Programs
Halcyon’s work in the social enterprise space is rooted in three not-so-big bets:
1. In the long run, impact-driven businesses will outperform their traditional counterparts.
2. Impact-driven businesses represent a powerful opportunity to drive equity and inclusivity in the workplace and in society.
3. Impact-driven business is the only viable future for capitalist society, and represents the easiest path forward to solving the problems of the 21st century.
Halcyon is committed to championing businesses and founders whose work drives the world forward. Since 2014 the Halcyon Incubator has helped fellows’ ventures raise over $500 million, create more than 6,000 jobs, and positively impact over 9.2 million lives. Explore the fellowship programs we’re now accepting applications for until October 20, 2023!
Upcoming Programs
Climate Fellowship (2024)
Region: Global
Sector: Climate
About the Program: This program brings founders from across the USA and the globe together, empowering entrepreneurs to address climate challenges through Renewable Energy, Green Building, Climate Data, Agriculture, WaterTech, and Blue Economy solutions.
Application Deadline: October 20, 2023
Health Fellowship (2024)
Region: Global
Sector: Health
About the Program: This program brings founders from across the USA and the globe together, empowering entrepreneurs to shape the future of healthcare.
Application Deadline: October 20, 2023
MENA Fellowship (2024)
Region: Middle East & North Africa
Sectors: Health, Climate, and EquityTech
About the Program: This program features two dynamic residencies, AWS cloud credits, mentorship, and a $5,000 USD stipend for entrepreneurs who are harnessing the power of cross-regional collaboration as they build the future of Health, Climate, and EquityTech.
Application Deadline: October 20, 2023
Future Builders Fellowship (2024)
Region: U.S and U.S. territories
Sectors: Health, Climate, and EquityTech
About the Program: This fellowship offers Black and Latinx women and non-binary founders in the United States who are tackling pressing challenges in Health, Climate, and Equitytech a launchpad for growth and impact.
Application Deadline: October 20, 2023
Current Programs
Halcyon Africa Food & Ag-Tech Fellowship
Halcyon’s second fellowship in Africa is designed for entrepreneurs with innovative solutions that can improve the livelihoods of farmers while increasing access to quality food for the most vulnerable. This fellowship is focusing on ventures disrupting the food and agriculture sectors.
Halcyon Climate Resilience in Latin America & the Caribbean Fellowship
This fellowship is designed for entrepreneurs that seek to build climate resilience across Latin America and the Caribbean to combat the compounding effects of climate change on poverty, food insecurity, health disparities, and displacement – issues predominantly faced by vulnerable populations.
Halcyon Opportunity Intensive Fellowship
The Opportunity Intensive began in 2020 with a cohort of nine social entrepreneurs and a commitment to accelerating the impact-driven future of business in our own backyard.
Past Programs
Halcyon MENA Intensive (2022)
The inaugural Halcyon MENA Intensive cohort featured 27 social entrepreneurs from eight countries across the region, who made powerful connections and built skills to grow their impact ventures.
Halcyon Future Builders Fellowship (2022)
Halcyon’s Future Builders Intensive is designed to support U.S.-based Black, African American, Hispanic/Latinx, and Afro-Latina women and nonbinary-identifying entrepreneurs solving 21st century challenges.
Halcyon Residential Fellowship (2014-2023)
During the Halcyon Residential Fellowship, a diverse cohort of fellows receive free residency and workspace, training in investment readiness, business fundamentals, impact, and leadership, mentorship, robust support from business consultants, and a living stipend to develop their entrepreneurial vision.
Halcyon/AWS Africa Intensive (2022)
The Africa Intensive served tech-enabled entrepreneurs from Sub-Saharan Africa. Fellows receive a stipend, six months of virtual leadership and business programing, and a one-week in-person residency at Halcyon.
BGV x Halcyon Intensive (2021)
Black Girl Ventures and Halcyon teamed up to support 10 incredible Black women-identifying entrepreneurs from across the country, from New York, to Atlanta, to California.
Halcyon Bahrain Women’s Intensive (2021)
The 2021 Bahrain Women’s Intensive program built on Halcyon’s years of experience in equipping social entrepreneurs with tools and resources to scale their ventures. This partnership leveraged AWS’s cloud technology to help startups innovate and grow.
Halcyon Korea Intensive (2018)
This program featured some of the most promising early-stage social enterprises from Korea who’s ventures developed a low-cost hemodialysis device, created an on-line platform for matching artists with manufacturers, and speech recognition technology for the hard-of-hearing.
Halcyon Saudi Arabia Women’s Intensive (2018)
This all-female cohort featured ventures that included learning tools for future inventors, innovative approaches to treating autism, and virtual reality experiences to explain historical sites.
Halcyon Arts Lab
From 2017-2020, Halcyon Arts Lab fellowships provide support and resources to emerging artists working on projects addressing issues of social justice, civic engagement, and community building.
Halcyon Intensive 2017
