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Are only NGO professionals eligible to apply for the fellowship program?

Do I need to have minimum qualifications and work experience to be eligible?

What is the minimum period for a fellowship?

Is the fellowship the same as a grant?

Is there a deadline for applying for the fellowships?

Under the fellowship, can I work on a project based with my home organization?

What kinds of research projects can I work on?

I am a person of South Asian origin but a national of a western country, am I eligible to apply for the fellowship?

I am not a national of Bangladesh, India, Nepal or Sri Lanka but am working in this region. Am I eligible for the fellowship?

What details do I need to submit with the application form?

Do fellows get a stipend during the fellowship?

Are only NGO professionals eligible to apply for the fellowship program?
No, the SARI/Equity fellowship program is open for professionals from all segments of civil society, including non-governmental organizations (NGOs); community based organizations (CBOs); the media; the legal profession; think tanks and research institutes. The applicants should have been working on issues related to Violence against women and children, anti-trafficking in persons, migration and gender.

Do I need to have minimum qualifications and work experience to be eligible?
Yes, we expect applicants to have a) an undergraduate degree and 5 to 10 years of work experience, or b) a postgraduate degree and 3 to 7 years of work experience, in areas related to Violence against women and children, anti-trafficking in persons, migration and gender.

What is the minimum period for a fellowship?
The fellowship can extend over a period of 4 to 6 months.

Is thefellowship the same as a grant?
No. The fellowships are not the same as grants. Organisations should not apply for funding under the fellowship program. For further details on fellowships please see www.sariq.org/fellowships.

Is there a deadline for applying for the fellowships?
SARI/Equity accepts applications, and decisions are made, on a rolling basis. At present, we are accepting applications from civil society professionals in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. We encourage you to apply for the fellowship program as soon as possible, to be considered for fellowships in 2005 and in the beginning of 2006.

Under the fellowship, can I work on a project based with my home organization?
No, the fellows are required to be based at SARI/Equity’s office in New Delhi, India.

What kinds of research projects can I work on?
SARI/Equity works on issues related to gender and migration, anti-trafficking in persons and combating Violence against women and children in South Asia. We encourage action-oriented research projects related to these issues, particularly those with a regional dimension.

I am a person of South Asian origin but a national of a western country, am I eligible to apply for the fellowship?
No, SARI/Equity only accepts applications from nationals of Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, who also work in these countries.

I am not a national of Bangladesh, India, Nepal or Sri Lanka but am working in this region. Am I eligible for the fellowship?
No, SARI/Equity only accepts applications from nationals of Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

What details do I need to submit with the application form?
The applicants need to email SARI/Equity, a completed application form (downloadable from www.sariq.org/fellowships), a 1-2 page project proposal and a time-line, detailed curriculum vitae (CV) and a letter of support from the home organization (where applicable).

Do fellows get a stipend during the fellowship?
Yes, SARI/Equity provides the fellow with a monthly stipend of 700USD, a housing allowance and return airfare to the country/place of residence.