Application | GMF Fellowship

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Gandhi-Mandela-Freire Fellowship Programme

Initiating Self and Eco-Socio-Spiritual Transformation.

The Grounding of Peace, Reconciliation, Civic Engagement, Sustainability, Social Communication, Creative Regeneration and Engaged Spirituality in Compassion . Fostering Dialogical and Inclusive Community, Common Good and Eco-Socio-Spiritual Futures in Public and Private Spaces.

Jointly initiated by the Indian Social Institute, New Delhi, India and the Loyola Institute of Peace and International Relations, Kochi, India. The Indian Social Institute holds a Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. The fellowship has been further developed, nurtured and now based at the LES Multiversity, Loyola Extension Services, a registered charity as well as the social lab and incubation centre of Loyola College of Social Sciences (LCSS Autonomous), Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), India. A (growing) number of like-minded institutions have offered moral support for this effort. (Note: This website belongs to the LESMultiversity , Loyola Extension Services/LES Multiversity, Loyola College of Social Sciences (A), Thiruvananthapuram, India.)

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Want to be a seeker-learner,
spiritually-engaged
ready to reach out?

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Want to build a
dialogical and
compassionate
eco-common good?

Application Process: Stage 1 of 3

Why are you here?
Do you want to be part of the second generation (cohort), 2023? The learning journey starts in April 2023. The application process starts in December 2022.

This course/learning journey will not be directly related to your career or job improvement. It is directed at building your 'calling' not your 'career' (at least not directly). It is not fund-related but aims at community building. It needs your patient involvement in a learningful adventure involving a challenging journey of critical self-(and other) exploration. It is to deeply and mindfully connect and engage with our compassionate foundation for nurturing the common good.

The journey will take 32 weeks (8 months) and over 300 hours (of learning encounter/lectures, self-development/self-supervised exercises and mentored group and individual project work) . In a week, you will be expected to spend 5 to 8 hours during the learning journey. The annual number of fellows will be no more than 12 persons.

If you want to submit your essay separately, send it here.
Enter the email subject as "GMF Application Essay".

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