About Vriksh Fellowship
The Vriksh Fellowship is an initiative to support social leaders so that they can continue the work in their beginning years and reach a point from where they can sustain it from its own side.
The fellowship aims to support the social leaders who are presently working for the benefit of economically or socially disadvantaged section of the Indian society residing anywhere in slums, rural or tribal areas of the country.
About Sahaj Foundation
Sahaj Foundation is an incubation platform for early-stage social leaders working with communities in India. The intention of their work remains to transform everyone- our fellows, funders, trainers and members- from within.
Eligibility
Any Social Leader who is presently working for the benefit of economically or socially disadvantaged section of the Indian society residing anywhere in slums, rural or tribal areas of the country, and who:
- is a founder or co-founder of his/her social initiative.
- is engaged in the social initiative full-time for minimum one year. The social initiative must be an original idea of the applicant and must be a non-profit.
- is willing to work full time in his/her social initiative for the entire duration of the fellowship
- envisions to promote a healthy value system, thereby encouraging compassion, social and economic equality, justice, secularism, co-operation etc
- is able to provide details on how he/she is sustaining at the time of making the application
- is able to provide a realistic plan how he/she will become self-sustaining at the end of the fellowship to continue the work
The social leaders who have registered their own organization for their initiatives shall be given preference for the fellowship. For the ones who have not registered their organization at the time of making application for the fellowship, our team shall invite them to register in the first six months of the fellowship program.
The following are not eligible to apply:
- Any new project of an existing organization
- Religious initiatives
- Research Studies
- Advocacy/lobbying initiatives
- Recipient of other similar fellowships
Selection Process
- Round 1: Preliminary Application Form
- Round 2: Detailed Application Form
- Round 3: Telephonic Interview
- Round 4: Field Visit to understand on ground presence of the initiative
Deadline
31 May 2026
Benefits
Rs. 15000 per month for up to 2 years to support your journey while building your non-profit initiative toward long-term sustainability.
Application Procedure
Application is to be done through the Form given at the end of the post.
Contact Details
- +919816862327
- thevrikshfellowship@gmail.com
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