Fellowship
• Completion of end of service documents and presentations

All Fellows are expected to complete the full program, while upholding basic values and principles of trust, honesty, and integrity. Fellows are expected to embrace and engage with multiple challenges, and take a lot of initiative in the structuring and completion of their projects.
Fellows must abide by host organization work calendars and work complete workweeks in accordance with organizational policy and procedure, which in India commonly involves working on Saturdays.

 

OFFICIAL LINK

 

William J. Clinton Fellowship