Gurukula Fellowships & Residencies
Lineage masters, engineers and founders, living and building side by side.
Four Residential Fellowship Tracks
Each track sets out its duration, eligibility, deliverables and selection stages.
Founder-in-Residence (FiR)
Udyamī Sādhaka
A residency for founders building generational enterprises with Shastric depth.
What the track is designed to give
A place to live and build, a space to prototype in, and mentors from the tradition.
Eligibility
- ✓Demonstrated technical or domain competence in chosen IKS area
- ✓Full-time commitment to live on-campus for the duration of the track
- ✓Clear venture thesis with scalable economic or civilizational upside
Core deliverables
- →Working MVP or clinical / laboratory validated prototype
- →Field validation with initial pilot cohorts or customer base
- →Formal investment readiness memorandum and deck
- →Quarterly Vada-Sabha venture thesis defense
Selection stages
- #Phase 1: Written Thesis & Portfolio Submission
- #Phase 2: Technical & Shastric Peer Dialectic Interview
- #Phase 3: 3-Day Residential Campus Hackathon / Tryout
Scholar-Practitioner Fellowship
Śāstra Vidyārthī
Unbroken lineage meets modern data structures and computational linguistics.
What the track is designed to give
A place to live and study, digitization tools, and a route to publish openly.
Eligibility
- ✓Demonstrated mastery of at least one classical Shastra canon (Nyaya, Vyakarana, Ayurveda, Vastu, etc.)
- ✓Interest in translating traditional concepts into computational or empirical frameworks
- ✓Commitment to open knowledge exchange with engineers and makers
Core deliverables
- →Structured critical edition, manuscript ontology, or digital knowledge graph
- →High-impact translation dossier or research paper published in open archives
- →Weekly masterclass delivery for the resident founder cohort
Selection stages
- #Phase 1: Research Proposal & Sample Translation Dossier
- #Phase 2: Scholarly Shastrartha Discussion with Campus Acharyas
- #Phase 3: Residency Schedule & Milestone Agreement
Master-Artisan & Vaidya Residency
Śilpī Guru Vāsa
Living craft traditions, passed to apprentices and documented for the record.
What the track is designed to give
A suite to stay in with family, materials for the work, and apprentices to teach.
Eligibility
- ✓Minimum 10+ years of active traditional practice or recognized lineage heritage
- ✓Willingness to mentor young apprentices and explore modern design adaptations
Core deliverables
- →Physical masterpiece creation for the campus heritage collection
- →Hands-on apprenticeship training of 4-6 resident fellows
- →High-definition video and biomechanical archive documentation of craft techniques
Selection stages
- #Phase 1: Portfolio and lineage review by Master Advisory Council
- #Phase 2: Campus visit and workshop planning consultation
Semester-in-Residence (Undergrad & PG)
Adhyayana Vāsa
A semester for young engineers, scientists and designers to build with indigenous sciences.
What the track is designed to give
A place to live and a maker lab to build a capstone in.
Eligibility
- ✓Currently enrolled in an accredited university or recent graduate
- ✓Strong foundational skills in software, design, hardware, or biology
- ✓Demonstrated curiosity for indigenous knowledge systems
Core deliverables
- →Applied interdisciplinary capstone project combining modern tech and IKS canon
- →Contribution to open-source campus software or physical maker builds
- →Final capstone exhibition and peer evaluation
Selection stages
- #Phase 1: Statement of Purpose & Github / Portfolio Review
- #Phase 2: Virtual 30-minute peer interview
- #Phase 3: Campus cohort allotment
The campus day (Dinacharya)
How the campus day is designed to run.
The campus day (Dinacharya)
Prātah Sandhyā & Morning Movement
Prātaḥ Sandhyā & Yoga
What happens
Surya Namaskar, Pranayama, a contemplative walk and silent meditation in the courtyard.
Where
Dhyāna Kendra & Courtyard
Register Your Interest in a Fellowship
Pick a track and a domain, and say what you would build.