National Association of Investment Companies UP Fellowship Program 2026 – YOA

Deadline: January 16, 2026

Applications are open for the National Association of Investment Companies UP Fellowship Program 2026. The UP Fellowship Program was designed to assist ethnically numerous girls with 7-12 years of various funding trade expertise strategically speed up their careers by means of a focused 6-month skilled improvement program (March – September). Recognizing the distinctive challenges of mid-profession development, this program supplies a tailor-made method to breaking by means of skilled obstacles.

NAIC is the biggest trade affiliation for numerous-owned various funding corporations. Through schooling, advocacy and trade occasions, NAIC is targeted on rising the move of capital to excessive-performing numerous funding managers usually underutilized by institutional buyers.

Program Components

The UP Fellowship Program has three key vital parts: 

• Mentorship: UP Fellows are paired with senior government mentors from the choice funding trade to create significant mentorship relationships. UP Fellows will meet with their mentors to debate skilled improvement for one hour a month through the 6-month program. This time could be spent asking questions, addressing challenges, exploring choices on your profession path and planning on your future. The conferences can happen on the telephone, video conferences, or in particular person.
• Workshops: UP Fellows will take part in a sequence of tactical skilled improvement workshops designed to rework mid-profession professionals into strategic leaders. These knowledgeable-led periods concentrate on sensible expertise that drive instant profession influence, together with however not restricted to: 
  • Strategic Sourcing Techniques 
  • Relationship Capital, Building and Leveraging Professional Networks 
  • Negotiation Strategies for High-Stakes Environments 
  • Personal Brand Positioning in Alternative Investments 
  • Communication Frameworks for Executive Presence 
  • Decision-Making Under Uncertainty 
  • Stakeholder Management and Influence Strategies 
  • Adaptive Leadership in Dynamic Investment Landscapes 
  • AI and Emerging Technology Integration in Investment Strategy 
• Networking: UP Fellows can have a cohort of girls amongst themselves in addition to entry to previous members and members to develop final skilled and private relationships with. In addition, the sponsor corporations may also help open door for trade connections. 

Eligibility

• Open to ethnically numerous girls with 7-12 years of various funding trade expertise.
• Applicants have to be obtainable to take part in this system.

Application

All Applications have to be submitted by the deadline of Friday, January sixteenth at 11:59 pm to be thought of. 

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For extra info, go to UP Fellowship.