Deadline: 30-Sep-22
Halcyon is excited to run the first cohort of our Future Builders Fellowship. This fellowship will bring together entrepreneurs from across the United States who identify as Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latinx, Afro-Latina women, or non-binary and are solving critical challenges faced by Black and Hispanic communities.
Thanks to the partners at Bank of America, MetLife, and Amazon Web Services, fellows will receive a host of workshops, access to advisors and mentors, and more. The programming will be delivered in a hybrid modality, with three virtual meetings and a one week in-person residency at Halcyon.
Future Builders Program Features
While Intensive programming is tailored to the cohort, a few things are a given:
- $5,000 equity-free stipend per venture
- One week-long residency at Halcyon’s facilities in Georgetown, DC
- Free workshops focused on investment readiness, leadership development, legal considerations for startups
- $25,000 in AWS cloud computing credits
- Access to Halcyon’s world-class networks of mentors, advisors, and investors
- Join a community of over 300 impact driven entrepreneurs
Eligibility Criteria
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To be eligible for this fellowship, you:
- Must live in and/or have your venture based-in the United States
- Must identify as Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latinx, Afro-Latina
- Must identify as a woman or as non-binary
- Applicant must be the CEO and/or hold primary decision-making power in the growth and strategic vision for the venture’s development and management
- Must be able to make a full-time commitment to work on the venture during the residency phase (February 6, 2023-February 10, 2023)
- Must be able to attend monthly meetings and residency programming in person in Washington, D.C.
- Must be fluent in English
- Must be at least 21 years of age by the start of the program
- May apply on your own or with up to one co-founder who meets the above eligibility requirements.
- Must be willing to contribute to the growth and development of Halcyon’s fellow community
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To be eligible for this fellowship, your venture:
- Must be an original idea of the applicant(s)
- May be focused on any business sector, as long as it is an early-stage impact-driven venture (i.e. prioritizes social and/or environmental good along with business success)
- Must be early stage (you are too far along to benefit from Halcyon’s fellowships if your venture is earning $500,000 USD in annual revenue)
- Must be an independent or autonomous venture that is not under the direction of an existing organization
- Must have plans for a sustainable business model to generate revenue by selling a core product or service
- Must be a for-profit or hybrid venture with the core mission is to create measurable social and/or environmental change
- May not be a 501(c)(3) non-profit venture
For more information, visit Halcyon.
For more information, visit https://www.halcyonhouse.org/programs/intensives/future-builders-intensive/