HBCU Fellowship Opportunity in Impact Investing - Food Security & Agriculture- Apply Today!
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Posted By: Will Moss on March 14, 2022 FEATURED Content Applications open March 1st – April 30th, 2022 The application for the Kirchner Fellowship HBCU program is now open to undergraduate and graduate-level university students. The program runs through the 22-23 academic year (Sept-June) and some of its offerings include: unique access and understanding of the fundraising process for equity capital, training in Venture Capital methods of financial due diligence, a network of past fellows and directors for professional development, a $10,000 scholarship and much more. To learn more or to apply visit the website – application period closes on April 30th https://kirchnerfellowship.com/application... A bit more about the program is in the attached one-page overview and here in an AgFunder article when we launched the program. What: A year-long training program where fellows will be “impact venture capitalists”, deciding on an 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. A 2018 study found that 40% of venture capitalists surveyed attended either Harvard or Stanford University. Our alumni represent dozens of institutions, numerous countries, and gender parity compared to a VC industry standard of approximately 82% male. The program aims to bring diversity to capital allocation via workforce development and increase the access to capital in underserved regions and communities. The Kirchner Fellowship program believes that while the amount of impact investment capital continues to increase, access to that capital for entrepreneurs in underserved regions and communities does not. For that to improve, unique investment approaches that align interests and focus on local ecosystem development for early-stage growth companies are needed to push money and business resources into areas where they are needed most. Assembling, training, and empowering talented young diverse student investment teams for this purpose is the core mission of the Kirchner Fellowship. Apply Now: https://kirchnerfellowship.com/application... If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Will Moss
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