Top Fellowships for the month of March/April 2020 to look out for

NGOBOX, India’s largest developments sector platform, brings together fellowship opportunities for NGOs in India. Here we are listing six big fellowship opportunities in March/April 2020.

Title: Urban Fellows Programme 2020-21

Organization: Indian Institute for Human Settlements

Deadline: 19th April, 2020

About:

Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) is a national education institution committed to the equitable, sustainable and efficient transformation of Indian settlements. The Urban Fellows Programme is a scholarship-based, ten-month, full-time, residential, inter-disciplinary fellowship at the IIHS City Campus in Bengaluru.

Eligibility:

• Recent graduates and young professionals from varied educational backgrounds or practice domains who were born on or after 1 August 1990 are eligible to apply.

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Title: Genpact Social Impact Fellowship

Organization: Genpact

Deadline: 31st March, 2020

About:

Genpact Social Impact fellowship gives you an opportunity to transform the social sector using process-excellence, design thinking, analytics and digital expertise. They have collectively touched 10 million lives so far! This is your golden ticket to work with leading not-for-profit organizations in the country; bringing in the change that you want to see, and building your career along the way!

Eligibility:

• Graduate/Postgraduate degree in any discipline
• More than 5 years of full time work experience, preferably in the social sector or in process transformation, technology, consulting or project management
• Green Belt/Black Belt Lean Six Sigma certified, will be an added expertise

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Title: UNFCCC-GIR-CASTT Programme on Greenhouse Gases 2020

Organization: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Deadline: 5th April, 2020

About:

UNFCCC is an international environmental treaty adopted on 9 May 1992. UNFCCC-GIR-CASTT is a professional training on greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories to national experts from developing countries. Through a tailored and focused approach the programme aims to significantly boost the technical capacity of developing countries.

Eligibility:

• Current government officials, consultants and researchers
• Relevant experience in GHGs or climate change response-related field
• Entry-mid level professionals
• Bachelor's degree or higher
• Capability to understand lectures and give presentations in English (Candidates may be administered an English test via phone)
• Individuals with an intermediate IT proficiency

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Title: Persephone Miel Fellowship Program

Organization: Pulitzer Center

Deadline: 10th April, 2020

About:

The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is an innovative award-winning non-profit journalism organization. The Persephone Miel Fellowship is designed to help journalists from the developing world do the kind of reporting they've always wanted to do and enable them to bring their work to a broader international audience.

Eligibility:

• The Persephone Miel fellowships are open to all journalists, writers, photographers, radio producers or filmmakers, staff journalists as well as freelancers and media professionals outside the U.S. who are seeking to report from their home country.
• Female journalists and journalists from developing countries are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Applicants must be proficient in English.

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Title: Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships 2020

Organization: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC)

Deadline: 13th April, 2020

About:

CSC provides the main UK government scholarship scheme led by international development objectives. Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships are offered with the aim of contributing development needs of Commonwealth countries by providing training for skilled and qualified professionals in key development areas.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Be a citizen of, or be granted refugee status in, an eligible developing Commonwealth country (see overleaf), or be a British Protected Person;
• Be permanently resident in a developing Commonwealth country (see overleaf);
• Hold a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) standard. A lower qualification and sufficient relevant experience may be considered in certain cases.

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Title: Google's Women Techmakers Scholars Program 2020-2021

Organization: Google

Deadline: 30th April, 2020

About:

Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. Through the Women Techmakers Scholars Program - Google is furthering Dr. Anita Borg’s vision of creating gender equality in the tech industry by encouraging women to excel as active participants and leaders in the field.

Eligibility:

• Identify as female
• Currently be enrolled at an accredited university for the 2020-2021 academic year (as a full time student) in an undergraduate program
• Be in year 1 or year 2 of their undergraduate program
• Be studying computer science, computer engineering, or a closely related technical field
• Demonstrate a good academic record

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