ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL FELLOWSHIPS

The Environmental Fellowship allows Environmental Equity and Justice Partnership program to assist young committed individuals, with a leadership potential, to engage with issues of environmental justice with the aim of encouraging new thinking and perspectives challenging the status quo and seeing new ways of imagining solutions.

The Fellowship would include honorarium not exceeding Rs. 10,000 per month for a full-time programme of one-year duration. Short-term activities are also eligible and the honorarium in those cases shall be calculated on pro rata basis.

The programme also offers Part-time Fellowships to those individuals who are already employed and wish to take up activity on part time basis. The fellowship amount in such cases shall be decided on the basis of the additional support required by the applicant. A detailed budget is essential in such cases and should accompany the application. This amount shall under no circumstances exceed the honorarium offered under the full-time programme (see above).

Who can apply

Environmental Equity and Justice Partnership is looking for young individuals with innovative ideas, leadership potential with a strong desire for personal and professional development.

The Environmental Fellowships are open to Indian women and men resident in any part of the country and under 40 years of age. Application may be from any sector including: social movements, corporate sector, media or academia. Fellowships are awarded to applicants from any discipline: social sciences, medicine and health, management, law, education etc. Prior relevant experience and a strong commitment to take on issues concerning environmental justices is crucial.

Preference will be given to individuals who have:

• A plan to develop professional capacity and knowledge;
• A strategy to influence and impact policy and public debate;
• Clearly defines and realistic objectives;
• Indicators of progress towards those objectives.

KINDS OF ActiONS Supported

Decisions to award fellowships are based on many factors and are affected by competition for limited funds. Therefore, it is not possible to specify the types of projects that will be supported.

Broadly speaking, fellowships may be offered to individuals who wish to evolve innovative approaches, action and/or research initiatives in the areas of environmental justice. In addition, support may be provided for policy advocacy and information dissemination strategies that broaden public understanding of the issues.

Since there are far more requests than can possibly be funded. Applicants should understand that a decision to decline support does not necessarily mean that Environmental Equity and Justice Partnership disapproves of the proposed action or fails to appreciate its merits.


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ACTIONS THOSE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE

This program is not intended to provide partial support for any of the ongoing activities. The EEJP will consider only one proposal from an individual at any given time.

In terms of specific activities, EEJP cannot support any formal academic training programs, study programs and profit making activities.


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How to Apply

The proposal for Environmental Fellowship may be submitted by e-mail (first preference) or by courier/ post not later than 15 October 2006. As far as possible, enclose the soft copy of the application (on Floppy or CD). Late application will not be included in the current cycle.

The decisions on Environmental Fellowships are made only once a year. The procedure for reviewing Fellowships is relatively simple. The EEJP team reviews applications that are complete and eligible for support, and submits the short listed applications to the EEJP Board for final action. Environmental Equity and Justice Partnership gives prompt consideration to all applications. The review may take up to three months to complete. The applicants shall be notified of the decision as soon as possible.

Application Form

All applications have to be made in the prescribed format (Download Form: DOC Format). Applications should be neatly typed. Incomplete applications will not be considered.Incomplete applications will not be considered. The information provided in the Application is what the EEJP Board will see while evaluating the proposal. Please make certain each answer is complete and accurate before submitting the application.

Following documents need to be submitted along with the Application form:

• CV (not more than 2 pages)
• A “No Objection Certificate” from the current employer in case of part-time fellowship request OR a "Letter approving leave of absence" in case of full-time fellowship request;
• Two References with full contact details.

Applications without the necessary supporting documents are liable for rejection.

Where to send your completed application

Applications should be forwarded to:

By courier/ post/ hand:

Coordinator
ENVIRONMENTAL FELLOWSHIP
Environmental Equity and Justice Partnership (EEJP)
H 2 (Ground Floor), Jungpura Extension;
New Delhi 110014
INDIA

By email at: fellowships@eejp.org