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The NYU Entrepreneurial Institute is proud to announce two new fellowships: the NYU Female Founders Fellowship, and the NYU First Generation to College Founders Fellowship. Each fellow will receive mentorship, training and resources to support their venture and themselves. Read on to learn details about both initiatives.
NYU Female Founders Fellowship
What is it?
The NYU Female Founders Fellowship provides extensive training, mentorship, and networking opportunities to student entrepreneurs at NYU who are committed to advancing gender equality in entrepreneurship. Female Founders Fellows will also have the opportunity to apply for Loan Alleviation Grants of up to $50,000.
Fellows will have access to comprehensive startup training, will be invited to participate in the NYU Startup Sprint, and will be guaranteed an interview for the competitive NYU Summer Launchpad accelerator. Fellows will also get priority consideration for the NYU Ignite Fellowship, have access to a network of 120+ external mentors, and more!
Who is it for?
The fellowship is open to NYU undergraduate and graduate student entrepreneurs who are enrolled in a degree program from any NYU school or college, who are actively working on a startup venture. Recent alumni entrepreneurs who have graduated within the last year (at the time of application) and who started their venture while studying at NYU are also welcome to apply.
What are the next steps?
NYU students may apply for the fellowship in November and in March, via the same application as for the next upcoming Startup Sprint, and we encourage applicants to apply for both programs. The application for the Spring ‘21 Female Founders Fellowship cohort will be due November 16th at 6pm.
Check out the NYU Female Founders Fellowship page for more information and info session dates.
Meet the first Fellows:
We’re pleased to announce the first six Fellows! Each of these fellows will have the opportunity to apply for Loan Alleviation Grants.
Caitlin Ellen (Stern Langone '21)
Co-Founder and CEO of Sabai Design
Jade Kearney (Steinhardt ‘20)
Co-Founder and CEO of She Matters
Laura Rocha (Wagner ‘20)
Co-Founder and CEO of Dathic
Phantila Phataraprasit (Law '20)
Co-Founder and COO of Sabai Design
Rina Patel (Gallatin '20)
Founder and CEO of The Thinkers
Sutton King (School of Global Public Health ‘20)
Co-Founder and COO of ShockTalk
NYU First Generation to College Founders Fellowship
What is it?
The NYU First Generation to College Founders Fellowship provides training and mentorship to student entrepreneurs at NYU, who will also have the opportunity to apply for $5,000 scholarships! This fellowship is sponsored by Santander through their Santander’s Universities program.
Fellows will have access to comprehensive startup training, will be invited to participate in the NYU Startup Sprint, and will be guaranteed an interview for the competitive NYU Summer Launchpad accelerator. Fellows will also get priority consideration for the NYU Ignite Fellowship, and more!
Who is it for?
The fellowship is open to NYU undergraduate student entrepreneurs who are enrolled in a degree program from any NYU school or college, who are actively working on a startup venture. Recent alumni - entrepreneurs who have graduated within the last year (at the time of application) and who started their venture while studying at NYU - are also welcome to apply, but are not eligible for the scholarship.
What are the next steps?
NYU students may apply for the fellowship in November and in March, via the same application as for the next upcoming Startup Sprint, and we encourage applicants to apply for both programs. The application for the Spring ‘21 NYU First Generation to College Founders Fellowship cohort will be due November 16th at 6pm.
Check out the NYU First Generation to College Founders Fellowship page for more information and info session dates.
