Funding

Fully Funded · Partial / Stipend

Program dates

Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Fellowship•Remote

Center for Inclusive Policy (CIP) Fellowship Programme

Center for Inclusive Policy

Application Deadline

Closed · July 31, 2026

Reopens ~Jul 2027

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The CIP Fellowship Programme is a 12-month, fully online initiative run by the Center for Inclusive Policy (CIP), a US-registered non-profit focused on disability rights and inclusive social policy. It supports emerging researchers with disabilities based in the Global South to design and carry out a research project on disability policy in their own country. Fellows work remotely alongside a structured training curriculum, mentorship, and CIP’s research network. Each cohort runs from October to the following September. Priority research areas include disability data, social protection, care and support, inclusive budgeting, and community support systems.

Benefits & funding

  • Monthly stipend of USD 1,000 for the full 12 months.
  • Up to USD 2,000 toward research costs or sponsorship to attend a relevant conference or week-long training.
  • Reasonable accommodation costs covered (including sign-language interpretation where needed).
  • Online training curriculum, one-on-one mentorship, and access to CIP’s research projects and network.

Eligibility

  • Person with a disability.
  • From and currently based in the Global South or a low- or middle-income country (mainland China qualifies).
  • Holds an undergraduate degree and has basic research skills; aimed at emerging — not senior or established — researchers.
  • At least 18 years old, with no upper age limit.
  • Proficient in spoken and written English (interpretation is provided for sign-language users).
  • Interested in social policy and disability equality, and active in the disability movement.

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  • Education required

    Bachelor

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  • Age requirement

    ≥ 18 yrs

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Application process

  1. 1
    Prepare a research proposal of at most 3 pages covering the introduction, research question, methodology, data and methods, expected results, and a 12-month timeline.
  2. 2
    Update your CV and write a cover letter.
  3. 3
    Line up two references.
  4. 4
    Email the full application to office@inclusive-policy.org before the deadline.

Program timeline

  1. Application deadline (midnight EDT).

    31 Jul 2026

  2. Fellowship begins.

    1 Oct 2026

  3. Fellowship concludes after 12 months.

    Sep 2027