Applications Invited for Fraternity Fellowship 2025

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About the Organization

National Foundation for India (NFI) has been working for about 35 years as a grant-making and capacity-building institution committed to strengthening civil society organisations and advancing social justice. Through its partnerships with over 500 grassroots organizations across the country, NFI has supported initiatives addressing critical social, economic, and governance issues in hard-to-reach regions. NFI’s mission is to enable communities to improve their own lives ensuring that no one is left behind.

About the Fellowship

Fraternity Fellowship 2025 is an initiative to support grassroots leaders working with marginalised communities in Odisha and Chhattisgarh in east central India and Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland in northeast India. The fellowship seeks to uphold and advance the core values of the Indian Constitution - justice, equality, liberty, fraternity, and dignity - through community action and dialogue.

The fellowship aims to:

• Strengthen the leadership and institutional capacity of individuals and community groups who are advancing constitutional values at the grassroots level.
• Support initiatives that foster dialogue, inclusion, and social harmony among marginalized and vulnerable communities.
• Provide a platform for fellows to innovate, learn, and collaborate with others working on similar issues across India.

Through perspective building on issues of social justice, financial support, mentoring, and peer-learning opportunities, the fellowship enables grassroots changemakers to deepen their engagement, broaden their impact, and sustain their work for social transformation.

Eligibility Criteria - Who Can Apply

The Fraternity Fellowship is open to individuals who:

• Have been actively involved in community work through any grassroots civil society organization (CSO), community-based organization (CBO), or collective (Sangathan), though are not as full-time staff members.
• Are working on key social issues such as gender, local governance, Dalit, Adivasi, or minority rights, peacebuilding, environmental justice, or related social concerns.
• Have a strong and trusted relationship with the community they seek to work with during the fellowship period.
• Are preferably working with youth groups—particularly from Dalit, Adivasi, or minority backgrounds—in either institutional (such as educational) or community settings.
• Are engaged with or willing to form groups that facilitate dialogue, awareness, and collective action on constitutional rights and values.
• Belong to or work closely with marginalized communities. Women, Dalit, Adivasi, Minority, LGBTQ+, and individuals from other backward classes are encouraged to apply.
• Are between 25 and 45 years of age, with preference given to younger applicants within this range who demonstrate strong potential and commitment to social change.

Who cannot apply

• An individual who is currently working as a full-time employee/consultant with any institution or group.
• An individual affiliated to any political group in any capacity.

How to Apply

Interested applicants must complete the attached application form and submit it by 15 November 2025, along with all required supporting documents.

Please ensure that your responses are:

• Clear and concise
• Grounded in your grassroots experience
• Supported by relevant examples or evidence wherever possible.

Please upload the filled application form here

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