The Ideosync-UNESCO Information Fellowship (IUIF)

Application deadline – 1 year (COVID might affect the duration)

Application deadline: 

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

Description: 

The social, political and ecological movements of the recent years have reaffirmed the potential of young people as the key drivers of societal change.

This creates a need to provide young leaders with a better understanding of the complex social systems of India and challenges faced by the marginalized. In this age of information and new media, it is further important to gain a nuanced understanding of how India is being shaped politically, socially and economically. The IUIF fellowship enables young fellows to gain insights and recognize how multiple forms of inequalities like caste, class, race and gender overlap and operate together to exacerbate marginalization. The fellowship also enables fellows to recognize how the media shapes and is shaped by this social and political architecture.

The C4SC and Media Rights Fellowship program is designed to take young Indians through an intense leadership journey that sets them on a path to understand communication and media from the perspective of human rights and intersectional feminism. They will learn to leverage the power of communication to discover new pathways for information creation, access & sharing; while questioning hegemonic technologies and power relations. The Fellows are mentored to become socially conscious leaders and are equipped with skills that help them amplify the voices and stories of the marginalized thereby catalyzing positive social transformation.

Eligibility Criteria: 

• Age: Below 30 Years (As of 1st April 2021) 
• Education: Graduate (In any discipline) 
• Prior work experience preferred (Esp.Internships in the social / communication sector) 
• Indian citizenship or a Person of Indian Origin 
• 4 month full-time commitment to the fellowship 
• Access to laptop and smartphone with basic features and 4G Internet or WiFi

Fellowship Support: 

• IUIF fellows are mentored by a variety of professionals with extensive experience in the fields of communication and development.
• Fellows will be trained in art and the craft of writing, digital storytelling; audio and video production; social media practice; participatory research; fact-checking and reporting; understanding and using data; and communication ethics.
• Four month full-time engagement with a commitment to produce audio/video/written Fellowship deliverables. Fellows will propose projects, of which a few will be selected for execution and support with a stipend of Rs.50000. 

Apply here: http://www.iuif.in/