The Catalyst for Change Fellowship is run by Margins to Access Project, formerly the Migration and Asylum Project and an initiative of The Ara Trust. It gives early-career lawyers hands-on legal, policy, research, and field experience alongside marginalized communities.
The latest official call offered two on-site positions in Nainital and Shimla, focused on migration, displacement, gender-based violence, gender justice, and legal empowerment. The current MAP careers page says there are no open vacancies.
Benefits & funding
- The latest call offered up to 24 months of on-site experience.
- Fellows gain practical exposure to legal, policy, research, and field work with marginalized communities.
- The opened official call does not publish a stipend, salary, or expense coverage.
Eligibility
- The latest call was for early-career lawyers.
- Prior professional engagement and a background or connection to Uttarakhand or Himachal Pradesh were encouraged, not required.
- Women and gender minorities were encouraged to apply; this was a preference, not a hard gender gate.
- The official call stated no hard nationality, residency, experience-length, or age requirement.
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Application process
- 1Check the current MAP careers page for a reopened Catalyst for Change vacancy.
- 2Follow the application link in the official vacancy announcement for the relevant location.
- 3Submit the requested application before the stated deadline.
Program timeline
Applications closed for the Nainital and Shimla call.
17 July 2026, 5:00 p.m. IST