Climate Corps® India Fellows

Ashoka-Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellowship Program

For more than a decade, EDF has supported India’s shift to a prosperous, healthy, low-carbon economy. Working in close collaboration with on-the-ground partners including government officials, businesses, academia, NGOs and others in civil society, EDF has implemented innovative solutions that demonstrate how low-carbon economic development can deliver tangible near-term benefits ranging from cleaner air to stronger rural economies.

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is partnering with AshokaX, a unique initiative from Ashoka University for lifelong learners, to execute Climate Corps fellowship in India, to build a skilled green workforce and accelerate net-zero and sustainability goals. Ashoka-Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellowship is committed to empowering skilled leaders who will advance solutions to put the economy on a path to reach net-zero emissions by mid-century and grow the economy while mitigating the worst effects of climate change. The program recruits and trains talented, passionate postgraduate students and pairs them with organizations across private and public sectors diligently working toward meeting climate goals and helping strengthen the Indian economy. The fellows work with leading organizations for 3 months or 6 months between April and September.

Learn more about the partnership between AshokaX and EDF here.

Since the program’s inception in 2008, more than 1,800 graduate students have been placed in more than 700 leading organizations spanning the U.S., China and India. Climate Corps fellows join the active and growing alumni network of 3,500 former fellows and host representatives.