Grassroutes has completed two editions so far. We had a pilot edition in the December of 2008 with three teams. From the learning from this edition we launched our first edition in the summer of 2009 with three teams, 11 youngsters, travelling across the country for one cause - Social change. . They studied variety of problems ranging from Tribal Rights to Malnutrition to Environment Protection to Women Empowerment. Our fellows come from different backgrounds – they have been engineers, doctors, commerce graduates and working professionals.

Map showing different places fellows came from and travelled to for Grassroutes 2009 summer edition

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You could catch the highlights of 2009 edition here .

The application for the 2010 edition is out. Last date for applying is 1st March, 2010. You could find more details on the apply page.

We are overhauling the Grassroutes Fellowship program for 2010 to give it a new form and feel.

-> The 10-day road-trip has been changed to a 30-day one.

-> We took the suggestions from previous fellows and the lessons we learned in our previous journeys in incorporating them to the structural change. We are moving the focus to you in this new edition. The application will be an individual one, unlike previous editions that had team applications. We will gauge the caliber, decide on deliverables and assess the impact from the program on an individual basis. We believe this will add greater tangible value to both the participants and the NGOs they will work with.

-> All the costs other than travel cost are borne by the Grassroutes team. Fellows are expected to pay for his/her travel expenses. This includes travel for orientation to Bangalore. We work with partner organizations to provide you with safe accommodation and food.  If the partner organization is unable to provide food, we shall provide you with a daily allowance to cover for the same.