India Acumen Fellowship

Application Deadline: October 30, 2024

India Acumen Fellowship capitalize on businesspeople across the world and go with them on the journey to develop changes. At the academy, we recognize and prepare these entrepreneurs with exceptional skills desired to develop ascendable solutions to lack and the difficult skills of ethical leadership to re-consider and develop a better world.

Indian Acumen Fellowship program is an informational program which transfers a troop of outstanding candidates with 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.  By the course of the program, helpful cohort, take part as leader 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will leave the fellowship with the capability to transfer across alterations, inspire themselves, and others, challenge outdated ways of working, and redesign the people, corporation, and coordination around them.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 views of our work. In my opinion, it has agreed 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 positive accomplishment of the program from around the world. We assist the member of Foundry to develop and rule organizations by these chances: 

Tools and Mentorships

Candidates should get specialization about tools and specific classes chances from our fellows at community and brain academy.

Community

Social Business person link with award winning community.

Amplification

Explore with investor audiences, business persons, and industry.

Early-stage funding

Explore with investor audiences, business persons, and industry.

What makes an Acumen Fellow?

You should get knowledge to enhance your work and look for people on your pathways. You want to build a reliable and inspirational leader in the progress of the long-term practice and attain understanding of how you can become facile to yourself.

The opposite of lack, is not wealth, but self-esteem. You have a sense of insistence to make an involvement 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 to increase 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 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 to 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.
•  Submit the application on 30 October.
•  Candidate take part in the Selection Committee on 17 January, 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 on 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: An organization which has only one team member can apply?

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 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 age requirements for this?

You should be18 years or more.

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 that 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 inspired to take Acumen Academy Courses.

Fellowship Selection

Q: should I have to be a social business man to participate in this fellowship? 

No. while the maximum of our Fellows is 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 motivation to align with the work which they are working. 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 are able to explain this.

Values Alignment and Readiness

This program is an academic fellowship which acquires a person to ask hard questions and teach in troop settings. We are searching for such a person who brought different nationalities, values, and experiences. We expect to support fellows as they pursue to 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 are able to take back what they get knowledge in 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 is not given.

If you are deciding to move to another country, then we inspire 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 to use Google chrome
• You can also use Firefox as a browser.

If you are facing a problem in submitting an application, 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 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 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, 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 privilege them.

Q: What is the attendance policy? What should I do to neglect 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 and 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, fellows training, and the usual development of relationship.

Candidates have 8 hours of prework which should be accomplished 2 weeks prior in order to create for and make the most knowledge experience of candidates.

 Candidates are expected to present full time during the session and make sure there is no opposing commitment during that period. Candidates also expected to stay at the same location, same country, same area where the immersive is being believed.

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 dump 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 earth are conserved.

There are following Principles, inspired by Acumen Founder Jaqueline Novogratz, are as follows:

• Cultivate Moral creativity
•  Listen to Voices ignored
• Hold Opposite morals in Tension
• Tell Stories which are important
• 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, 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 accomplish the fellowship. Each member develops chances 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 and for foundry 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 application deadline? 

Application Deadline: October 30, 2024