Deadline: November 20, 2025
Applications are open for the Halcyon EquityTech Fellowship 2026. The EquityTech Fellowship will serve founders across the globe who are tackling pressing challenges in EdTech and the Future of Work. Through a hybrid programming format, selected entrepreneurs will attend a one-week, in-person residency in Washington, DC, five virtual programming days, and a final one-week, in-person residency in Pittsburgh, PA.
They invite solutions leveraging technology to increase social and financial inclusion and close equity gaps in education, wealth, and accessibility. 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.
Bneefits
- $10K in Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) credits
- $6K equity-free stipend per venture
- Workshops with experts in product-market fit, capital strategy, and leadership
- Professional advisors
- Networking with investors and varied stakeholders in EquityTech
- Access to Halcyon’s global community of 600+ founders
- Continued benefits after your program
Eligibility
They are looking for for-profit startups building scalable solutions tackling pressing EdTech and Future of Work challenges worldwide.
- Location: Global
- Stage: Must have a working Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and a realistic potential to scale. Applicants must demonstrate early user feedback or evidence of early commercial validation, such as pilots, LOIs, or revenue.
- Team:
- May apply with up to one Co-Founder.
- Applicant must be the CEO or hold primary decision-making power.
- Must be fluent in English (programming will be in English).
- Must be at least 21 years of age by the start of the program.
- Program Engagement: Applicant(s) must commit to participating in all residencies, program activities, events, and in-person and virtual sessions.
- Impact: Must be developing a product and venture which contributes towards one or more of the UN’s 17 SDGs.
Application
Fill out the eligibility form between October 31-November 20, 2025 to be considered for the 2026 EquityTech Fellowship. If your eligibility application meets the criteria and is a fit for the program, you’ll be invited to complete a second-round, invitational application.
For more information, visit EquityTech Fellowship.
