NCPEDP JAVED ABIDI FELLOWSHIP ON DISABILITY

1. Applicants must be an Indian citizen between the age group of 18-28 years.
2. Applicants should have completed a minimum secondary level of education.
3. Preference will be given to youth with disabilities. However, exceptional youth without disabilities with prior (academic/work/volunteer) experience in the disability sector will also be considered.
4. Fundamental knowledge of disability issues and other cross-cutting development issues in India is essential.
5. Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English or Hindi or any one of the regional languages is essential.
6. Basic research and analysis skills, and experience in writing will be considered an asset.
7. Prior experience of working/volunteering in the development sector particularly in the disability sector will be an added advantage.
8. Young women with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.

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1. Please visit the official website first.
2. Read the instructions carefully, before applying,
3. Ready your ID Card, Certificates, Sign, and Photo while applying.
4. Do not forget to bring your application printout.

1. The screening process will consist of careful selection of applicants based on the application form and a personal round of interview.
2. The fellows will continue in the programme to consecutive years based on a year-end review under the guidance of mentors and partnering organizations. Other Info
3. The three-year fellowship will equip the selected fellows to bring about tangible change in the disability sector, particularly through data collection, research based policy papers, advocacy and media campaigns for policy impact/change.
4. The fellowship has been designed to nurture fellows in terms of training, capacity building, networking and gaining hands on experience with policy makers and relevant stakeholders on advocacy issues, through mentorship and NCPEDP’s pan- India National Disability Network.
5. Our fellowship programme intends to engineer social entrepreneurship amongst and guide fellows in contributing evidence-based collection of advocacy efforts, experience and effects to the cause of disability in a pluralistic manner.
6. Through this initiative, we envision to develop a second line of leadership for the Indian disability movement with in-depth grassroot knowledge and hands-on experience of urban and rural realities in matters of data driven and evidence-based policy analysis.
7. At the end of the three-year fellowship, the programme may further seek to give a ground breaking opportunity to a selected few to ideate, iterate and intervene directly with stakeholders resonating further the ethos of disability movement in an entrepreneurial environment by way of seed funding.