BGV Emerging Leaders Fellowship – NYC & Philly 2025 ($5,000 stipend) – YOA

Deadline: June 5, 2025

Are you able to impress me and turn into a catalyst for change? Apply for the BGV Emerging Leaders Fellowship – NYC & Philly 2025. The BGV Emerging Leaders Fellowship is a 12-week, absolutely digital management growth program designed for early to mid-stage entrepreneurs in New York City and Philadelphia.

This intensive expertise is crafted by Black Girl Ventures (BGV), underneath the visionary management of Omi Bell, to develop your capability as a founder and ecosystem chief, empowering you to drive entry to neighborhood, capital, and capability constructing in your market. Since 2016, BGV has funded over 300 girls of coloration, hosted 50+ pitch applications in 20+ cities, and helped members collectively generate greater than $10M in income and help 3,000+ jobs. Now, at a pivotal moment for underrepresented founders, BGV’s Emerging Leaders Fellowship is your OPPORTUNITY to hitch a motion centered on financial development and social justice for communities of coloration.

Benefits

• Each participant will obtain a $5,000 stipend plus different non-financial presents.

Eligibility

• Be a enterprise founder or ecosystem chief who lives and has a enterprise based mostly in New York City and Philadelphia.
• Have been in enterprise for no less than one 12 months.
• Be producing income.
• Have curiosity in creating as a pacesetter in your ecosystem.
• Have no less than 1 staff member (who can help enterprise operations whereas founder is in program).
• Have the power to decide to roughly 4 hours per week (48 hours by whole program, to incorporate Jetpack for Leaders + self-directed study).
• Have a ardour for empowering and constructing ecosystems for Black and Brown girls founders of their neighborhood.

Application

The application deadline is June 5, 2025. The program will run from July 8, 2025 – September 30, 2025. 

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For extra info, go to BGV Emerging Leaders Fellowship.