1. Online application
2. Phone interview
3. Assessment centre
WE OFFER A 3-STAGE INCUBATION OPPORTUNITY
INNOVATE AND SCALE YOUR MODEL
We offer a 3-Stage incubation opportunity for Social Entrepreneurs in the field of Education.
We partner with them to collectively build a vibrant movement for educational equity in their region through a teaching Fellowship Model.
A 3-STAGE SUPPORT
Build
Launch and Sustain
Grow
In the first stage, we recruit and select education Entrepreneurs across India.
> We support them in pre-incubation to prepare them for Selections.
> Entrepreneurs go through a rigorous and multi-stage Selection Process where they are evaluated on set competencies and Unifying Principles.
> They accept a commitment to become part of TFIx to launch a Fellowship program in alignment with our principles.
Part 1: Incubation Year Support
TFIx Entrepreneurs receive training, direct support, and leadership development as part of the one-year incubation that enables them to successfully launch a min 2 year teaching Fellowship program as part of their organization and/or community.
Part 2: Post- Incubation Support
TFIx Entrepreneurs receive support post the one-year incubation until they complete their Fellowship cycle for 2 years OR until their Fellows (teachers / community leaders) of the Fellowship become Alumni. This is to help them sustain and strengthen their Fellowships.
In the third stage, TFIx Entrepreneurs who successfully launch Fellowships and demonstrate a promising ability to sustain and strengthen them over time become ‘TFIx Entrepreneur Partners’. They maintain alignment with TFIx’s Unifying Principles, demonstrate increasing impact numbers, improved outcomes, and commit to be a lifelong part of the greater TFIx community as an official ‘partner’ to move towards the larger vision.
WHY APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM?
Launching a minimum 2-year Teaching Fellowship will provide opportunities to local community people in your region to take ownership of SELF and OTHERS (lead the community around them) so that every child in INDIA has access to an excellent, equitable education.
Help your organization grow! It's an opportunity for you to empower your community through education through a sustainable and scalable model.
OUR SUPPORT STRUCTURES
Once every quarter TFIx team, the cohort of Entrepreneurs, and Teach For India Veterans come together for a week at one of TFIx Entrepreneur's sites.
We celebrate each other's achievements, learn from each other and develop all the technical skills needed to run the Fellowship program successfully.
As a part of the Fundraising Strategy, we conduct webinars with experts in the field to hone our Entrepreneurs' skills in Fundraising. We also organize Community of Practice (COP) webinars which Entrepreneurs lead. In COPs, Entrepreneurs solve their problems together.
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Courses are additional resources for Entrepreneurs to build depth in understanding of different components of a Fellowship.
TFIx Program Partners are mentors with an in-depth understanding of Teach for India's Fellowship Model.
They provide differentiated support for designing the Fellowship and work with each Entrepreneur towards their Leadership Development.
They visit each Entrepreneur's site once every quarter, i.e., 4-5 times a year.
Our network of domain experts and leaders in Teach For India, as well as TFIx, guide Entrepreneurs on organizational development, Fellowship foundation, etc.
Entrepreneurs get to experience and draw inspiration from Teach For India and TFIx Entrepreneur Partners' models by visiting their sites twice in the incubation year. This helps Entrepreneurs deepen their understanding of contextual Fellowships, org structures, and support systems required to run a successful Fellowship program in their region.
We believe in shared learning and deep engagement. Teach For India has built experience running a Teaching Fellowship Model in urban areas for 12 years. Over this period, we have created vast resources and networks backed by Teach for All that can be utilized to support Entrepreneurs in their journey.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is TFIx different from Teach For India?
Teach For India runs a 2-year Fellowship program that transforms you as you teach. They place Fellows as full-time teachers, for 2 years, in government or low-income private schools. Their Fellows transform the life paths of children in their classroom and in turn, transform themselves towards leadership in educational equity. Teach For India is running a teaching Fellowship program in 8 urban cities across the country.
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TFIx is Teach For India's growth model. TFIx was started to reach children in regions where TFI was not present. We are an Incubator, and we partner with Entrepreneurs who are running their organisations/Projects in the field of education. We enable you to strengthen and scale your organization's model. We do this by working with you to launch a 2-year contextualized Teaching Fellowship (similar to Teach For India's Fellowship) in your region. The idea is to build local leaders at the grassroots level and to empower your entire community/region through Education.
How is TFIx different from Teach For India?
Teach For India runs a 2-year Fellowship program that transforms you as you teach. They place Fellows as full-time teachers, for 2 years, in government or low-income private schools. Their Fellows transform the life paths of children in their classroom and in turn, transform themselves towards leadership in educational equity. Teach For India is running a teaching Fellowship program in 8 urban cities across the country.
TFIx is Teach For India's growth model. TFIx was started to reach children in regions where TFI was not present. We are an Incubator, and we partner with Entrepreneurs who are running their organisations/Projects in the field of education. We enable you to strengthen and scale your organization's model. We do this by working with you to design and launch a 2-year contextualized Teaching Fellowship (similar to Teach For India's Fellowship) in your region. The idea is to build local leaders at the grassroots level and to empower your entire community/region through Education.
HEAR IT FROM OUR COMMUNITY!
The team kept us connecting to funders and the domain experts even post end of Incubation. They have kept their resources and contacts open for us this whole time and are readily available to share any concerns, share input, or brainstorm.
ADWAIT DANDWATE
TFIx 2018 Cohort
TFIx has been an excellent platform for me to build clarity for the Bhumi Fellowship through the process of holistic inquiry; in doing so, we have also been able to build a culture anchored in the vision and values of the self, the organization, and the whole ecosystem.
VAISHNAVI SRINIVASAN
TFIx 2020 Cohort
TFIx is like a flintstone. It can serve to kindle your passion for education and leadership and ensure that you develop a vision with a structure to illuminate the lives of all children with quality education in India.