The NYU Female Founders Fellowship is an award-winning initiative that provides a community for entrepreneurs at NYU who are committed to advancing gender equity in entrepreneurship, as well as extensive training, mentorship, and networking opportunities. Founders building highly-scalable, differentiated businesses and solutions are welcome to apply to participate in the Female Founders Fellows cohort each semester.
Apply HereThe Fellowship is structured into cohorts, segmented by stage of venture development and how much time the founder is spending working on the venture (e.g. part time vs. full time).
Each member of the Fellowship will receive access to community, mentorship, training, and resources to support their venture and themselves, including:
Female Founders Community and Network Access: Fellows will participate in monthly cohort meetings where they will get support from the Fellows community for their venture and founder challenges. Participants will also be invited to social events – this past Spring we went to an NY Liberty Basketball game, had networking drinks at Talea Brewery, and had a private after party following the NYU Female Founders Forum.
Training: Fellows will have access to comprehensive startup training, and will be invited to participate in the:
Coaching: Fellows will have priority access to regular (monthly or more frequent) coaching sessions with members of the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute Coaching Team and Founders in Residence.
Mentoring: Fellows will be paired with seasoned entrepreneurial and investor mentors from the greater NYC and US startup communities. Further, Fellows will have access to a network of 120+ external mentors and funders through the broader network of mentors at the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute.
Office Hours: Invites to 1:1 meetings with legal advisors, accountants, VCs and accelerators.
The Fellowship is open to all NYU student (undergraduate and graduate), faculty, researcher, and staff entrepreneurs 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.
We welcome applications from any student, faculty, or staff member regardless of gender.
All applicants must personally demonstrate:
Students pursuing ventures in any sector may apply (social impact, healthcare, biotech, deep tech, consumer products, enterprise technology, etc.). Independent of sector, the program has a strong preference for entrepreneurs tackling meaningful problems, building novel/differentiated solutions, and for businesses capable of radically scaling (including nonprofits).
Applications will be reviewed with the following questions in mind:
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