Applications are invited for Ashoka University Young India Fellowship 2025-26. The last date of application is March 10, 2025.
Ashoka University is named after Emperor Ashoka (c. 304 – 232 BC) who represents India’s highest
values and ideals. Emperor Ashoka’s dhamma revolved around liberal thought and education. Having
personally undergone a self-transformation, Emperor Ashoka took his spread his ideas far and wide
across Asia.
Ashoka University is a pioneer in its focus on providing a liberal education at par with the best in the
world. The aim at Ashoka is to help students become well-rounded individuals who can think critically
about issues from multiple perspectives, communicate effectively, and become leaders with a
commitment to public service.
Started in 2011, the Young India Fellowship (YIF) grooms socially conscious leaders and change-makers for the 21st century. Offered as Ashoka University’s flagship residential postgraduate diploma in Liberal Studies, the YIF is unlike any other graduate academic programme. It exposes Fellows to a multidisciplinary and multidimensional curriculum, through which they get access to diverse areas of study, research and practice within a year. This often helps Fellows reimagine themselves and discover or strengthen their areas of interest. It also prepares them to solve complex problems using a multidisciplinary approach, no matter what they do in their lives.
The YIF Class of 2026 will comprise around 100 bright, curious and outstanding individuals from India and abroad, who will be handpicked through a rigorous and holistic selection process. The interdisciplinary programme will educate and nurture Fellows to solve the most pertinent problems that will ultimately create a better world. Fellows receive a post-graduate diploma in Liberal Studies from Ashoka University upon graduating and contribute to sustaining a lifelong learning-focused alumni community. Each Fellow in the Class of 2026 will receive partial or full financial support.
The YIF is designed to provide a well-rounded, holistic learning experience. Its core elements include:
Applicants should have completed a recognised undergraduate degree or equivalent in any discipline. Final year undergraduate students who will complete their degree or equivalent in the summer of 2025 are also eligible to apply.
Note: Final year students, working professionals, entrepreneurs, freelancers, postgraduates
and those preparing for competitive exams or taking a gap year, are all eligible to apply.
We welcome applications from all age groups across diverse academic, professional,
geographic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
The YIF is a one-year, full-time residential programme.
Interested individuals can apply online via this link.
The last date of application is March 10, 2025.
Email: yifadmissions[at]ashoka[dot]edu[dot]in
