After the two-year fellowship, you will have the opportunity to
- Lead a cluster of 3 to 5 schools
- Transform the education ecosystem in your community
- Setup your own organisation
Current Reality
Only 40% of India’s youth are employable
In Tamil Nadu, only less than 15% of children in Class 3 can read a Class 2 text
Vision
Achieving equitable education for all children through systemic change
Mission
The Bhumi fellowship aims to create a cadre of changemakers who transform schools in the short term and lead the next education movement in the long term
Over two-years, as a fellow placed in a low-income school, your primary focus will be:
- Teaching English and Mathematics for a minimum of 12-15 hours every week
- Supporting teachers with innovative teaching methods
- Improving the leadership skills of school leaders/headmasters
- Identifying problems faced by the school or the community and design a robust and sustainable solution
In the process, you will:
- Understand the educational ecosystem and facilitate change.
- Develop leadership abilities, perseverance, entrepreneurial acumen, and strategic thinking amongst others.
- Collaborate with influential changemakers in the educational space.
- Build a self-sustaining system of change
Eligibility
Final year students/Graduates between 20 and 30 years of age
Past volunteering or work experience in any field
Passionate about transforming the education system
Fluency in the Tamil Language
Selection Process
Application Process
Fill out the application form to give us a sense of who you are and why you want to be a part of the fellowship
Telephonic Interview
After reviewing your application, we may have some additional questions for you. A telephonic interview will help us with the evaluation.
Personal Interview
After a successful evaluation, you will have to participate in a group discussion. Following this, an interview will be conducted.
The Thought-Leaders
Vaishnavi Srinivasan,
Executive Director, Bhumi
Her passion for socio-emotional development of children and teachers led to conceptualisng Bhumi’s whole-school transformation programme in 2017. With over 12 years of experience as a volunteer in Bhumi, she has donned multiple hats including programme management, corporate relations, fundraising, communication, and volunteer management in the organisation.
Lokeshwaran Nagaraj,
Programme Manager
With a Master’s degree in Space Engineering and Rocketry, he was a Teach For India Fellow prior to joining Bhumi. His volunteering experiences triggered his interest in the social sector, inspiring him to apply for the fellowship where he had become skilled in effective pedagogical practices, project planning, systems thinking, logic frameworks and school leadership principles.
Vaishnavi Ramanidhar,
Programme Manager
She started her career in IT but her passion to make a difference led her to become an India Fellow. She worked on Milaan Foundation’s leadership development program for adolescent girls where she was instrumental in designing and implementing the program in a new location helping her gain experience in project planning, team building, leadership and conflict resolution
Fellows - Cohort 2020
Anjali Sarmah
An architect by profession, Anjali is passionate about heritage conservation and writing. She believes that Education is the only way for our society to progress and that beginning at the grassroots is the only way to implement change.
Monika Thangavelu
With her passion to give back to society, Monika did her Masters in International Human Rights Law. She dreams of making every child read and write and wants to work directly at the grassroots level to understand the real issues in the system.
Neelanjana Varanasi
Neelanjana has a degree in Business Administration and believes that the right education has the power to radically transform an individual and prepare them for the world. She finds inspiration from the women in her life and loves to meet people and learn from them.
Charlene Judith Pereira
Having studied Psychology, Literature and Journalism, Charlene Judith is someone who loves to read. She believes in living in the moment and draws inspiration from the little things around her.
Abhinaya Sridharan
Being a lawyer by degree, Abhinaya wants to make the world a better place by helping shape one young mind at a time. She also loves to sing, dance and talk about lesser known history facts.
Fellow Testimonials
The Transformational Effect of a Fellowship
Next Deadline: April 30, 2021
The application deadline is 10:00 PM IST on the mentioned date and the outcome will be communicated via email for each round within 7-10 days.
It takes our collective efforts to tackle a problem of this magnitude. Be a part of the solution. Join us to create a more equal and just India.