Funding and benefits: Zindagi Fellowship is a six-month online incubation program for Dalit, Bahujan, Adivasi women, non-binary and transgender youth to take the lead in their economic empowerment. Through this flagship program, we aim to build a network of the emerging generation of Dalit, Bahujan and Adivasi (DBA) women, non-binary and transgender youth who are entrepreneurs, working professionals and change makers. Zindagi Fellowship was started from a dream within Project Mukti to create a residential space for actvists and students from Dalit, Bahujan, Adivasi, and minority communities to learn, rest, belong and reclaim dignity. Post Covid pandemic, the orientation changed to supporting communities to gain economic empowerment. After the Covid pandemic altered daily realities our communities’ realities, the Fellowship evolved to meet the urgent need for economic empowerment, especially among those most affected: women, non-binary, queer, and transgender people from DBA communities. What began as an in-person program transformed into a powerful online space for learning and resilience. It brought together DBA women, transgender, and gender-nonconforming people from across India, creating a collective where skills, confidence, and community could thrive. Through digital literacy, entrepreneurship, financial education, and personal development, the Fellowship became much more than a training; it b Learning In FellowshipDuring the six-month Zindagi Fellowship, fellows will engage in:Financial LiteracyDigital and Computer LiteracyEntrepreneurship Training or Job-Readiness SkillsPersonal Development and well-beingEnglish Literacy What You’ll GainThe Fellowship is designed to offer not only skills, but also care, support, and opportunity. Fellows will receive:Trauma-informed learning grounded in empathy, compassion, and empowermentA safe space for belonging and community connectionMentorship and professional guidancePeer learning and collective supportVisibility and access to new networks and opportunitiesSeed funding of ₹40,000 to support your project or idea Eligibility and filters: Who Can ApplyThe Zindagi Fellowship is open to individuals:who identify as woman, queer, gender non-conforming or a transgender person from the SC/ST/OBC/NT/DNT and minority community. who are passionate about starting their own business or exploring career pathwaysWith working knowledge of computers and basic understanding of English. Application: not explicitly published in the retrieved source. Past editions and people: Zindagi Fellowship Zindagi Fellowship is a six-month online incubation program for Dalit, Bahujan, Adivasi women, non-binary and transgender youth to take the lead in their economic empowerment. Through this flagship program, we aim to build a network of the emerging generation of Dalit, Bahujan and Adivasi (DBA) women, non-binary and transgender youth who are entrepreneurs, working professionals and change makers. Who Can ApplyThe Zindagi Fellowship is open to individuals:who identify as woman, queer, gender non-conforming or a transgender person from the SC/ST/OBC/NT/DNT and minority community. who are passionate about starting their own business or exploring career pathwaysWith working knowledge of computers and basic understanding of English. Zindagi Fellowship was started from a dream within Project Mukti to create a residential space for actvists and students from Dalit, Bahujan, Adivasi, and minority communities to learn, rest, belong and reclaim dignity. Post Covid pandemic, the orientation changed to supporting communities to gain economic empowerment. After the Covid pandemic altered daily realities our communities’ realities, the Fellowship evolved to meet the urgent need for economic empowerment, especially among those most affected: women, non-binary, queer, and transgender people from DBA communities. What began as an in-person program transformed into a powerful online space for learning and resilience. It brought together DBA women, transgender, and gender-nonconforming people from across India, creating a collective where skills, confidence, and community could thrive. Through digital literacy, entrepreneurship, financial education, and personal development, the Fellowship became much more than a training; it b Learning In FellowshipDuring the six-month Zindagi Fellowship, fellows will engage in:Financial LiteracyDigital and Computer LiteracyEntrepreneurship Training or Job-Readiness SkillsPersonal Development and well-beingEnglish Literacy What You’ll GainThe Fellowship is designed to offer not only skills, but also care, support, and opportunity. Fellows will receive:Trauma-informed learning grounded in empathy, compassion, and empowermentA safe space for belonging and community connectionMentorship and professional guidancePeer learning and collective supportVisibility and access to new networks and opportunitiesSeed funding of ₹40,000 to support your project or idea Meet our fellows To Support the Future of our Fellows