Jobs at Aspire Circle

Founded in 2007, Aspire Circle (aka Aspire Action Trust) promotes enlightened social leadership. It builds and scales three impact initiatives—Fellowships, Scholarships and Internships—to catalyze India’s leadership capabilities in social impact. Aspire Circle has 176 Fellows to date and has awarded 30 scholarships between 2008 and2018. The three pillars or foundational initiatives focus on: Aspire Young Achievers, launched in 2008, as our scholarship program; it recognises and inspires future leaders with a scholarship of INR 1 Lac. The scholarship is awarded annually to three young achievers from humble backgrounds under the age of 30 in the field of sports, art, culture, academics or civil society. Aspire Circle Fellowship, launched in 2013-14 is designed as a one-year curriculum for social leaders (CSR heads, foundation heads, impact investors, impact entrepreneurs, NGO heads) to inspire enlightened leadership through a reflective, readings-based Socratic journey. Fellows must meet four times, once each quarter, to complete the Fellowship. They become Fellows for life, meeting at ARC, a triennial event. RISE Interns, launched in 2020, prepares youth as a new cadre of Impact professionals for the imminent Impact Revolution; the aim is to enhance India’s chances of global leadership as an Impact Economy by generating awareness and developing Impact Science skills. Aspire Circle further catalyzes action by its Fellows, Scholars and Interns across three programs, all launched in 2020: