About the Fellowship

YLT Fellowship is a two-year, full-time, immersive, and paid fellowship that sets you up to tackle the biggest issues in tech. Prepare for your application by building your innovation proposal based on one of these tech prompts.

International Innovation Corps and Omidyar Network India are partnering to support the next generation of tech policy thought leaders.

This fellowship aims to recruit people with an engineering or tech education, and support them in becoming prominent leaders who grapple with complex strategic issues about tech. We are looking for the ambitious and the visionaries. Those who don’t want to just code, but learn to lead- as industry leaders, public intellectuals, and techies with the big ideas!

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Fellowship structure:

  • Two Year fellowship
  • Young professionals (engineers) placed with host organisations
  • Fellows work on policy and implementation
  • Mentorship by both YLT and host

Eligibility criteria for the YLT Fellowship

  • The YLT Fellowship welcomes young professionals from all fields of engineering who are interested in tech policy.
  • The applicant should have completed their undergraduate degree atleast two years ago. 
  • Successful candidates would have a basic understanding of tech policy and a desire to contribute.
  • Applicants must be under 30 years of age as of April, 2021. However, if you are just over this limit but are passionate about the topic, we are keen to hear from you!

Duration

  • The YLT fellowship is a full time paid engagement for 24 months.

Perks and Remuneration

  • Annual stipend of INR 12,70,000 per annum. This stipend does not change per a fellow’s experience or educational qualification.
  • ACESSS: Each fellow benefits from the access afforded by the IIC, their hosts, and our funding partners. Additionally, YLT curates training and conversations with thought leaders from academia, research, and industry to discuss critical technology challenges and developments several times a month. This global exposure enables a fellow to develop their own perspective and unique thinking on issues beyond the tenets of their daily work.
  • MENTORSHIP: A key pillar of the YLT fellowship is providing personalised mentorship and support to the fellows through the leadership at IIC, host organisations, and funders. Through monthly check-ins, quarterly feedbacks and calls, each fellows personal journey is charted out to enable them to scale a steep learning curve at YLT.

How to Apply

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