India Acumen Fellowship capitalizes on businesspeople across the world and goes with them on the journey to develop changes. At the academy, we recognize and prepare these entrepreneurs with exceptional skills desired to develop scalable solutions to lack and the difficult skills of ethical leadership to reconsider and develop a better world.
The Indian Acumen Fellowship program is an informational program that transfers a troop of outstanding candidates with a business mindset and problem-solving brain.
We manage them with the apparatus and community to strengthen their management, measure their influence, and develop expressive alteration in India. Throughout the course of the program, helpful cohorts take part as leaders and develop self-awareness.
They improve their skills to become good leaders of the team, and direct values in stressful conditions. They will leave the fellowship with the capability to transfer across alterations, inspire themselves and others, challenge outdated ways of working, and redesign the people, corporation, and coordination around them.
This program provides me with the ability to make excellence from the heart, and my main companion when I am facing problems. Formally, it has permitted us to listen and change our views of our work. In my opinion, it has been great that it gives me long-term friends and a chance to be part of an outstanding community.
Candidates join our more than 1600+ communities after psuccessfulaccomplishment of the program from around the world. We assist the members of Foundry to develop and lead organizations through these opportunities:
Tools and Mentorships
Candidates should get specialization in tools and specific classes from our fellows at the Community and Brain Academy.
Community
Social Business person links with the award community.
Amplification
Explore with investor audiences, business persons, and the industry.
Early-stage funding
Explore with investor audiences, business persons, and the industry.
What makes an Acumen Fellow?
You should get knowledge to enhance your work and look for people on your path. You want to build a reliable and inspirational leader in the progress of the long-term practice and attain an understanding of how you can become facile with yourself.
The opposite of lack is not wealth, but self-esteem. You have a sense of insistence to be involved in the world. You can connect with the community of the world, candidates who are enthusiastic about solving problems. This program gives new infrastructure and develops better relationships that are responsible for increasing their importance and promise as they cultivate and scale their influence.
Polarity Management
Seek to work in a world of different views and motivate others toward solving a problem.
Good Society Readings
Find the meaning of society and the past basis of social alteration.
Adaptive Leadership
Learn to comprehend investors, understand their needs, and direct uncertainty to analyze change.
Authentic Voice
Create awareness of the audience to increase your field interest, communicate with investors, develop partnerships, and develop links.
- One 3-day online Orientation
- Two 5-day full-time in-person meetings
- Four knowledge Labs, which are 4 hours each, along with projects
How to apply?
- Application Procedure
- Kindly read the Application Toolkit to ready your application.
- Apply by 30 October.
- Candidates take part in the Selection Committee from January 17, 2025, to January 18, 2025
- Selected candidates are invited to take part in a 2-day online Selection meeting (on Zoom). This will be the second and last stage of the selection procedure for this program.
- Commence your Fellowship Journey in March 2025
- Our selection team emails the selected candidates and then supports them.
FAQ
Fellowship Eligibility
Q: What are the minimum conditions to apply for this program?
- You are a social business
- Problem-solving person
- You have 5 years of work experience (minimum)
- You have a reliable internet connection
Q: Can an organization that has only one team member comply?
No, to be eligible for this opportunity, your organization must have at least two team members.
Q: What percentage of my target group needs to be below the poverty line?
Beneficiaries and stakeholders should fall at least 50% below the poverty line.
Q: What are the eligibility criteria to apply for this program?
Everyone is eligible to apply, and we actively encourage individuals with diverse identities to apply. Our focus will prioritize:
Organizations working in rural areas
Women and non-binary individuals
For-profit social enterprises that focus on creating a positive social impact.
Q: What is the academic qualification to apply for this fellowship?
- There are no specific academic prerequisites.
Q: What are the age requirements for this?
You should be 18 years or older.
Q: Is English proficiency a requirement?
- Yes. All sessions and training are done in English; efficiency in the language is required.
Q: Can I apply if I’m not from the area where this Fellowship is present?
No. We are choosing candidates from below regions:
- Colombia
- East Africa
- India
- Malaysia
- Pakistan
- Spain
- UK
- West Africa
Q: Do I participate in other programs along with the Acumen Fellows Program?
No. This Fellows team consists of those candidates who have not participated in any other program.
Q: After taking Acumen Academy courses, can I apply for this?
Absolutely! It is highly inspiring to take Acumen Academy Courses.
Fellowship Selection
Q: Should I have to be a social businessman to participate in this fellowship?
No, the maximum number of our Fellows are leading social businesses; our Fellows also work at different types of organizations.
Fellows mostly fall into these three categories:
- Entrepreneurs
- Organizational builders
- Intrapreneurs
Q: Should I be required to be part of a social organization?
Yes. The candidates we are searching for are full-time workers in organizations and motive to develop social influence and eliminate poverty.
Q: Can you share more details regarding your eligibility criteria?
This program is for those candidates who are able to solve problems of deficiency and want to develop a world self-esteem. Despite the basic eligibility criteria, we are searching for the following when choosing the individuals.
Leadership and Growth Potential
We are searching for those individuals who have the motivation to align with the work we are doing. They establish self-awareness, skills to learn from their difficulties, and continue on the path they are continuing. Through experience of life and management skills, the candidates can explain this.
Values Alignment and Readiness
This program is an academic fellowship that requires a person to ask hard questions and teach in troop settings. We are searching for such a person who brings different nationalities, values, and experiences. We expect to support fellows as they pursue work on developing influence in the world.
