In 2024, an International and Latin American Cohorts will be launched. The Latin American cohort will be implemented in partnership with Religions for Peace – Latin America and the Caribbean.

The training modules equip the Fellows with an in-depth understanding of subjects such as Interreligious Dialogue, Conflict Management and Peacebuilding, Gender and IRD, Climate crises and IRD, Combating Hate Speech, and Common citizenship in addition to valuable skills like Project design, Fundraising and Monitoring and Evaluation. As part of their dialogue training, Fellows receive humble funding to implement grassroots interreligious dialogue projects in their own communities. During the training, Fellows also have the opportunity to participate in and organise real-time dialogue sessions, academic lectures, field visits to religious and cultural sites, and thematic conferences.

The Programme is segmented into three Physical Training and several online courses and sessions; and after the third physical training, the Fellows graduate to join the KAICIID Fellows Alumni Network (KFAN). The KFAN is an active multireligious, multicultural, transnational community of interreligious dialogue practitioners and peace advocates. KFAN consolidates the collaborations and friendships among Fellows and between KAICIID and the Fellows. There are many opportunities that are available exclusively to the alumni and their events and activities are planned to encourage them to stay connected, motivated, and engaged.

Target Group and Selection Criteria

The Programme seeks applications from religious leaders, educators, and interreligious dialogue practitioners that train future leaders coming from all faith backgrounds, including the Baha’i faith, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, and others. KAICIID Fellows are individuals who have the desire, courage, and conviction to promote peace, social cohesion, and intercultural harmony through IRD in their home countries. The Programme also takes into consideration the balanced representation of religions, gender, as well as geographical origins.

Requirements

• Teaching at an institution that trains future religious leaders (i.e. Seminaries, Temples and similar institutions); and/or dialogue practitioners with access to training at such institutions.
• Coming from (and/or having the support of) his/her institution.
• Preference for applicants who are below 40 years of age.
• Willingness to learn and cooperate with religious leaders from different religious backgrounds.
• Have working knowledge of English (the working language of the training is English).
• Ability to participate and commit to the whole duration of the Programme (12 months, including monthly online sessions; online courses and 3 one-week training in-person).
• Preference for applicants with Policy level engagements.