Applications invited for SWAR Fellowship Program

The SWAR fellowship program brings together an opportunity to train and educate 10 fellows to transform the lives of rural communities through entrepreneurial knowledge and practices.

SWAR Fellowship is a one-year program for fresh graduates/professionals who have entrepreneurial bent of mind and want to contribute to rural development sector. SWAR Fellowship Program will provide you a platform to initiate your development entrepreneurship journey. Through this program you will get the opportunity to:

• Transform the lives of rural communities in the poorest of poor pockets.
• Help the Grassroots NGOsin scaling up,design and execute a comprehensive development program by integrating entrepreneurship with livelihoods, health, nutrition, and education.
• Build your own capacity for trying out innovative ideas for transforming the rural development landscape

 What’s in it for You?

• Incubate your own entrepreneurial ideas to solve rural issues
• Gain access to a vibrant ecosystem of our Alumni, partners, development sector leaders and experts.
• Leverage the ecosystem to explore opportunities
• Get hands-on experience in exploring rural enterprises
• Gain updated practical knowledge and acquire skills

Qualifications –

• Indian citizen between 21 and 28 years of age as of 1st Nov 2022.
• Master’s degree in Development, Management, and entrepreneurship

Or

• B. Tech or any other 4 years’ relevant professional degree from a reputed institutionand minimum 2-5 years of work experience in a grassroots NGO or development organization
• Min. 55% or equivalent GPA/CGPA throughout the academics.

Stipend to SWAR Fellows-

Total stipend would be Rs 40,000/- per month subject to TDS. The fellows would also be reimbursed for their local travel subject to a certain maximum limit and on submission of proof of expenses.

On successful completion, the Fellows will receive a separate gratification amount of Rs. 1,20,000 and a certificate of completion from SIDBI and SRIJAN.

For more details and application process login to: www.srijanindia.org

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