Deadline: November 3, 2024
Applications are open for the DHL GoTrade GBSN Fellowship Program 2025. In furtherance of their mission to improve management and entrepreneurial education, GBSN has partnered with one of its corporate members DPDHL to develop the GoTrade GBSN Fellowship Program.
This Fellowship Program is designed to partner selected postgraduate business students with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the developing world with the aim of fostering greater cross-border trade. This directly addresses their collective mission at GBSN –– to improve access to quality, locally relevant management and entrepreneurial education for the developing world. GoTrade is education and access.
Pairing Students + SMEs
The Fellowship Program will pair graduate business students (MBA/MSc/Masters/PhD) with SMEs for 12 months. Each GoTrade GBSN Fellow will be assigned an SME to advise, consult, and collaborate with. The GoTrade GBSN Fellowship Program will convene regular virtual sessions bringing all students together with speakers on relevant subject matter to aid their learning objectives, with the additional goal of fostering networking among peers.
Fellows will be supported by:
- DPDHL mentors
- Coaching and mentoring with SMEs
- DPDHL Certified Program learning journey covering basics of international trade
Eligibility
Graduate students from across the globe who meet the following criteria are invited to apply.
- Enrolled at a participating GBSN member school at the start fellowship.
- Commitment to complete 8-month fellowship program starting March 2025.
- Students should be comfortable communicating in English or Spanish or Portuguese.
- Ability to commit to an estimated 12 to 15 hours per month.
- Proven work experience.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Entrepreneurial and proactive mindset.
- Interest in an international community.
Application
To complete the application form you will be required to upload:
- A professional photo / headshot
- A short CV / resume (2 pages)
- A short video (no more than 2 minutes maximum) in which you introduce yourself to us. Let them know who you are and why they should select you. You may upload your video to any streaming platform (YouTube, Vimeo, etc) and share the link with them. The video may be unlisted (NOT private).
For more information, visit DHL GoTrade GBSN Fellowship.
