Deadline: March 15, 2022 00:00 CET
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Eligibility: YTILI Fellows should be passionate about their business or social ventures and driving innovative and positive change in their home communities. We encourage you to apply if you would like to gain professional experience, develop transatlantic relationships, and scale your business or social venture at home.
Location: The United States and online
YTILI Fellowship Program 2022
The Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative (YTILI) is the U.S. Department of State’s flagship program for emerging entrepreneurs from Europe.
The YTILI Fellowship Program will empower a new cohort of young European business and social entrepreneurs to grow their ventures, foster global partnerships, and positively impact the economic development of their communities.
Empowering European Entrepreneurs
Since its launch in 2016, approximately 300 alumni from across Europe have bolstered their business skills and transatlantic partnerships through the YTILI Fellowship Program.
YTILI uses entrepreneurship as a tool for economic empowerment to promote mutual understanding, enhance business and leadership skills, and build lasting partnerships between business leaders from Europe and the United States.
YTILI will empower a new cohort of young European business and social entrepreneurs to grow their ventures, foster global partnerships, and positively impact the economic development of their communities.
Why apply?
The YTILI Fellows Program is a two-way exchange program designed to strengthen the transatlantic relationship, develop sustainable partnerships between U.S. and European entrepreneurs and innovators, promote regional integration and cooperation in Europe, and encourage European businesses, governments and civil society to develop their innovation ecosystems.
The program includes:
- a customized virtual YTILI entrepreneurial curriculum
- a fellowship with a business or organization in one of nine U.S. cities
- opening and closing conferences
- and alumni engagement opportunities
How does the program work
You will be housed in hotels, corporate apartments, extended stay hotels, or a combination. Together with other fellows, you will participate in various cultural activities and acts of community service to connect with community leaders and cultural representatives from the U.S. and engage in transatlantic dialogues.
Each YTILI Fellow will work in their host organization’s office Monday through Thursday for four weeks during the U.S. Fellowship. You will continue your entrepreneurship curriculum and participate in community service on Fridays.
The YTILI Fellowship program is offered as a hybrid program with virtual activities leading up to a U.S.-based exchange.
Interested in applying for the YTILI Fellowship Program 2022? Register your participation by following the registration link and taking the suggested steps.
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