LAMP Fellowship 2025-26 by PRS Legislative Research [Stipend Rs 23,000]: Apply by Dec 21

Contents

1. About PRS Legislative Research

2. About LAMP Fellowship 2025-2026

3. About the Opportunity

4. Eligibility

5. Duration

6. Click Here To Apply.

7. Contact Information

About PRS Legislative Research

PRS Legislative Research, commonly referred to as PRS, is an Indian non-profit organisation that was established in September 2005 as an independent research institute to make the Indian legislative process better informed, more transparent and participatory. PRS is based in New Delhi.

About LAMP Fellowship 2025-2026

The LAMP Fellowship is not an internship. In their work with MPs, LAMP Fellows work as full-time professionals. From time to time, short-term internship opportunities with PRS are available. Such opportunities will be announced in the Opportunities section of the PRS website.

About the Opportunity

Applications for the LAMP Fellowship 2025-26 are now open. Apply for an exciting opportunity to work with MPs and learn about Parliament, policy, and politics.

Eligibility

• You must have a Bachelor’s degree (in any discipline)- Final Year students can also apply.
• You must be 25 years or younger (born on or after June 1st, 1998)
• You must be an Indian citizen
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Roles and Responsibilities

The primary role of a LAMP Fellow is to work closely with their MP, providing individualised research support for the entire duration of the Fellowship. This entails providing research inputs to help them fulfill their parliamentary duties such as asking questions, assessing the performance of ministries, raising matters of public importance, participating in various legislative and policy debates and even drafting private members’ Bills.

Duration

The Fellowship starts from the middle of June with a rigorous 1-month long training. The Fellows will be assigned to their respective Member of Parliament during the Monsoon session of Parliament and will continue to work with the MP till the end of the Budget session of the following year.

Stipend

 Rs. 23,000 per month

Last date to Apply

The application must be submitted no later than 11:45 PM IST on Saturday, December 21, 2024. Applicants are encouraged to apply early to avoid last minute technical issues.Application Procedure

Click Here To Apply.

Instructions for filling up the application form:

Partial responses cannot be saved. Please make sure to fill up the entire application in one go.

Things you need to have ready before filling up the form:

1) Academic scores/grades (Undergraduate and upwards)

2) Details of work experience/internships/ volunteer work

3) A 500-word essay justifying your candidature for the LAMP Fellowship

4) A 500-word essay analysing any issue and the related policy implications

The essays should be written in English and in your own words. Any material used in your essays from other sources must be properly cited. Application of candidates who have plagiarized their essays will be rejected.

This form contains 8 sections. They are:

Section 1: Personal information and contact details

Section 2: Academic Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree

Section 3: Academic Qualification: Post Graduate Degree (if applicable)

Section 4: Academic Qualification: Other Degree / Course (if applicable)

Section 5: Work Experience (other than internships) (if applicable)

Section 6: Internship Experience (if applicable)

Section 7: Languages known

Section 8: Two essays (500 words each)

Candidates shortlisted in the first round will be required to take a mandatory online evaluation test on 5 January, 2025 (Sunday). 

Contact Information

If you face difficulties filling out the online application form or have a question that’s not answered in the FAQs, please send an email to lampfellowship[at]prsindia.org.

The official notification is here.