ISDM Fellowship

The ISDM Fellowship encourages innovation and impact by equipping Fellows to generate new insights, develop scalable solutions, and address real-world challenges in development management. Through rigorous research and hands-on practice, Fellows contribute to knowledge, influence capacity building, and empower policymakers and communities.

Advancing Knowledge and Impact in
Development Management

Creating Evidence Driven Knowledge

Conducting rigorous research to generate new insights
Contributing to the existing body of knowledge in development management
Providing evidence-based inputs for informed practice and policy

Developing Scalable and Open-Access Solutions

Creating solutions or developing initiatives that address real-world challenges
Strengthening capacity building and decision-making across sectors
Empowering policymakers and communities with actionable strategies

Building Stronger Networks and Collaboration

Connecting Fellows with ISDM’s teams, projects, and external stakeholders
Facilitating knowledge exchange and innovation
Strengthening collective efforts for sustainable development

Key details

Duration: 9 months

Thematic Focus

The Fellowship problem statements change annually, aligning with global and local challenges and ISDM’s strategic priorities.

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Filling the Gap in Leadership and Management

Financial Support

All Fellowship projects will receive a maximum of Rs 6 lakh per project, and those applying for DOS-based outcomes will receive Rs 12 lakh per Digital Open Solution (DOS).

Deliverables

Through this Fellowship, we expect outputs such as research/ implementation reports, white papers, developing products, frameworks, curriculums /courses, short movies, case studies, program interventions, or tools.

Digital Open Solutions (Exclusive to the Data Science theme)

Develop open-source software, open DS/AI models, and open datasets.
Release the product or data set under an open-source license (such as MIT, Apache, GPL, Creative Commons, or Public Domain), and ensure its availability through GitHub, ISDM platforms, Google Play, the App Store, or other relevant distribution channels.

**While Fellows retain their individual IP rights to the deliverable, they must acknowledge ISDM in all future uses and publications.