Venture For America Venture For America 2019 Fellowship Application

Venture For America 2019 Fellowship Registration

Welcome to the first step in the application process for Venture For America’s Class of 2019! We’re excited you’re here and we’re looking forward to getting to know you.

To get started, please complete the form below, which should only take a couple of minutes. This part of the application asks for your contact info, academic background, demographic info, and how you heard about VFA. Click here for an overview of the rest of the application process.

Please note:

In order to be a 2019 Fellow, you must be available to attend Training Camp in Detroit from July 1 to July 27.
If you have already applied to the Class of 2019 during one of our earlier deadlines, you may not reapply this year.
In order to be eligible for our program this year, you must finish your undergraduate degree by June 2019 so you can begin full-time work with one of our partner companies in August 2019.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to VFA’s Talent Team at apply@ventureforamerica.org.

Basic Information

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Preferred Contact Number

Are you a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, or DACA holder?

Yes

Unfortunately, the companies that Venture For America works with are primarily early-stage and resource-constrained. They do not have the ability to sponsor visas, and therefore we are unable to consider applications from candidates who are not U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or DACA holders. We regret this is the case, but we do hope to be able to consider international applicants in the Fellowship in the future. If you have any questions, contact us at apply@ventureforamerica.org.

Undergraduate Graduation Date

To be eligible to apply for this year’s Fellowship, you must have completed an undergraduate Bachelor’s degree by June 2019. Our Fellowship designed for recent college grads, so those with three or more years of professional or post-graduate experience are not eligible to apply. If you graduated before Spring 2016 but feel very strongly that VFA is the right next step for you, contact us at apply@ventureforamerica.org.

Academic Experience

Where did you complete your undergraduate degree?

Name of school (if not listed)

Did you transfer to the school above?

Yes

From where did you transfer?

Name of school (if not listed)

Field of Study	Primary Major
Second Major/Minor	GPA

Are you a first generation college student?

Yes

Please select any of the following that are applicable to your academic accomplishments.

I won an academic award.I received a merit-based scholarship.I participated in Fulbright, Rhodes, or another highly selective scholarship/fellowship.I graduated (or am on track to graduate) with honors.

Post-Graduate Experience

What have you been up to since completing your undergraduate degree?

Graduate SchoolWorking full timeWorking part timeOther

Where are or did you complete your graduate degree?	Name of school (if not listed)
What degree will or did you receive?	Date of Completion

At what company (or companies) did you work, and what roles did you fill?

What have you been up to?

Demographic Information

We’re committed to recruiting and selecting a diverse, fantastic group of Fellows. The following information will not be used in our evaluation of your candidacy.

Hometown City	Hometown State
Hometown Country	Hometown Zip Code

I identify my gender as:	My pronouns are: She / Her / HersHe / Him / HisThey / Them / TheirsOther
What are your gender pronouns?

I identify my ethnicity as:

I identify my race as:

Please specify which races you identify with.

American Indian / First Nations / Native American / Inuit / Native AlaskanBlack / African American / Afro-CaribbeanEast AsianMiddle Eastern / North AfricanNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderSouth AsianSoutheast AsianWhite

Do you identify as a person of color?

If you would like, self-identify your race or ethnicity more specifically

Do you have student loan debt?

What is your family’s household income?

Recruitment Information

This information helps us understand where applicants are coming from. The following information will not be used in our evaluation of your candidacy.

How did you hear about Venture For America?

What is their name?

What were you searching for when you found VFA?

Which job board?

Which article did you read?

Which social media channel?

Which event(s) did you attend?

Please elaborate:

What convinced you to apply to Venture For America?

What is their name?

What were you searching for when you decided to apply to VFA?

Which article convinced you to apply?

Which social media channel?

Which event(s) did you attend?

Please elaborate:

Please select your top motivation for applying to Venture For America:

Working at a startupAccess to training & mentorshipMoving to one of our citiesConnecting to the VFA networkStarting a company

If you found out about VFA from one or more of the following national organizations, please check the corresponding box.

Blackstone LaunchpadDesign for America (DFA)HBCU 20×20Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)JopwellLeadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA)Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT)National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)Prep for PrepRipple MatchSociety of Women Engineers (SWE)Teach for America (TFA)Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF)United Negro College Fund (UNCF)WayUpOther

Which national organization?

Have you previously applied to Venture For America?

YesNo

To which class did you previously apply to Venture For America?

Unfortunately, you cannot apply to the Venture For America Fellowship twice in one season. Since you already applied this year, you are ineligible to reapply until our Class of 2020 application opens in August 2019. Please reach out to Chelsea Hartney at chelsea@ventureforamerica.org if you have any questions.

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