The Young India Fellowship (YIF), a one-year postgraduate programme in Liberal Studies at Ashoka University, has announced its first round of applications for the class of 2019-20.

Launched in 2011, the main aim of this programme is to foster academic, social and business leaders of tomorrow through a multidisciplinary liberal education.

YIF offers full and partial scholarships to successful applicants and there is no fee for applying to the programme.

Young India Fellowship offers need-based financial aid on tuition and hostel that cover, in full or in part. In addition to the financial aid options already available, this year the YIF will also offer the option of deferred fee payment in exceptional cases.

With an objective of providing world class education, the programme is delivered in collaboration with some of the most reputed names across the globe, such as University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), Carleton College, University of California Berkeley, University of Michigan, King’s College London, Trinity College Dublin, Sciences Po Paris, Yale University and Wellesley College.

Some of the areas of study offered are Sociology, Economics, Statistics, Philosophy, Art, History, Literature, Business, Leadership, Group Dynamics, International Relations, Writing and Visual Communication.

Interested candidates must note that they will be shortlisted on the basis of a thorough application evaluation, a telephonic interview and a final round of a written comprehension test and an interview.

The admission process is split into three phases. The first phase of application submissions will begin on 21 August 2018 and will close on 15 November 2018. The second phase of applications will begin on 16th November 2018 and will end on 15 January 2019. The third and the final phase of applications will begin on 16 January and will end on 30 March 2019.

Interested applicants can apply online on  https://www.ashoka.edu.in/yif

The candidates who have a recognized undergraduate or postgraduate degree and are not more than 28 years of age are eligible to apply.