Young Leaders For Active Citizenship – YLAC Counter Speech Fellowship

Young Leaders For Active Citizenship – YLAC Counter Speech Fellowship

About Young Leaders For Active Citizenship – YLAC Counter Speech Fellowship

The YLAC Counter Speech Fellowship with Instagram engages creative teens to use the power of visual storytelling to start meaningful conversations on issues important to young citizens around the world. Anchored at the crossroads of arts and advocacy, the fellowship was first launched in 2017 and has since expanded to several cities in India and Nepal.

As an incubator for the future generation of leaders and activists, the fellowship is built around three pillars – awareness, support and advocacy. Fellows are mentored to build powerful content and the most inspiring work is promoted on Instagram. The fellowship is designed as a fully funded engagement wherein fellows meet every alternate week for a couple of hours. The overall duration of the fellowship is two months and the schedule is easy to accommodate alongside regular school work and examinations.

Applications to Phase II of the 2021 fellowship – October to December – are currently open. This phase is designed as a virtual engagement to accommodate constraints imposed by COVID. All sessions will be conducted online and the program is open to applicants across India. Please follow the links below to see details and apply.

Eligibility & Deadlines

If you are studying in a school in India in grades 8th-12th, or are being home-schooled, and are between 13 to 18 years of age, you are eligible to apply to the Counter Speech Fellowship. Students who are 18 years of age but have already completed school are not eligible.

Please note: If you had applied to the Apr-Jun 2022 edition of the fellowship but were not admitted, you are ineligible to re-apply in this phase. Please consider applying next year.

Deadlines

Priority deadline: 14th August, 2022 (Sunday)

Second and final deadline: 11th September, 2022 (Sunday)

Applications to the fellowship will be processed in two batches. Those applying on or before the priority deadline will be eligible for early decisions. For the others, admission decisions will be announced after the final applications deadline.

The Counter Speech Fellowship is a very selective program. You are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

For more details and online application refer the Official Website:

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