Deadline: March 16, 2026
Applications are open for the Seeds of Fortune Innovation Career & Venture Fellowship 2026. The Innovation Career & Venture Fellowship is a yearlong hands-on experience where HS Juniors explore college and careers in healthcare, law, entrepreneurship, or energy and sustainability; while using AI to develop and pitch their own innovative business solutions to Fortune 500 companies to impact their communities.
The fellowship tracks include:
- Career Track: Career Fellows will create hybrid consultant groups with a partner corporation headquartered in NYC for 10 weeks in the spring/summer of their HS Junior year. The winning consultant team will have the chance to win up to $1,000 in prizes. As HS Seniors, participants attend monthly mandatory virtual seminars with 1:1 support, admissions speakers, scholarship guidance, and in-person interview prep from Fall to Spring semester.
- Venture Track: Venture Fellows will launch their own business ideas into investor-ready pitches for 10 weeks in the spring/summer of their HS junior year. Finalist will pitch in Miami, FL (All expense paid) for the chance to win up to $3,000 in funding toward their business or as a scholarship for business or entrepreneurship degree. As HS Seniors, participants attend monthly mandatory virtual seminars with 1:1 support, admissions speakers, scholarship guidance, and in-person interview prep from Fall to Spring semester.
Eligibility
- Open to rising High School Senior (Class of 2027)
- Household Income of $125,000 or less
- Both custodial and non-custodial parental combined income must be below $125,000 or less
- Must attend a public or parochial school
- No GPA Requirement
- ALL genders and backgrounds
Locations Served
- Key Location served: New York (NY), New Jersey (NJ), Connecticut (CT), Pennsylvania (PA)
- Second Priority: (Location Served): Washington DC, Delaware (DE), Virginia (VA), Maryland (MD), Texas (TX), Florida (FL), North Carolina (NC), Georgia (GA), California (CA)
- Third Priority (Location Served): (All Other States & United States Territories)
Application
You can apply here or nominate here
For more information, visit Seeds of Fortune Innovation Career & Venture Fellowship.
