Center for Inclusive Policy Fellowship Program 2025/26 (Up to $1000 / month)

Published: June 23, 2025
Deadline: Ongoing
Category: Fellowship
Oppotunity Locations: United States

CIP’s 12 month Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for emerging researchers with disabilities from LMICs to develop their own research projects based on their local contexts

About Center for Inclusive Policy Fellowship Program

CIP’s 12 month Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for emerging researchers with disabilities from LMICs to develop their own research projects based on their local contexts. It connects fellows to the global discourse and developments in the policy landscape, and mentors people with disabilities from low- and middle-income countries who are actively working on issues of inclusive policy or policy research in support of the rights of people with disabilities as put forth in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Successful advocacy and policy change hinge on the ability to gather and analyze all types of data – quantitative, qualitative, legislative, financial – to provide a strong evidence base for policy change, and that it is of fundamental importance that people of disabilities from low and middle income countries be at the center of these efforts.

This year, in addition to their usual they are recruiting for a fellowship that will focus on quantitative data collection.

The Disability Data Fellowship is a groundbreaking initiative that equips emerging leaders who are persons with disabilities from low- and middle-income countries with the skills and support to drive change through data. Through hands-on training, mentorship, and applied research, fellows will master issues related to generating, interpreting, and advocating for disability-inclusive data, as well as first principles in data analysis. This will include building their capacity to assist with training various stakeholders on collecting data for disability inclusion.

Sponsor Organisation: Center for Inclusive Policy

Benefits of Center for Inclusive Policy Fellowship Program

Mentorship to develop the fellow’s work plan and achieve their deliverables
Sponsorship for a week-long training on social protection policies or a similar training program
A fellowship grant of US$ 1000 / month to help cover the time they spend on their projects.
Involvement of fellows in the projects of CIP as per their interests and expertise. This will enrich the fellows experience and will offer exposure to a global perspective.
Involvement of fellows in CIP meetings where fellows will have the opportunity to learn from other members of the organization and different country contexts.

Center for Inclusive Policy Fellowship Program Requirements

They are looking for persons with disabilities in the early or mid-stages of their careers, from Low and Middle Income countries who have already begun undertaking research and policy analysis in disability inclusion, or who have worked as advocates or organizers but want to transition to more analytical work. It is highly preferred if these people already have connections with the disability rights movements in their countries.
They are searching for people with a focus on inclusive social protection and/or creating community support systems for independent living, including the care and support agenda.
Please note that rather than looking for people who are engaged in training programs or service delivery, they are looking for people with a desire to engage in:

Legal research
Quantitative or qualitative research
Policy analysis
Budget analysis

Application Date and Process

Applicants should submit to [email protected].

a cover letter describing themselves and their reason for applying,
their CV, three references, and
a proposed project. Please note that the project description is very important that clearly outlines the research question, the motivation for the study, and a general methodology.

Short listed candidates will have to pass through an online interview.

Reasonable accommodations based on the request from the candidate will be provided during the interview and throughout the fellowship period.