INR 25,000/Month Coexistence Fellowship

Organization: Coexistence Consortium

Type: Fellowship

Location: India

Deadline: September 16, 2026

Funding: Fully Funded

The Coexistence Consortium runs a two year programme in India for pairs of fellows working on human and wildlife coexistence, one from a conservation background and one from the landscape the project is about. Each fellow is paid a monthly stipend, and the pair receives fieldwork funding, an assigned mentor and a mandatory residential training block in Bengaluru. It is supported by the British Asian Trust, the Elephant Family and the Rainmatter Foundation, and hosted at the University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology. **What you get:** - A stipend of INR 25,000 per month for each of the two fellows, for two years - Up to INR 2,50,000 per year in fieldwork funding for the project itself, separate from the stipend - A mentor assigned to the team for the full two years, matched to the project - A month and a half of in person interdisciplinary training at the TDU campus in Bengaluru - Return travel to the training covered, including 3rd AC rail and airfare where there is no direct rail link, plus accommodation and meals - A certificate of completion for teams that deliver their project output on time **What you'll do:** - Work full time for two years on a project that seeks to understand or foster coexistence between people and wildlife - Attend the full residential training from early November 2026, covering ecology, sociology, anthropology, art, ethnographic research basics and fieldwork skills - Collaborate as a pair across community knowledge and formal conservation training, which is the point of the paired structure - Choose the form of your own final output. Past fellows have made short films, documentaries, storybooks, research papers and media articles **Key dates:** - Applications opened 16 August 2026 - Applications close 16 September 2026 - Online interviews for shortlisted teams, tentatively the last week of September 2026 - Fellowship begins 9 November 2026 with the mandatory in person training in Bengaluru - Training runs for a month and a half from early November 2026 **More information:** - Full eligibility, funding, training and application detail across 32 questions in the fellowship FAQ: https://www.coexistenceconsortium.com/copy-of-faqs - Programme page, fellowship team, advisory committee and mentor list: https://www.coexistenceconsortium.com/fellowship - Past cohorts and their landscapes: https://www.coexistenceconsortium.com/2022-fellows and https://www.coexistenceconsortium.com/2023fellows - Questions go to coexistence.fellowship@gmail.com

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INR 25,000/Month Coexistence Fellowship

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Opportunity type

Fellowship

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

India

Deadline

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About this opportunity

What you get:

A stipend of INR 25,000 per month for each of the two fellows, for two years
Up to INR 2,50,000 per year in fieldwork funding for the project itself, separate from the stipend
A mentor assigned to the team for the full two years, matched to the project
A month and a half of in person interdisciplinary training at the TDU campus in Bengaluru
Return travel to the training covered, including 3rd AC rail and airfare where there is no direct rail link, plus accommodation and meals
A certificate of completion for teams that deliver their project output on time

What you'll do:

Work full time for two years on a project that seeks to understand or foster coexistence between people and wildlife
Attend the full residential training from early November 2026, covering ecology, sociology, anthropology, art, ethnographic research basics and fieldwork skills
Collaborate as a pair across community knowledge and formal conservation training, which is the point of the paired structure
Choose the form of your own final output. Past fellows have made short films, documentaries, storybooks, research papers and media articles

Key dates:

Applications opened 16 August 2026
Applications close 16 September 2026
Online interviews for shortlisted teams, tentatively the last week of September 2026
Fellowship begins 9 November 2026 with the mandatory in person training in Bengaluru
Training runs for a month and a half from early November 2026

More information:

Full eligibility, funding, training and application detail across 32 questions in the fellowship FAQ: https://www.coexistenceconsortium.com/copy-of-faqs
Programme page, fellowship team, advisory committee and mentor list: https://www.coexistenceconsortium.com/fellowship
Past cohorts and their landscapes: https://www.coexistenceconsortium.com/2022-fellows and https://www.coexistenceconsortium.com/2023fellows
Questions go to coexistence.fellowship@gmail.com

Who can apply

Open to Indian nationals only
Applications must come from a team of two. Individual applications without a proposed partner will not be considered
At least one fellow must be from the proposed project area
At least one fellow must have a graduate degree and moderate fluency in reading, writing and speaking English
Applicants who are not from the project landscape need an undergraduate degree in any discipline, and a master's degree is preferred
Applicants who are from the project landscape need education to at least Class 10, and an undergraduate degree is preferred
No age limit is set, but the fellowship is aimed at early career people. Holders of a PhD or higher qualification, and senior or already established conservation professionals, are not eligible
The project must have a human and wildlife interaction angle. Both research projects and conservation initiatives are accepted, from any discipline
Strong preference for projects that plan to work closely with local communities
Both fellows must commit to working full time on the project for the full two years
Attendance at the full in person training in Bengaluru is mandatory. There is no online option
Applicants enrolled in another degree or fellowship programme are not eligible
Applicants already working with an organisation must submit a no objection letter from their employer
Early career people in India who already have a real connection to a landscape or a human and wildlife issue, applying in pairs that bring together grassroots knowledge and formal conservation training. The consortium says it particularly encourages applications from individuals and communities underrepresented in conservation dialogues, and welcomes projects from any landscape across India.

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+INR 25,000 a month each for 24 months, plus up to INR 2,50,000 a year for fieldwork, plus training travel, accommodation and meals
+Explicitly for early career people. There is no age limit, and their own comparison table puts mid-career and established people in a different programme
+Backed by the British Asian Trust, Elephant Family and Rainmatter Foundation, hosted at TDU Bengaluru

Worth checking yourself

!Indian nationals only
!You apply as a team of two, and individual applications are not considered. One of you needs a graduate degree and English, the other needs to be from the project landscape
!PhD holders and senior professionals are barred
!Closes 16 September, and the fellowship begins 9 November
!The application is a Google Form and asks you not to use AI anywhere in it. Responses may be written in English or recorded as voice notes in any Indian language

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