Applications Invited for India Acumen Fellowship

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About the Organization

Acumen recognized early on that capital alone was not enough to address the problems of poverty, so we established Acumen Academy, the world’s school for social change. Our Fellowship program brings together cohorts of social enterprise founders working on problems of poverty. We equip them with the knowledge, skills, and community to grow their capacity, develop their moral leadership, and build scalable solutions.

About the Fellowship

Acumen invests in social entrepreneurs across the capital continuum and accompanies them on the journey to create transformational change. At Acumen Academy, we identify and prepare these leaders with the hard skills required to build scalable solutions to poverty and the harder skills of moral leadership to re-imagine and build a better world.

Our India Acumen Fellowship is a transformative program that brings together a cohort of extraordinary individuals with an entrepreneurial mindset and a commitment to solve problems of poverty. We equip them with the tools and community to strengthen their leadership, scale their impact, and create meaningful change in India.

Through the program curriculum and a supportive cohort, participants peel back notions of themselves as leaders and build greater self-awareness. They hone their skills to become better team leaders, authentic storytellers, and navigate values in tension. They leave the program with the ability to negotiate across differences, motivate themselves and others, challenge traditional ways of working, and reshape the people, organizations, and systems around them.

Fellows remain in their jobs and participate in a 6-month hybrid program consisting of virtual sessions, in-person immersives, and self-paced learning.

This is a high-level program overview:

One 3-day virtual Orientation

Two 5-day full-time in-person immersives (8 hours of assignments for each immersive consisting of self-paced learning and group calls)

Four Learning Labs  (4 hours each along with assignments) 

Benefits:

Upon Successful completion of the program, participants join the Foundry, our global community of 1600+ alumni from around the world. We help Foundry members build and scale organizations through access to these selective opportunities:

Tools and mentorship: Get specialized tools and exclusive coaching opportunities from our partners at Bain and Company

• Community: Join a community of award-winning social entrepreneurs
• Amplification: Get exposure to a global audience of investors, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders
• Early-stage Funding: Pitch for early-stage catalytic capital through Acumen Angels to go from seed to scale

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age at the time of application. The maximum age limit is 45 years.
• You are a social entrepreneur or senior decision-maker solving problems of poverty.
• You have 5 years of work experience (minimum) and are able to demonstrate commitment towards solving issues of poverty. On average our Fellows have 10-15 years of work experience with 10 years working on problems of poverty.
• You have a reliable internet connection and will be fully available to participate throughout the entirety of the program.

How to Apply

Submit the Online Application: Oct 30, 2025

Apply now

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