Community Innovator Fellowship Program
The Community Innovator Fellowship Program is an initiative of Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog in collaboration with UNDP India to facilitate knowledge building and provide infrastructure support to aspiring community innovators essential for their entrepreneurship journey. This is a one-year-long intensive fellowship program wherein an aspiring community innovator can apply irrespective of their socio-economic background. During the course of this fellowship, each fellow would be hosted at an Atal Community Innovation Centre and would acquire SDG awareness, entrepreneurial skills and life skills while working on her/his idea.
Eligibility Criteria for a Fellow
The Community Innovator Fellow is an individual with an entrepreneurial mindset, with an idea to solve a community challenge through his/her enterprise.
- Age – 18-35 Years
- Education – At least a bachelor’s/diploma/degree holder in any discipline from a recognized university
- Distance from the community – Residential address within 30 km from ACIC*
- Literacy level – English Language proficiency (Intermediate)
Prospective applicants may apply for the fellowship at the respective ACIC (links provided below)
https://lnkd.in/dyyCiJi6
http://acic.cbit.org.in/
http://acic.vgu.ac.in/
https://lnkd.in/dH4QsTi2
https://lnkd.in/dP-iJmmB
https://lnkd.in/dK2Q2KQu
https://lnkd.in/ddjyv2qy
https://lnkd.in/dgJr8GVh (ACIC -KL Startups)
https://lnkd.in/dSwgpJQz (ACIC IIT ISM Dhanbad)
https://lnkd.in/dD8KjyEt (ACIC BMU)
https://lnkd.in/dPs6Y9rN (ACIC MIET Meerut Foundation)
Duration: 2 Months
FAQ : Click Here
To Apply : Please contact your nearby ACIC and check if they are accepting applications for the fellowship. To know about the operational ACICs in the country, please click here.
The selection process for the fellows will be entirely done and managed by the specific ACICs, after extensive outreach and engagement in their surrounding regions. Each ACIC will host fellows in a year (number can vary depending on the location and capacity of the ACIC) that will go through the one-year long, intensive hands-on program.
