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Feb 21, 2022, 13:27 PM by Lanette Harris

LaunchPad Fellowship
Please use this form to submit an application to our LaunchPad Fellowship program. We will accept up to 50 founders per cohort (two in Summer 2022) to this program from LaunchPad institutions. Please review THIS info sheet and the application requirements below before submitting. 

Application Criteria:
The primary applicant must...

- be a current student OR 2021 / 2022 graduate (undergraduate level, graduate level) enrolled at LaunchPad network university.

- be a lead founder / co-founder of the venture.

- have an existing venture past the idea stage (venture may be for-profit, not-for-profit, Public Benefit Corporation or B-corporation). 

- be self-motivated and driven to complete work independently and with minimal oversight. 

- have availability to dedicate between 3-4 hours per week on the program.

- have well-defined, quantifiable (SMART) goals and milestones to be completed within the Fellowship.

- be past the idea-stage and ideally have a pitch deck, executive summary, a logo, a website, social media accounts (Ex; LinkedIn and Twitter).

- have some traction e.g. early sales, MOUs, funding raised, customer interest, user base, etc (we will ask for examples in this form).

- have demonstrated leadership in both executing on business or program operations and galvanizing support.

- have experience working with mentors or advisors, integrating feedback into their venture, and demonstrating coachability.

- be able to complete and fulfill all required duties as posed by the Fellowship.


There will be special consideration given to diverse leadership and/or founding teams.
 
Dates for the Fellowship
Cohort 1
  • May 17: Onboarding
  • May 19: Program Social
  • May 24: Leadership and Teams Workshop
  • May 31: Design Thinking Workshop
  • June 2: Program Social
  • June 7: Customer Discovery Workshop
  • June 14: Pitching Workshop
  • June 16: Program Social
  • June 21: Funding Your Startup Workshop
  • June 28: Press Media and Digital Marketing Workshop
  • June 30: Closing Session

Cohort 2

  • July 12: Onboarding
  • July 14: Program Social
  • July 19: Leadership and Teams Workshop
  • July 26: Design Thinking Workshop
  • July 28: Program Social
  • August 2: Customer Discovery Workshop
  • August 9: Pitching Workshop
  • August 11: Program Social
  • August 16: Funding Your Startup Workshop
  • August 23: Press Media and Digital Marketing Workshop
  • August 25: Closing Session

***Note: Fellows will only participate in ONE cohort. By answering yes to this question, you are indicating availability for the cohort (or cohorts) you selected earlier in the application.

This application is due March 4, 2022.