{"id":457,"date":"2017-03-05T09:21:32","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T09:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.iitgn.ac.in\/explorers\/?page_id=457"},"modified":"2018-02-15T09:17:42","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T09:17:42","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.iitgn.ac.in\/explorer\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_tta_accordion][vc_tta_section title=”Is the fellowship available all round the year?” tab_id=”1444145280693-38910bba-f57c”][vc_column_text]No. The application for fellowship opens in January and the fellows have to travel in the summer break (May-July). There is a fixed time period during which the applications for the Fellowship are entertained. The details for the date are released on this website.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”How can I apply for Explorer Fellowship?” tab_id=”1444145280764-05bd58cc-f13c”][vc_column_text]During the month of January of an academic year, applications are invited for the Explorer Fellowship. The link to apply for the Fellowship is\u00a0available on the Home page during a fixed time period, after which the applications are not considered. Fellows have to form a team, and the team’s application is selected not any individual application.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”My friend circle has more than 3 friends. Can we also apply for the Fellowship?” tab_id=”1444145362027-afbfcc24-bfd1″][vc_column_text]Probably not! Team constraint of 3 members has been kept after apt consideration while designing the guidelines. The whole essence of the program is lost if one travels with so many members.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”What are the constraints with the formation of a team?” tab_id=”1444145339332-504572e1-f8c3″][vc_column_text]According to the current guidelines, fellows can only travel in groups of either 2 or 3 members. However different members can belong to different programs of study.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”What is the selection criterion?” tab_id=”1444145383148-54cec9e2-a270″][vc_column_text]A team of 2 or 3 members apply for the Fellowship. They have to submit their itinerary, objectives, cost break down etc. beforehand. The selected applicants are called for an Interview and then the final selection is done. A team as a whole gets selected\/rejected and not individual fellows.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Are there any age restrictions?” tab_id=”1444145407369-d68341b1-db12″][vc_column_text]Yes. All the members of the group have to be at least 18 years old before starting their journey.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Can anyone avail this fellowship?” tab_id=”1488708592045-d31fe690-2966″][vc_column_text]Each\u00a0member of a team has to be a bonafide student of IIT Gandhinagar. However there are no further constraints for selecting the members of a team.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”I am interested to meet the fellows during their journey. But I am not related to IIT Gandhinagar?” tab_id=”1488709085465-ae1db39f-7fe2″][vc_column_text]Well, you can contact us through the link provided alongside mentioning your city and we will get back to you. It will surely be a learning experience meeting them and sharing your views.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”I want to provide help to the fellows during their trip. How can I help?” tab_id=”1488709398222-e1d0f500-b60e”][vc_column_text]You can get in touch with them and can help them with the scheduling of their plans of your city. You can also host them at your home. You can do this by getting in contact with us through the link provided alongside.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]

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