Deadline: December 27, 2025
Applications are open for the Hult Prize Impact Fellowship 2026. At Hult Prize, they back early-career talent the same way they back founders. They run the world’s largest impact startup competition (200,000+ annual participants, 15,000+ startups, 2,000+ campuses, 130+ countries), and this fellowship places you inside that engine, shaping the entrepreneurs who will define the next decade of impact.
This year, they are selecting up to five people at the earliest stages of their careers to spend eight months with them learning the craft of impact venture, program design, ecosystem building, and impact measurement, while building a global startup network and seeing firsthand how impact companies are built.
At the end of the fellowship, they back you to take your next step by actively supporting you to move into roles as an investor, startup operator, founder, or impact and sustainability professional.
Benefits
- 10+ masterclasses and workshops built around real investment, impact, and founder work.
- 200+ hours of hands-on training in startup evaluation, founder interviews, due diligence, and program ops.
- 1:1 mentorship from Hult Prize operators and industry leaders, on both the work and your career path.
- A paid fellowship with an estimated $475/month stipend, distributed in three installments tied to each phase of the program.
- A fully funded trip to the Global Accelerator in London: flights, visas, housing, and meals covered for up to a month (worth up to $10,000).
- Global exposure across 130+ countries, working with founders, mentors, and partners in a truly international ecosystem.
- A clear next step: either a full scholarship for a Master’s at Hult International Business School (upon successful completion) or warm introductions and support into roles in VC, startups, impact, or ecosystem building.
Eligibility
They welcome applications from early-career talent and recent graduates who:
- Are fluent in English (spoken and written).
- Care deeply about startups, social innovation, and impact investing.
- Have some exposure to startups, VC, finance, consulting, research, community building, or program ops through work, projects, or student leadership.
- Are comfortable working remotely across time zones, in fast-changing, multicultural teams.
- Can commit 20–30 hours per week from February to September, with intensity peaks in April and late August.
- Are available to join them in London between August 2026 and September 5, 2026.
- Are hungry to learn by doing, and ready to work directly with founders rather than just study them.
In line with the commitment to global inclusion and their mission to diversify the impact ecosystem, the organisers strongly encourage candidates from underrepresented and overlooked communities, particularly from Latin America, MENA, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Central & South Asia, to apply.
Application
Remember to have in hand:
- Your CV
- A 2-minute Motivation Video
For more information, visit Hult Prize Impact Fellowship.
