INDIAN INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS URBAN FELLOWS PROGRAMME (UFP)

No Application Fee is required. Applications can be submitted online (preferred) or by post. There are five main elements to each application:

1. Basic Personal Information
2. Educational Information
3. Work | Internship | Volunteering Experience (if any)
4. Supporting Information and Documents Personal Statement and Essays: This section consists of two shorter essay questions that need to be completed. The first is on your motivation to apply (up to 300 words) and is mandatory. For the second essay, two options are provided and you are required to respond to one. The first option requires you to choose one out of five problem statements provided and give your response to it. The other option requires you to write from the perspective of your work experiences (both options require you to write upto 400 words). Audio-visual material or other material of your own making that complements your application can be uploaded or sent in. Any other information you would like to provide (up to 200 words).
5. A Sample of Work: One sample of academic or professional work that best describes your capabilities and interests. The sample may take any form: e.g. text, plans, portfolios, audio files and visual media. The sample of work should preferably be your individual effort. In case you include a work representing team effort, please specify details of your particular contribution and role. The application is followed by an interview. To apply by post, this form should be downloaded, filled in, and posted to: The UFP Admissions Committee IIHS Bengaluru City Campus, No. 197/36, 2nd Main Road, Sadashivanagar, Bengaluru 560 080 For further details, please check- https://urbanfellows.iihs.co.in/about/

The two-step UFP admissions process is as follows: Step 1: The Written Application The first step is an evaluation of a written application that is structured to assess curiosity, inventive thinking, alignment with the UFP, as well as a strong desire to engage with urban questions, issues and challenges. Inter-disciplinary Selection Applications are assessed within their respective disciplinary categories: for example, social scientists with other social scientists; engineers with other engineers; architects with other architects and so on. Diversity of Identity and Life Experience As part of the assessment of written applications, points are also accorded on the basis of the following criteria to ensure a diverse UFP class:

1. Caste
2. Religion
3. Gender (including transgender)
4. Parents’ Education
5. 10+2 Schooling in Non-Metropolitan Cities
6. Type of Secondary Schooling (Central Public, State Public, Private)
7. Differential Physical Ability Individual applicants can potentially score points across multiple categories as applicable. However, the total of diversity points shall exceed no more than 15% of the total score of any candidate. A final set of around 100-150 candidates, depending on a total number of applications, will be shortlisted for the interview stage. Step 2: The Interview In the interview stage, an assessment is conducted of the candidates’ curiosity, inventiveness and alignment with the UFP so that their expectations are well aligned with what is being offered in the UFP. All efforts are made to make the interview convivial, friendly and enabling – an opportunity for the candidate to showcase the best of themselves. Final offers for admission to the UFP will be made based on a combination of scores from the written application and the interview. Other Info IIHS Diversity Statement IIHS aims to create a diverse, inclusive, open, safe and enabling learning environment. It is committed to the principle of not discriminating against individuals on the basis of personal beliefs or characteristics such as caste, class, religion, region, ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. The UFP at IIHS is part of this commitment to create supportive teaching and learning environments. Fellows are expected to aspire to the highest standards of ethics in their personal and professional interactions. IIHS strongly encourages applications from women, persons with disabilities, and those from economically and socially excluded communities.