Global Fellowships, Accelerators and Residencies
60 programs match in our directory. These programs list their geographic scope as global. Some still require a presence in a city during the program.
| Program | Type | Funding | Deadline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiel Fellowship | Fellowship | $200,000 over 2 years | Deadline not announced | Rolling |
| On Deck Founder Fellowship | Fellowship | Community & network (no direct funding) | Deadline not announced | Open |
| Z Fellows | Fellowship | $10,000 at $1B valuation cap | Deadline not announced | Rolling |
| South Park Commons Fellowship | Fellowship | Community-first fellowship (no standard grant) | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Soma Capital Fellows | Fellowship | $100K (up to $1M) | Deadline not announced | Rolling |
| Bagel Fund | Fellowship | $100 – $500 microgrant | Deadline not announced | Rolling |
| The General Intelligence Fellowship | Fellowship | $1,000 upfront + $3,000 in platform credits + $1,000 revenue bonus | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Schmidt Science Fellows | Fellowship | Fully funded 2-year postdoctoral fellowship | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Google PhD Fellowship | Fellowship | $85,000/year (stipend + tuition) | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Meta Research PhD Fellowship | Fellowship | Tuition + $42,000/year stipend | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Echoing Green Fellowship | Fellowship | $100,000 over 18 months | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Ashoka Fellowship | Fellowship | Living stipend for up to 3 years | Deadline not announced | Unknown |
| Obama Foundation Leaders Program | Fellowship | Fully funded (travel, accommodation, programming) | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Skoll Award for Social Innovation | Fellowship | $2 million unrestricted over 3 years | Deadline not announced | Unknown |
| Shuttleworth Foundation Fellowship | Fellowship | $275,000 per year (salary + project funding) | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Google.org AI Opportunity Fund | Fellowship | $120M total fund — grants to nonprofits and educators for AI skills training | Deadline not announced | Unknown |
| Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Science | Fellowship | $500K–$3M per organization | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Government Innovation | Fellowship | $1M–$3M per organization | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Radcliffe Institute Fellowship | Fellowship | $78,000 stipend + Harvard office and resources | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| TED Fellows | Fellowship | Platform, coaching, and network access (non-monetary) | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Emergent Ventures | Fellowship | $1K – $50K | Deadline not announced | Rolling |
| O'Shaughnessy Fellowships & Grants | Fellowship | Up to $100K (Fellowships) / $10K (Grants) | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| 1517 Fund Medici Grants | Fellowship | $1K grants + $50K–$1M investments | Deadline not announced | Rolling |
| Rise | Fellowship | Lifetime support (funding, mentorship, networking) | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Atlas Fellowship | Fellowship | $10,000 scholarship + program | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Interact Fellowship | Fellowship | Retreats + project grants | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Knight-Hennessy Scholars | Fellowship | Full funding for up to 3 years at Stanford | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Gates Cambridge Scholarship | Fellowship | Full cost of study at University of Cambridge | Jan 31, 2027 | Open |
| Schwarzman Scholars | Fellowship | Fully funded (tuition, room, board, travel) | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Fellowships | Fellowship | Varies (generous multi-year grants) | Deadline not announced | Unknown |
| Mozilla Fellows Program | Fellowship | $75,000–$100,000 stipend + up to $25,000 project budget | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Notable Capital NextGen Fellowship | Fellowship | AI startup fellowship support + mentor network | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| AI and Society Fellowship | Fellowship | $25,000 stipend + travel and meals covered | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Cosmos Institute — AI for Truth-Seeking Fellowship | Fellowship | $1k–$10k fast grants (up to $10,000); part of a $1M pool incl. Prime Intellect compute credits | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Cosmos Institute — AI and Human Autonomy Fellowship | Fellowship | $1k–$10k fast grants (larger amounts considered for exceptional proposals) | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Cosmos Institute — AI-accelerated Scholarship (with IHS) | Fellowship | AI tool / compute credits for research and experimentation (typically <$5,000) | Deadline not announced | Unknown |
| Nieman Fellowship at Harvard | Fellowship | Stipend + full Harvard access (housing allowance available) | Jan 31, 2027 | Open |
| f(Lux) Fellowship | Fellowship | $15,000 non-dilutive grant | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| a16z Build Growth Engineer Fellowship | Fellowship | No funding announced (cohort program) | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Entrepreneur First | Accelerator | Up to $250K ($125K from EF SAFE + optional $125K uncapped MFN SAFE) | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| LAUNCH Accelerator | Accelerator | $125K | Deadline not announced | Open |
| Founder University | Accelerator | $25K–$125K (top graduates) | Deadline not announced | Rolling |
| Conviction Embed | Accelerator | $250K | Deadline not announced | Open |
| AI Grant | Accelerator | $250K | Deadline not announced | Rolling |
| Google.org Accelerator: Generative AI | Accelerator | $500K–$2M | Deadline not announced | Open |
| The Monastery (cyber•Fund) | Accelerator | Investment program for AI-native founders (see cyber.fund for current terms) | Deadline not announced | Unknown |
| Boost VC | Accelerator | Pre-seed investment plus program for frontier-tech startups (see boost.vc for current terms) | Deadline not announced | Unknown |
| Google for Startups Accelerator | Accelerator | Up to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits (equity-free) | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Afore Founder-in-Residence | Residency | $100K+ | Deadline not announced | Open |
| HF0 Residency | Residency | Up to $1M | Deadline not announced | Open |
| Antler Residency | Residency | Varies by location | Deadline not announced | Open |
| PearX | Residency | $250K–$2M | Deadline not announced | Open |
| AI2 Incubator | Residency | Up to $600K | Deadline not announced | Rolling |
| Founders, Inc. | Residency | $100K–$200K investment | Deadline not announced | Open |
| AIR — A Global Startup Residency | Residency | $50K–$500K | Deadline not announced | Open |
| Perplexity Research Residency | Residency | $220K/year (prorated) | Deadline not announced | Open |
| The Bridge — EF US Residency | Residency | Up to ~$250K + $600K+ credits | Deadline not announced | Closed |
| Sequoia Arc | Residency | Portfolio founders only | Deadline not announced | Rolling |
| The Residency | Residency | No investment (paid co-living) | Deadline not announced | Open |
| Astera Institute Residency | Residency | $125K–$250K salary + up to $1.5M project budget | Deadline not announced | Closed |