The DO School Fellowship – One Year Program for Entrepreneurs

Deadline: 9 October 2015
Open to: talented social entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs age 21 to 31 from all over the world
Fellowship: 10 weeks on campus in Berlin, professional support during the whole program

Description

The DO School Fellowship is One-Year Program which enables 20 aspiring impact entrepreneurs aged 21 to 31 to spend 10 weeks on campus in Berlin to develop their individual business plan and learn hands-on what it takes to be an entrepreneur by working on a real life group Challenge posed by Messe Berlin, one of the world’s leading trade exhibition companies. During the ten weeks on campus, Fellows will be working on getting their own venture ready by gaining innovation and entrepreneurial skills. During the following 10 months, Fellows will start their own mission-driven venture back in their home country supported by the do school’s team of coaches and mentors.

Eligibility

  • Applicants have to be between 21 and 31 years old;
  • Successful candidates may come from, but are not restricted to the fields of storytelling technique such as writers, bloggers, videographers, journalists but also business analysts, educators, information architects, web and information designers;
  • Since the DO School program is conducted in English applicants are required to apply in English and to have a good working knowledge of the language.

Fellowship

Admission is based on merit alone with a tuition fee of EUR 1,000. Fellows are responsible for organizing and paying for their own travel to and from the DO School Berlin campus in order to participate in the ten-week Incubation Phase. They are also responsible for arranging and paying for visa (if needed) as well as travel, health and accident insurance for the ten-week duration. During the 10-week Incubation Phase in Berlin, they will stay at subsidized accommodation and will be required to contribute EUR 900. During the entire program year fellows are responsible for personal cost of living (food, insurance, transportation, personal needs, etc.). All applicants are eligible to receive financial aid for both the tuition fee and the personal costs during the Incubation Phase, if they cannot cover the program. For more information please download the financial aid.

How to apply?

The deadline for applications is 9 October 2015. For successful application it is necessary to register online and complete all three required parts of the online DO School application form.

For more information please visit the official website.

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