Description:

 The AIF Banyan Impact Fellowship (BIF), formerly known as the William J. Clinton Fellowship, is a 10-month (October-July) immersive bi-national volunteer service program with immense strategic importance in the US-India corridor. BIF places young professionals from the US and India with communities and organizations across India for mutual learning, capacity building, and leadership development–all towards the greater aim of driving social change.

Fellows work on projects closely linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and drive impact through service and fieldwork across diverse thematic areas, such as education, public health, livelihoods, social inclusion, climate change mitigation, LGBTQ+ rights, gender, arts, sports, CSR, and many others.

Learn More! Meet Current Fellows!

Attend a virtual Information Session with current fellows (and NU alum) on Thursday, January 9th at 8:00 pm CT.

Joseph Pollack

TeamLease Foundation, Nandurbar, Maharashtra

Julien Rentsch

TeamLease Foundation, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand

Marcos Rios

Utthan, Bhavnagar, Gujarat

Anaka Srinivas

Public Health Research Institute of India, Mysore, Karnataka

Program Benefits

Benefit from a fully funded Fellowship which includes a stipend, travel expenses, health insurance, and more
Get to know India through the lens of real-world projects that address critical social and developmental issues, directly contributing to community transformation
Participate in workshops, conferences, and professional development opportunities like the Virtual Leadership Institute
Build lifelong friendships and become part of the strong Fellowship alumni community: a thriving network of professionals in the development sector.
Eligibility 

Candidates must:

Be a U.S. or Indian citizen or a U.S. permanent resident
Be between the ages of 21 and 35 on October 1, 2025
Have completed a Bachelor’s degree (or higher) before the start of the program on October 1, 2025 
Application Deadline: February 15, 2025

Questions? 

Details on the Fellowship structure and application process can be found at https://aif.org/fellowship/. You can contact program staff at fellowship@aif.org or write to the Program Manager, Hari Sivasubramaniapandian, directly at hari.sivasubramaniapandian@aif.org.

Want help with your application?

Make an appointment with Amy Kehoe, Associate Director for Global Education in the NU Office of Fellowships. Undergraduates may schedule through ConnectNU; graduate students and alum, please email your availability amy.kehoe@northwestern.edu.