Legislative Assistants to Members of Parliament (LAMP) Fellowship

Application deadline – Legislative Assistants to Members of Parliament (LAMP) Fellowship

Application deadline: 

Applications for 2021 closed. Stay tuned for the next round of applications (Tentatively in Mar – Apr 2022)

Description: 

The Legislative Assistants to Members of Parliament (LAMP) Fellowship is a unique and an exciting opportunity for young Indians to learn law-making and public policy. LAMP Fellows are mentored by a Member of Parliament (MP) and work full-time with the assigned MP during a given year, starting from the Monsoon session of Parliament till the end of the Budget session. The primary role of a LAMP Fellow is to provide extensive research support to her/his MP for their parliamentary work. This includes drafting parliamentary questions for the MP, preparing the MP’s speeches for zero hour debates, raising matters of public importance, drafting private members’ bills etc.

When Parliament is not in session, LAMP Fellows engage with policy makers, experts from various think-tanks, academicians from several leading universities, and leaders from diverse public policy institutions through participation in workshops on important policy and development issues. LAMP Fellows also participate in field visits during the inter-session period for a practical exposure to governance at the ground level.

Eligibility Criteria: 

• PRS seeks to engage with highly-motivated, bright young people for the LAMP Fellowship.
• LAMP Fellowship is open to candidates who are 25 years of age or below.
• Candidates must have at least a Bachelor’s degree in any academic discipline.
• Only Indian citizens are eligible for the LAMP Fellowship.

Fellowship Support: 

• LAMP Fellowship provides an opportunity to be mentored by a Member of Parliament for a period of 10-11 months, subject to the Parliamentary calendar. 
• During the course of the Fellowship, the Fellows will get the opportunity to engage with experts from diverse sectors and understand important policy and development issues of the country.
• The Fellow’s primary task involves providing research support to the Member of Parliament (MP) that she/he is assigned to.
• Fellowship offers a unique opportunity to directly report to a Member of Parliament on a day-to-day basis.
• LAMP Fellows receive a stipend of Rs. 20,000 per month during the course of the Fellowship.
• Few LAMP Fellows have pursued advanced degrees in prestigious institutions like Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Oxford, London School of Economics, SciencesPo, leading IIMs, ISB, XLRI, JNU etc. 
• Few LAMP Fellows have continued to work with Members of Parliament, political parties or other political consulting organizations. 
• Few LAMP Fellows have joined either multilateral institutions like the World Bank, Foreign Embassies or leading public policy organizations such as CPR and NIPFP, or chosen a career in the corporate sector including consulting, investment banking and e-commerce. A few have joined the civil service as Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officers.

Apply here: https://prsindia.org/lamp