- The following qualities are expected to be inherent in each fellow:
- Unflinching commitment towards nation-building
- Striving for excellence and learning
- An aspiration to build a successful career
- Hard work and focus
- Pertain a networked approach in respective careers
- Creative leadership ability
- An effective team player
- All the fellows are mandatorily supposed to stay in the VIF Residency for the first 3 months of the fellowship. Henceforth, the fellows on the research track have to continue at the residency and fellows on the field track will proceed to work on their projects.
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The resident fellows at the VIF residency can benefit from the following:
- Carefully designed living spaces in NCR with a handpicked cohort from around the country to accelerate growth.
- Easy and personalized access to mentors.
- A work environment committed to achieving excellence and strategic career alignment via training programs and project engagements.
- Access to a strong and active network of policymakers, academics, public administrators, philanthropists and subject experts.
- Applications open in December-January and the fellowship begins in June of every year.