OSV Fellowship

🪙 Quick Facts

• Grant Type: Non-dilutive fellowship
• Funding Amount: $100,000 (Fellowship) + $10,000 (Grants - 20 recipients)
• Eligibility: Adults (18+) worldwide
• Timeline: Applications Jan-Apr 2024
• Format: Remote

👀 Mission

O'Shaughnessy Fellowships supports high-caliber individuals working on world-positive projects across scientific-technical breakthroughs, art and creative works, innovation and research, and tool building.

💰 Program Benefits

• Non-dilutive funding
• Network access
• Mentorship opportunities
• Community support

📅 Application Process

1. Application Submission (Jan-Apr 2024)
2. Group Discussions with fellow applicants
3. Individual Interviews with OSV team
4. Final Decisions announced June 1, 2024
5. Program Start after July 2024

🌟 Success Stories (2023 Fellows)

• Mykhailo Marynenko - Technology & Art Integration

"The best part is community (...) It's a lot of really smart people that give you the perspective that you haven't seen before."

• Oghenekevwe Emadago - Eco-friendly sanitary pads

"...connected to a Stanford professor who is working on a similar project as mine. This would not have been possible without OSV."

• Diana and Shay - Script: immigrant welfare tool

"Being able to learn from the entire OSV Family is the best part of the Fellowship."

• Kiubon Kokko - Documentary Filmmaking

"Getting to direct my very own feature length documentary at 24. Grateful grateful grateful."

🎯 Selection Criteria

• Personal Agency: Demonstrated initiative and proactiveness
• Proof-of-work: Strong portfolio of past achievements
• Resourcefulness: Ability to maximize available resources

🔗 Additional Resources

• Program FAQ
• Sample Application
• Fellows Directory
• Join LFG Community