Request for Applications: EquityTech Fellowship 2025

Founders will receive expert training, critical resources to accelerate their ventures, and an eight-week in-person residency at Halcyon in Washington, DC.

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.

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 Criteria

• 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

Selection Criteria

• Impact
  • To what extent will the solution, if scaled, have a meaningful impact on society and/or the environment?
• Scalability
  • Could this venture scale to reach hundreds of thousands or millions of users in a 5-10 year time horizon?
• Innovation
  • Is the solution a novel approach to tackling the issue in their context?
• Talent
  • Is the team uniquely qualified to tackle the challenges they’ve identified?

For more information, visit Halcyon.