Halcyon Funded DMV Climate Innovation Fellowship for Startups 2025

Summary

• Application DeadlineOctober 11, 2024
• Study LevelPostdoctoral Fellowships
• SponsorHalcyon
• City to studyWashington
• Course to studyClimate Change and Sustainability

Table of Content

• Overview
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Programme Overview

DMV Climate Innovation Fellowship (2025) will bring together entrepreneurs from across DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV), empowering them to address climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience. Founders will receive expert training, critical resources to accelerate their ventures, and two in-person residency weeks in the DMV. The deadline will be on the 11th day of october 2024.

Benefits

1. $10K in Amazon Web Services (AWS) credits

2. $5K stipend per venture

3. Professional advisors

4. Workshops with experts in leadership development, investment readiness, and product-market fit

5. Networking with investors and varied stakeholders in climate

6. Pro bono legal support

7. Monthly meetings

8. A global community of 500+ impact-driven entrepreneurs

9. And more

Requirements

We’re looking for (for-profit) startups that are building scalable solutions that are tackling challenges related to climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience across the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area.

• Location: Must have your venture based in/serving the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area
• Stage: Must have a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) that has the potential to scale. Must be working on your venture full-time. 
• Team: 
  • May apply with up to one co-founder
  • Applicant must be the CEO and/or hold primary decision-making power
  • Must be fluent in English
  • Must be at least 21 years of age by the start of the program
• Program Engagement: Must be able to participate in all activities and programming sessions
• Impact: Must be developing a product and venture which contributes towards 1 or more of the UN’s 17 SDGs

In addition to eligibility, Halcyon scores each application based on 4 criteria: Impact, Scalability, Innovation, and Talent.

Interview Dates and Process

1. Impact: To what extent will the solution, if scaled, have a meaningful impact on society and/or the environment?

2. Scalability: Could this venture scale to reach hundreds of thousands or millions of users in a 5-10 year time horizon?

3. Innovation: Is the solution a novel approach to tackling the issue in their context?

4. Talent: Is the team uniquely qualified to tackle the challenges they’ve identified?

Timeline

• August 27, 2024: Applications open
• October 11, 2024: Applications close
• November/December 2024: Finalists invited to a virtual pitch
• December 2024: Selected fellows will be notified
• January 17, 2025 (tentative date): Virtual program kickoff
• January 27-31, 2025: First in-person residency week in the DMV
• March 7, March 28, and April 18, 2025: Monthly meeting dates
• May 12-16, 2025: Second in-person residency week in the DMV

Application Deadline

October 11, 2024

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to Halcyon on halcyon.submittable.com to apply

For more details visit: Halcyon website.