Individuals should be able to share knowledge base skills, and experience.
Q: Do I need to presently be involved in work dedicated to poverty?
Yes. Our fellowship is developed for those candidates who are a part of an organization whose purpose is to eliminate poverty. We select those candidates who are accessible full-time for this purpose.
Q: How many candidates are designated every year from each country?
We select 20 individuals every year.
Q: I meet the primary needs and basic eligibility criteria, but I am in the middle of an employment change right now. How would that affect my application?
Our fellowship is designed for those people who are presently an important part of developing an organization, and can take back what they glearnedin 1st year of the fellowship.
Fellowship Application
Q: What kind of things should I remember while applying for this program?
- Be concise
- Save your draft often
- Save an offline copy
- Apply early
Q: If I’m not present in India next year, can I still apply?
Candidates require full participation in the session that will occur during the year. Some require in-person involvement, and we will support you financially only for travel to and from the city or within the country. We will motivate you to apply if you can attend all sessions, but funds for international travel are not provided.
If you are deciding to move to another country, then we encourage you to apply when you return to your country.
Q: Do I have to be a local of the area from which I am applying for this program?
Yes. We classify applications from the citizens of the country. But we can make exceptions.
Q: What are the technology requirements for accessing and completing the application?
- stable internet connection
- We highly recommend applying through a laptop as the mobile experience is not recommended.
- All application documents and components must be submitted through the online portal.
- We strongly suggest you use Google Chrome
- You can also use Firefox as a browser.
If you are facing a problem in applying, then try to submit it from another browser, change location, and internet connection. We inspire you to submit applications as soon as possible due to poor internet connectivity before the last date.
Q: Will they email me after receiving the application?
Yes. Our system is based on auto-sending send email for confirmation after submission of your application. If you do not receive it, then check your spam folder.
Q: Can I edit my application after it’s been submitted?
No, it is impossible. So, you should analyze the application before proposing the application.
Q: Are recommendation letters required?
No.
Program Details and Expectations
Q: Does the program grant or provide additional advantages?
While the Fellowship is fully funded for Fellow Candidates, we don’t provide any funding or additional benefits as part of the program. Some countries give grants according to the requirements of the selection conference. They will notify candidates after selection.
Q: Which costs does the program cover?
The fellowship program rejects all expenses after your selection.
Once you are selected as an Acumen Fellow participant, the fellowship holds all program-related incidentals during the Fellowship. This includes all costs associated with the candidates, including housing and food. Repayments are available for travel to candidates if the participants wish to be privileged.
Q: What is the attendance policy? What should I do to avoid the seminar?
The program has a 100% attendance requirement, and all selected Fellow Candidates must attend all program sessions, unit calls, and one-on-one sessions nd complete assignments or face possible removal from the program. We can also develop an allowance for disasters on a case-by-case basis.
Q: What’s the meaning of an in-person immersive?
Immersive includes typically hold for 5 days. This immersion consists of attractive discussion, individual image, training, and the usual development of relationships.
Candidates have 8 hours of prework, which should be accomplished 2 weeks prior, in order to create and make the most knowledgeable experience candidates.
Candidates are expected to present full-time during the session and make sure there is no opposing commitment during that period. Candidates are also expected to stay at the same location, same country, same area where the immersive is being held.d
What is meant by a Learning Lab?
A Learning Lab is a 4-hour-long online-supported learning session. That will build upon the self-made assignments (average 1 hour/week) and will give you a chance to delve deeper into the content chunk with your cohort.
Q: What are the Moral Leadership Principles?
You will be established in the 12 values of Moral Management, developed from more than 20 years of working with front-runners who are educating how the deprived, the susceptible, and the earth are conserved.
The following Principles, inspired by Acumen Founder Jaqueline Novogratz, are as follows:
- Cultivate Moral creativity
- Listen to the Voices ignored
- Hold Opposite morals in Tension
- Tell important Stories
- Explore characters
- Redefine Success
- Utilize Markets for Good
- Partner with Humility and Audacity
- Avoid the Conformity Trap
- Go with each Other
- comprise the beautiful struggle
- Perform Courage
Q: Is internet connectivity a requirement to participate in the program?
Yes. Fellows must have regular and reliable internet access that allows the downloading and uploading of documents as well as audio and video files.
Q: What is the location of program seminars and meetings?
The immersive events are typically held in or around major cities across the program region. In the past, they have been held in:
- East Africa Program: Nairobi, Kampala, Kigali, and Dar es Salaam
- India Program: Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Mysore
- Pakistan Fellowship: Karachi, Murree, Peshawar, Bahawalpur,
- Lahore, Islamabad.
- West Africa Program: Accra and Lagos
- Colombia Program: Bogota, Cali, Medellín, Require, and Sasaima
- Malaysia Program: Kuala Lumpur, Pahang, and Perak
Individuals will be notified on the actual dates, and candidates upon being selected as a Fellow.
Beyond the Fellowship
Q: What post-Fellowship support is made available?
You are called into the community once you complete the fellowship. Each member develops opportunities to further increase learning skills to help enhance the influence. Opportunities may consist of training and exceptional skills. You have to get access to the Foundry Dashboard, where a list of opportunities is present.
Q: Does this fellowship provide grant funding?
No. This fellowship is independent andsuitablee for the industry is suitable for our Angels Program.
Q: Is post-Fellowship job placement provided?
No. If you still have questions after reading the Frequently Asked Questions, please email us.
Q. What is the application deadline?
Application Deadline: October 30, 2024