Fellowships are an eleven to 13 month fully immersive trans-disciplinary postgraduate programme, which brings young (at heart) individuals who are passionate about tackling the challenges faced by the Hindu Kush Himalayas and the other mountain ranges of the world. The selection for the fellowship is highly competitive with limited seats and the candidates are selected on the basis of their interest, solution-mindedness and the vision ("Big Idea") that they wish to work upon during their stay in the fellowship. HILLs fellowship is aimed at finding indigenous solutions to local problems through the pedagogy of experiential learning in the context of the mountains. It aims to expose the fellows to a diverse set of subjects and perspectives, delivered by some of the finest action academicians and practitioners from India and abroad. The aim is to empower the fellows in becoming social entrepreneurs and in achieving their "Big Idea". The fellows will learn-by-doing (experiential learning) things and majority of their learnings will come from live action labs (where they will learn by working alongside the local people in Ladakh). They will become well-rounded individuals who are able to think critically and systemically from multiple perspectives with a commitment to improving the quality of lives and livelihoods in the fragile Himalayan eco-system through sustainable social and entrepreneurial practices. HILLs fellowship is an intense and rigorous programme, which engages fellows in various multidisciplinary courses, working on the field with the local community and providing the opportunity to earn while learning. These are models that are unique to the HILLs fellowship and the pedagogy will require the students to contribute to the running of the courses as well as building of several aspects of the Institute during their fellowship programme, which will develop their governance, leadership and collaborative skills.

Ladakh Fellowship

Ladakh Fellowship is an eleven-month fully immersive trans-disciplinary postgraduate programme, which brings young (at heart) individuals who are passionate about tackling the challenges faced by the Hindu Kush Himalayas and the other mountain ranges of the world. The selection for the fellowship is highly competitive with limited seats and the candidates are selected on the basis of their interest, solution-mindedness and the vision ("Big Idea") that they wish to work upon during their stay in the fellowship. HILLs fellowship is aimed at finding indigenous solutions to local problems through the pedagogy of experiential learning in the context of the mountains. It aims to expose the fellows to a diverse set of subjects and perspectives, delivered by some of the finest action academicians and practitioners from India and abroad. The aim is to empower the fellows in becoming social entrepreneurs and in achieving their "Big Idea". The fellows will learn-by-doing (experiential learning) things and majority of their learnings will come from live action labs (where they will learn by working alongside the local people in Ladakh). They will become well-rounded individuals who are able to think critically and systemically from multiple perspectives with a commitment to improving the quality of lives and livelihoods in the fragile Himalayan eco-system through sustainable social and entrepreneurial practices. HILLs fellowship is an intense and rigorous programme, which engages fellows in various multidisciplinary courses, working on the field with the local community and providing the opportunity to earn while learning. These are models that are unique to the HILLs fellowship and the pedagogy will require the students to contribute to the running of the courses as well as building of several aspects of the Institute during their fellowship programme, which will develop their governance, leadership and collaborative skills.