This eight-month-long fellowship is designed to empower the youth of Pakistan to reimagine a better future.

It includes addressing critical issues and developing interventions within three board themes: Education, Health, and Climate Change. The three main goals of this civic fellowship are: to better understand the nuances of social issues in Pakistan; to engage with the stakeholders to develop a plan of action; and to execute the plan and reflect on its impact.

Fellows are encouraged to develop sustainable, low-cost initiatives, and establish Civic Chapters at their universities to serve as hubs for ongoing engagement beyond the fellowship period.

Program Overview:

The fellowship is structured in three phases:

Awareness

During the first phase of the fellowship, fellows will participate in hybrid workshops led by experts in their chosen area of focus, developing a better understanding of their chosen area. Additional capacity-building workshops will focus on both technical and non-technical skills.

Stakeholder Engagement

In the second phase, fellows will engage with key stakeholders to develop comprehensive and actionable plans for their projects. This phase will conclude with a development conference where fellows will get the opportunity to share their project ideas, and experts will provide feedback to help refine the projects.

Implementation

In the last phase, fellows will implement their projects, engaging in exploratory or pilot interventions. In addition, they will also engage in an evaluation of the intervention to explore how successful it was, and reflect on the entire journey. In the end, the fellows will draft a final report documenting the project.

What you will gain:

• Deeper understanding of social issues through expert-led sessions

• Skill development through hybrid workshops

• Networking with like-minded individuals passionate about social change

• Engagement with experts and practitioners from your chosen focal area

• Experience of developing and executing a pilot intervention

• Certificate of completion upon successful completion of the fellowship

• Applicants must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at an HEC-recognized university in Pakistan.

• Applicants must remain enrolled in their academic program throughout the duration of the fellowship (January through August 2025).

• Students from all academic disciplines are welcome to apply.

Eligibility and Application:

Take charge of your civic responsibility and become part of a network of changemakers.

Apply now! All applications submitted until October 31, 2025 will be considered.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis if open spots remain until November 15, 2025.

For more details or questions, please contact us at: hyphen.rc@gmail.com