Stipend is based on the recipient's level of education and the length of the project period. The stipend is provided in the form of a grant directly to the recipient. Fellowships can be completed working full-time during the summer, or part time during the school year. Full-time Fellowships can go up to one year. Part-time Fellowships can go up to three years.
Students typically perform their projects at the sponsoring facility.
The annual application deadline is in December. When finalized, the Approach Paper will then be followed by rewriting the Bank's Indigenous Peoples Policy OD 4.20. The Approach Paper was drafted by a Working Group made up of 15 different departments within the Bank. One of the main reasons for delay in revising the Indigenous Peoples Policy has been the debate over creating a participation and social assessment policy. No policies are currently in force for either practice.