Applications Now Open for the Kirchner Food Fellowship HBCU Program!
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Posted By: S. Moore on March 09, 2023 FEATURED Content The Kirchner Impact Foundation (KIF) and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) have announced a $1 million collaboration over five-years to increase diversity within the venture capital industry by training students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to become agriculture technology venture capitalists. ABOUT THE KIRCHNER FOOD FELLOWSHIP HBCU PROGRAM Our mission Strengthen impact investing ecosystems in areas underserved by capi tal markets through training and empowering a diverse next generation of investors to allocate equity investments into early-stage companies. What A year-long training program where fellows will be “impact venture capitalists”, working towards a potential investment in an early-stage company with a mission to address food security. Fellows will have full discretion over $50,000 of investment capital. Why The field of capital allocation is in dire need of diversification. Just 6% of investment professionals in venture capital are people of color. The program aims to bring diversity to capital allocation via workforce development and increase the access to capital in underserved regions and communities. Offerings
Deadline to apply is April 30th. Make the most out of this opportunity, APPLY HERE! If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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The application period is now closed. Please explore additional opportunities for student and early-career food and agriculture fellowships here: https://foundationfar.org/what-we-do/#we-i...
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