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Study-In-Germany: 2021 Westerwelle Young Founders Autumn Program For Young Entrepreneurs

  

Study-In-Germany: 2021 Westerwelle Young Founders Autumn Program For Young Entrepreneurs
Study-In-Germany: 2021 Westerwelle Young Founders Autumn Program For Young Entrepreneurs


Westerwelle Young Founders Autumn Program (YFP) is a six-month fellowship for 25 leaders uplifting emerging and developing markets towards a sustainable future. We offer targeted support to scale our founders’ ventures and develop their leadership abilities, with the following programme plan:


Kick-Off Conference: A two-day digital kick-off conference will take place in the last week of September 2021;


Remote Programme: From October 2021 – March 2022, the Young Founders will receive six months of support including a personal mentor, alumni buddy, monthly peer mentoring sessions, monthly expert workshops and networking opportunities with corporates and investors;

Berlin Conference: The ten best performing Young Founders will be invited to a five-day conference in Spring 2022. During this conference, the founders will have the opportunity to pitch in front of investors, participate in workshops, join networking events and get an insight into the German start-up scene.


Scholarship Summary

Host Country: Berlin, Germany

Study Abroad: Study in Europe 

Category: Training | Fellowships

Eligible Countries: All Countries

Reward: Full Sponsorship 

Deadline: September 3, 2021

Scholarship Alerts: To receive Scholarship Alerts on WhatsApp, Click HERE

Scholarship Details

The Young Founders Programme is a 6-month fellowship for outstanding young entrepreneurs from emerging markets. It brings together leaders from all over the world, who are united in the pursuit to achieve entrepreneurial greatness.


Scholarship Requirements

We are looking for entrepreneurs with high potential for impact and growth to become leaders of a sustainable future, with the following criteria:


You have recently (in the last five years) started a for-profit company focused on developing or emerging markets;

Your company possesses a scalable business model that has ideally generated revenue or secured a first round of external funding;

You or your business possesses disruptive qualities that can increase the quality, impact or inclusiveness of the industry;

You possess a good working knowledge of English;

You are available to attend the digital kick-off conference and can make time to participate in programme activities for the six months.


Required Documents

The following application will provide our Programme Team with an understanding of your startup and profile. Please have the following key elements ready:

Your startup pitch deck

Basic financial information (i.e. revenues, funding)

Your LinkedIn profile and/or CV

With these on hand, the application will take approximately 20 minute


Method of Application

Use the link provided below to submit your application.


The key application dates are as follows:



 

Application deadline: Friday, September 3 at 11:59 CEST

Interviews with shortlisted candidates: September 13-17, 2021

Notification of all applicants: September 20, 2021

For further questions, please sign up for an info session: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclfuiurzovG9WVXi_GkbcF3Mr1z_QWM7kF


For technical issues ONLY (i.e. cannot submit form): please email [email protected]


We look forward to hearing from you!


Deadline: September 3, 2021

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