The prompt for the essay is as follows:
Please indicate why you wish to participate in the LAMP Fellowship.
Your statement should be no longer than 500 words.
Your statement could address:
a)How you think your work with a Member of Parliament will contribute to the policy process
b)How working as a LAMP Fellow furthers your professional aspirations and/or educational goals
c)Why the LAMP Fellowship is a better prospect than other opportunities available to you
In the pursuit of my desire for making a career in public policy underlies what Henry Hazlitt once said, "The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups." This requires that for a successful career in the field of public policy which is both challenging and exhaustive one should not just be a master of one subject, but must be endowed with a personality radiating multi-dimensional traits. For instance while working on a project of parking management in the walled city Jaipur this summer, I realised that a problem that on the surface looked to be a managerial problem wrapped within it issues related to sound pricing mechanism and incentives for people. It is for these reasons that I wish to participate in the LAMP fellowship programme as it will provide me a platform for exposing myself to myriad of issues (ranging from economics to sociology to science etc.) of national importance and develop a better understanding and a dynamic perspective. As per my knowledge of all the programmes for internships or fellowships that are available to fresh undergraduates in the country today are tailored around specific fields and not much diverse as is required for a hard core public policy career. On the contrary to this while listening to the experiences of the current and past LAMP fellows I was intrigued by the plethora of issues that the MPs (member of parliament) have to deal with on daily basis and was equally swapped off the floor when I learnt that some of the fellows got a chance to interact with the people at the grass root level (of the MP's constituency) who directly get affected by the policies that are formulated inside the four walls of parliament. I believe if selected, LAMP would help me in enriching and shaping my knowledge about policies and their impacts and would thus play a pivotal role in my career in the long run.
I have a firm belief in human productivity and I regard happiness so derived as supreme. I constantly want to strive harder to achieve a sense of accomplishment by contributing something substantial. I see LAMP as one such unique opportunity for me wherein, while working with a MP and assisting him/her in the parliament policy debates I can voice my own opinion through discussions with the MP and thus contribute in the policy process that influences the entire nation.
Please indicate why you wish to participate in the LAMP Fellowship.
Your statement should be no longer than 500 words.
Your statement could address:
a)How you think your work with a Member of Parliament will contribute to the policy process
b)How working as a LAMP Fellow furthers your professional aspirations and/or educational goals
c)Why the LAMP Fellowship is a better prospect than other opportunities available to you
In the pursuit of my desire for making a career in public policy underlies what Henry Hazlitt once said, "The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups." This requires that for a successful career in the field of public policy which is both challenging and exhaustive one should not just be a master of one subject, but must be endowed with a personality radiating multi-dimensional traits. For instance while working on a project of parking management in the walled city Jaipur this summer, I realised that a problem that on the surface looked to be a managerial problem wrapped within it issues related to sound pricing mechanism and incentives for people. It is for these reasons that I wish to participate in the LAMP fellowship programme as it will provide me a platform for exposing myself to myriad of issues (ranging from economics to sociology to science etc.) of national importance and develop a better understanding and a dynamic perspective. As per my knowledge of all the programmes for internships or fellowships that are available to fresh undergraduates in the country today are tailored around specific fields and not much diverse as is required for a hard core public policy career. On the contrary to this while listening to the experiences of the current and past LAMP fellows I was intrigued by the plethora of issues that the MPs (member of parliament) have to deal with on daily basis and was equally swapped off the floor when I learnt that some of the fellows got a chance to interact with the people at the grass root level (of the MP's constituency) who directly get affected by the policies that are formulated inside the four walls of parliament. I believe if selected, LAMP would help me in enriching and shaping my knowledge about policies and their impacts and would thus play a pivotal role in my career in the long run.
I have a firm belief in human productivity and I regard happiness so derived as supreme. I constantly want to strive harder to achieve a sense of accomplishment by contributing something substantial. I see LAMP as one such unique opportunity for me wherein, while working with a MP and assisting him/her in the parliament policy debates I can voice my own opinion through discussions with the MP and thus contribute in the policy process that influences the entire nation.