Lifecycle: { "status": "applications_page_live_deadline_not_stated", "edition": 2026, "cadence": "multiple batches documented", "duration": "8 months field track or 24 months organization track", "renewable": null, "dates": { "support_terms_effective": "2026-02-01" } } Funding and benefits: { "amount": { "monthly_total_support": 26509, "living_stipend": 16509, "travel_reimbursement_maximum": 4000, "completion_grant_accrual": 6000, "currency": "INR" }, "award_count": null, "total_pool": null, "benefits": [ "field or organization-leadership training", "completion grant paid after successful tenure", "approved official-travel reimbursement" ] } Eligibility and filters: { "citizenship": "Indian or valid Indian work visa", "residence": "eligible to work in India", "age": "21–27", "applicant_type": [ "graduate", "recent graduate within six months of graduation" ], "education": "any graduation degree", "experience": "passion for education, grassroots innovation and rural development", "fields": [ "teaching", "community engagement", "HR", "outreach", "communications", "operations" ], "institution": null, "language": null, "location": [ "Uttar Pradesh", "Andhra Pradesh", "Telangana", "Odisha", "Karnataka" ], "remote": false, "route": "online track application", "exclusions": [], "performance_filters": [ "valid two- or four-wheeler driving licence required for full allowance, or written commitment to obtain before joining", "location assigned by program" ] } Application: { "opens": null, "deadline": null, "decision": null, "start": null, "end": "8 or 24 months after start", "url": "https://youngtinker.org/fellowship/", "materials": [ "application form", "graduation and work-eligibility evidence", "assignment after screening" ], "selection_stages": [ "application", "telephone interview", "assignment", "final virtual personal interview" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [], "latest_recipients": [], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "An official August 2025 batch announcement exists, but a normalized name roster was not exposed in Bing’s indexed text." }, "history": { "launched": null, "editions": [ { "year": 2025, "batch": "August" }, { "year": 2026, "tracks": [ "8-month Field Impact", "24-month Org Impact" ] } ], "statistics": [] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "deadline and start date", "award count", "named fellow roster", "launch year", "accommodation support" ] Source conflicts: []