- Stipend Amount – $10,000
- Deadline – April 18, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Applications are now open for the $10,000 EquityTech Fellowship 2025. The program will bring together entrepreneurs from across the U.S. and the globe leveraging technology to close gaps in education and the workforce.
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Founders will receive expert training, critical resources to accelerate their ventures, and an eight-week in-person residency at Halcyon in Washington, DC.
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Sectors
- Solutions leveraging technology to close equity gaps in education and the workforce. Sub-sectors include:
- EdTech: Solutions that leverage digital tools and technology to improve teaching and learning outcomes, enhance accessibility and educational access, and remove financial barriers to education.
- EdTech solutions span K-12, higher education, corporate training, and lifelong learning, integrating AI, data analytics, and immersive technologies to enrich educational experiences.
- Future of Work: Technological solutions that expand job market access for all communities, and technologies that enable individuals of all abilities to thrive in the workplace.
- Future of Work solutions include upskilling and reskilling tech, as well as technologies and business models that enhance workforce analytics, collaboration, and well-being, often leveraging AI, automation, and digital platforms.
- EdTech: Solutions that leverage digital tools and technology to improve teaching and learning outcomes, enhance accessibility and educational access, and remove financial barriers to education.
Funding Information
- $10K in Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) credits
- $10K equity-free stipend per venture
Additional Benefits
- Professional advisors
- Workshops with experts in leadership development, investment readiness, and product-market fit
- Networking with investors and varied stakeholders
- Pro bono legal support
- A global community of nearly 600 impact-driven entrepreneurs
- And more
Eligibility:
- They’re looking for (for-profit) startups that are building scalable solutions that are tackling challenges in EdTech and Future of Work.
- Location: Global
- Stage: Must have a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) that has the potential to scale. Must be working on your venture full-time.
- Team:
- May apply with up to one co-founder
- Applicant must be the CEO and/or hold primary decision-making power
- Must be fluent in English
- Must be at least 21 years of age by the start of the program
- Program Engagement: Must be able to participate in all activities and programming sessions
- Impact: Must be developing a product and venture which contributes towards 1 or more of the UN’s 17 SDGs
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