Fellowship Overview

​Each year, the IDEX Global Fellows Program invites a select number of individuals to take part in six-months of intrapreneurial leadership training across India. Fellows gain emerging market experience while working hands on with socially-focused enterprises who deliver high impact solutions in local and global communities.

Since 2010, the IDEX Global Fellows Program has successfully trained and prepared over 150 college graduates and young professionals from all corners of the world for their transition into high impact careers. 

Application Process

Every year aspiring social leaders from across the world apply to become one of the next IDEX Fellows. After a competitive application process, we invite the most promising candidates to become part of our next cohort of social intrapreneur leaders.

To help you get started, we recommend the following:

• Step 1: Learn more about the Fellowship Program and what it means in practice.
• Step 2: Take a look at our selection criteria to see if you meet the basic requirements for the Fellowship.
• Step 3: Understand the financial investment and benefits of the program.
• Step 4: Review FAQs , Intrapreneur Profiles and the Application Guidance Resources before you begin.
• Step 5: Start your application -or- Join the Mailing List to receive alerts once the application opens.

During the Fellowship

During the six-month fellowship cycle, IDEX fellows work full-time with a social enterprise partner (in India), in addition to completing IDEX’s Intrapreneur Leadership Training. In the past, Fellows have worked on projects ranging from supporting education organizations in community outreach programs to leading expansion planning for multi-city operations to expanding the networks of a health services company in India to Kenya.  To learn more about the Fellowship Structure, click here.

Post-Fellowship

After the Fellowship program, IDEX Fellows continue to pursue social impact careers, with 90% of alumni currently working with socially progressive enterprises such as Gray Matters Capital, Calvert Foundation, Commonwealth Ventures, Bridge International Academies, Ashoka, Omidyar Network, and Unltd India. IDEX continues to support and cultivate our Fellow community long after the fellowship program through the IDEX 2.0 Alumni Network.