Terminologies in MF

Board Representative of the Fellows (BR)

Elected Representative of the Junior Fellows in the Board of Directors, usually assisted by a Vice Board Representative (VBR) who later becomes the BR after an acceptance voting.

Campus Coordinator (CC)

The primary faculty member from each University who works together with Task Team members and Junior Fellows on campus

Eva Period

Evaluations of Junior Fellows are done once every six months.

Eva results

Results of the evaluation of Junior Fellows

Fellows

Members of the Melton Foundation who are/were selected through a competitive process at their respective universities. Fellows who are pursuing their three-year ‘Junior Fellowship’ along with their undergraduate course are called Junior Fellows. Senior Fellows are those who have successfully completed their university-based program and are typically graduate students, beginning or mid-career professionals, and are starting families.

Grant Committee

Committee that arbiters and processes applications for the different grants that the Foundation offers

Inter-cultural Training Experience (ICTE)

Before beginning the three-year ‘Junior Fellowship’, selected university students, designated as ‘Trainees’, participate in a three-month internship. This helps them get an inter-cultural training experience and understand the Foundation better.

Junior Fellows

See Fellows

Junior Fellows Orientation (JFO)

After successfully completing the three-month ‘Inter-cultural Training Experience’, the Trainees, now designated ‘Junior Fellows’, attend a week-long Orientation Meeting in Germany. This Orientation program helps the new Junior Fellows understand the Foundation better and also to get acquainted with members of their batch of Fellows.

Lead Fellow (LF)

Every campus has one or two elected Junior Fellow leaders designated as ‘Lead Fellows’ who is in charge of managing the activities of the Junior Fellows and evaluating them. The Lead Fellow is often assisted in his/her tasks by a subordinate designated as ‘Vice Lead Fellow’. While there is no hierarchy in the Foundation, these designations are created to enable the various processes.

Portfolio

Every Junior Fellow keeps a track of all the activities he/she has been doing. This track record is maintained online in their ‘Portfolio’.

Program Committee (ProCom)

Committee in every campus that helps in the smooth functioning of the Foundation’s Junior Fellowship, including the selection of Trainees and Junior Fellows

Project Group

Junior Fellows, Senior Fellows and other members voluntarily come together in a group to discuss and work about specific topics – be it community service, movies, books, higher education, art, or photography. Discussions and work are primarily online throughout the year but are summarized or scaled up during the annual Symposium.

Project Group Champion

Every Project Group has an elected leader designated as ‘Project Group Champion’.

Regions

Senior Fellows of the Foundation live in different corners of the globe and one of the ways to classified them is according to their geographical region. The Foundation currently has five regions based on the Senior Fellow population distribution: Asia West, Asia East, Europe, North America, and South America.

Regional Coordinator (RC)

Every Region of the Foundation has a selected Senior Fellow designated as ‘Regional Coordinator’ and he/she works as a liaison between the Foundation, the local campus, and the Senior Fellows living in that Region.

Senior Fellows (SFs)

See Fellows

Senior Fellow Task Team Members

Every campus has an elected Senior Fellow designated as a ‘Senior Fellow Task Team Member’ whose role is primarily to work as a liaison between the Junior Fellows and the University faculty members.

Senior Fellows Orientation (SFO)

After successfully completing the three-year ‘Junior Fellowship’, the Junior Fellows, now designated ‘Senior Fellows’, attend a week-long Orientation Meeting which includes professional development seminars to help the new Senior Fellows get prepared for their future – either for graduate studies or for employment, and also some brainstorming sessions on how to stay connected with the Foundation.

Social Service Project (SSP)

Every campus works on one or more projects that benefit their local community.

SSP Coordinator

The Social Service Project(s) of every campus has an elected Junior Fellow designated as ‘SSP Coordinator’ and he/she manages the operations of the project.

Symposium

Every year, the Fellows gather together for a week-long Symposium in one of the five partner universities on a rotational basis. The Symposium is the consummation of all the online discussions and activities that have been going on throughout the year. The cross-cultural immersion experienced through the Symposium is the key component for better intercultural understanding and valuing cultural diversity.

Task Team (TT)

Team of University faculty members who work with Junior Fellows in their activities on campus

Task Team Member

University faculty member who is a part of the Task Team

Tech Fellow

Every campus has one or two elected Junior Fellow technical support members designated as ‘Tech Fellows’ who are talented in the area of technology and assist other Junior Fellows with any technological difficulties

Trainee Recruitment Process (TRP)

Every year, each campus selects talented University students to become a part of the Foundation by an intensive Trainee Recruitment Process often lasting over two weeks.

Trainees

University students who are chosen through an intensive Trainee Recruitment Process are designated as ‘Trainees’ and go on to participate in a three-month long internship called the Inter-cultural Training Experience.

Vice Board Representative of the Fellows (VBR)

See Board Representative of the Fellows (BR)

Vice Lead Fellow

See Lead Fellow

Workgroups

Every six months, Junior Fellows choose to join Workgroups to discuss and research about the topics of their interest. In the six months following the annual Symposium, the Fellows choose topics of their own choice while in the six months leading to the Symposium, the Fellows choose topics pertaining to the Theme of the Symposium. After six months of discussion and research, the Workgroup presents their findings and understanding through various means, like presenting a paper, making a video or making a presentation.

Workgroup Coordinator (WGC)

Every Workgroup has an elected leader designated as ‘Workgroup Coordinator’.