Femme First Foundation Women in Government Fellowship 2023

The Women in Government Fellowship is a six-month programme that is focused on capacity-building, training, and mentorship of women in politics. It seeks to enhance and improve the quality of political participation of women.

The fellows will undergo in-person workshops, intensive virtual learning sessions, and hands-on mentorship by seasoned women politicians. This three-pronged approach will provide an academic grounding of democratic frameworks and policy-making, up-skill them with practical know-hows of electioneering, build the fellows’ personal brands through personalised Public Narrative trainings by coaches from Harvard Kennedy School, and learn the ropes of politicking directly from a mentor who is undergoing the realities and tackling the challenges of being a woman in public office.

• Table of Content
• About Femme First Foundation
• Femme First Foundation Women in Government Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of Femme First Foundation Women in Government Fellowship
• Requirements for Femme First Foundation Women in Government Fellowship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Femme First Foundation Women in Government Fellowship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Femme First Foundation

Femme First Foundation is a non-partisan, non-profit organisation committed to amplifying women's leadership in Indian politics. We believe that greater representation of the marginalised sections in decision-making diversifies the process, which in turn enriches the institution and society. Keeping this in mind, we aim to nurture and groom women political leaders. Our focus is not limited to increasing women’s representation in politics, we intend to improve the quality of their representation as well. ?Globally, it has been established that women political leaders tend to emphas... continue reading

Femme First Foundation Women in Government Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of Femme First Foundation Women in Government Fellowship

Aim

• To equip with skills and strategic knowledge to effectively run for office, legislate, and govern.

• To develop a deeper understanding of the nuances and challenges of the Indian democratic system and various political theories, and to gain exposure to policy-framing under renowned practitioners and domain-experts.
• To provide mentorship to navigate the labyrinth of the political world directly from seasoned women politicians.
• To build a network of women leaders, policy experts, and campaign professionals to form partnerships and draw upon shared knowledge and exchange best practices.

Benefits

• A nominal admission fee of INR 35,000 will be charged although the overall program cost is INR 200,000/person. However, financial constraint should not be an obstacle for application. Admission fee waivers (up to 100% scholarship) are available on merit-cum-means basis.

Requirements for Femme First Foundation Women in Government Fellowship Qualification

• Open to women who have contested election at any level i.e college, university, RWA, local govt, MLA, etc.
• Women in nominated political party positions for at least 3 months.
• Women who have worked in civil-society/media/policy organisations for at least 12 months.
• Women who are/were LAMP/Acumen/Gandhi/Teach for India Fellows and aspire to join politics.
• Must be an Indian Citizen.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Femme First Foundation Women in Government Fellowship

• Shortlisted applicants’ interviews will hold from December 5-15, 2022.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details,visit Femme First Foundation website