The Emerging Leaders Fellowship Program by BGV is a totally unique 3-month leadership skills development program created specifically to expand the capacity of early-stage entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders to strengthen the ecosystems of underrepresented women founders!
Donor Name: Black Girl Ventures
State: Selected States
City: Selected Cities
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 03/11/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
During the 3-month leadership skills development fellowship, Emerging Leaders Fellows will:
- Be matched with a group of peers in their city
- Receive business leadership training through the Jetpack for Leaders curriculum, a 3-month virtual skills development program facilitated by industry leaders
- Host a local BGV Pitch competition in their city designed to create low barrier access to non-dilutive capital for other underrepresented women.
What you’ll gain?
- You’ll receive a $5k stipend – plus in-kind resources to grow your business!
- Leadership skills development training through the BGV Jetpack for Leaders curriculum
- Lifetime membership to the BGV Connect platform: BGV Connect is Black Girl Ventures’ online incubator for underrepresented women founders.
- You’ll gain a network and visibility as a business leader in your city
- You will have the opportunity to select 8-10 underrepresented women founders to receive capital through the BGV Pitch Competition
- You’ll have access to BGV’s expanding network of partners and capital providers
- You will have the opportunity to facilitate BGV’s exclusive curriculum training for other women founders in your community
- Black Girl Ventures co-branded swag from BGV and the sponsors!
Qualifications
To be considered for admission to the program, applicants must be:
- Identify as an underrepresented woman founder.
- Have a passion for empowering and building the ecosystems of Black and Brown women founders in your community!
- Have the ability to commit to approximately 8 hours per month (4 hours through Jetpack for Leaders + 4 hours self-directed).
- 7-10 founders selected for each cohort across 4 cities (Los Angeles, Austin, Chicago, New York City).
For more information, visit BGV.