The application window for the Transformation Fellowship will remain open until 10 May 2023

India's first corporate
fellowship program
for Transgender youth

The application window for the Transformation Fellowship will remain open until 15 May 2023
India's first corporate
fellowship program
for Transgender youth

About the Fellowship

The Transformation Fellowship is a one-of-a-kind opportunity that aims to support transgender youth to craft their career goals. In partnership with Tata Institute of Social Sciences and Collective Good Foundation, the one-year, Advance Programme in Management and Entrepreneurship supported by Pernod Ricard India Foundation will equip the fellows with the right theoretical acumen through a year long immersive classroom training and project work.

The program is designed for the transgender community in India to help build in-demand competencies and skills that will enable the community to readily tap and secure emerging employment opportunities in the corporate, non-profit and allied sector.

Benefits of the Program

Certificate of Completion – “Advance Programme in Management and Entrepreneurship”

Extensive field visit exposure as part of the program.

Mentorship from the top industry professionals, non-profits and LGBTQI+ leaders.

Program Design

  • Academic Learning: Fellows will be exposed to various business subjects including operations, strategy, marketing, finance, social sensitivity, and workplace skills through classroom training and project work led by the faculty and mentors at TISS
  • Mentorship: Participants will be engaged with the Incubation Center at TISS, and the Review Committee will help to identify individual future goals and assess mentoring needs
icon Mode :
In-Person Classroom training at TISS, Mumbai campus
Hybrid*(Online/Offline dependant on prevailing COVID-19 situation)
icon Duration:
One Year

Structure: 4 Modules (10 Credits each)

Evaluation

  • The participants will be given tasks in the form of Assignments, Reflective Notes, Individual and Group Presentations and Field visit reports
  • Each participant will be evaluated and scored
  • Minimum requirement of attendance to be fulfilled for receiving the Certificate

Corporate Immersion

  • Career Readiness: Fellows will be provided with constant mental, psychosocial support and career guidance from experienced LGBTQI+ professionals, corporate leadership, and non-profits
  • Internship: Fellows will be provided internships with leading corporates/NGOs to gain hands-on experience, multi-faceted exposure, and experiential learning
icon Mode of Delivery:
Hybrid*(Online/Offline)
icon Duration:
6 months
*dependant on prevailing COVID-19 situation.

Career Readiness and Leadership Development

Across both phases, fellows will be provided with constant mental, psychosocial support and career guidance from experienced LGBTQI+ professionals, corporate leadership, industry experts and non-profits. Upon completion of both immersions, the programs will attempt to place fellows for full-time employments.

icon Mode of Delivery:
Hybrid* (Online/Offline) with Field Work
icon Duration:
6 months
*dependant on prevailing COVID-19 situation.

Extended Mentorship:

Post completion of the academic phase (first 3 months), the Participants will be engaged with the Incubation Center at TISS. During this course of this engagement, each participant will be engaged one-on-one by a Review Committee to identify the individual future goals and assess their mentoring needs.

Eligibility Criteria

Trans persons between 18 to 35 years of age

Proficiency in English language

Qualified Intermediate exams with more than 60% aggregate

Graduates in any stream

Working professionals who fulfill the other criteria can also apply

Join The Program

Start your Transformation journey today

The application window for the Transformation Fellowship will remain open until 15-05-2023

Our previous association with transgender community

A GENDERED DIALOGUE THROUGH ART

Collaborations with Aravani Art Project, a trans-women art collective to paint our dispensaries, community centers and schools at Nashik, Behror and Gurugram laid a platform for the marginalized trans-women community to connect with local communities.

Transformation Fellowship Year 1

 

Pernod Ricard India Foundation in collaboration with Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and Collective Good Foundation (CGF) launched “The Transformation Fellowship” to systemically enable transpersons from underserved communities across India to craft their own corporate career growth stories.

The 1-year fellowship program had two distinct phases, the first phase helped to build theoretical acumen on business subjects and workplace skills through 6 months of immersive classroom training and project work led by the faculty and mentors at TISS, followed by 6 months of hands-on workplace immersion through internships at leading corporates and non-profits to provide with multi-faceted exposure and experiential learning.

Across both phases, fellows were provided with constant support and career guidance from experienced professionals, corporate leadership, industry experts, and non-profits.

To provide a strong credential for corporate inclusion, the fellows will be awarded completion certificates from TISS and after successfully graduating from the program.

Testimonials

Partners

Academic & Knowledge partner

Ecosystem
Partner

Monitoring partner

In case of any Queries, please click here