Eligibility and Requirements

The Impact Entrepreneurship Fellowship seeks to address issues of diversity and inclusion within the entrepreneurship sector. Additionally, we are committed to addressing a lack of representation of members of minority groups within the United States among matriculated graduate students at The New School.

To be selected for the Impact Entrepreneurship Fellowship, individuals must:

• Be committed to promoting positive change through entrepreneurship
• Have been admitted to a participating master's degree program at The New School in fall 2021 (see the list of participating programs below)

Priority selection will be given to individuals who:

• Have experienced or had an in-depth understanding of the entrepreneurship participation of underrepresented and minority groups in the U.S. economy
  
• Have faced financial constraints, socioeconomic barriers, or other related challenges that have limited my potential as an entrepreneur
  
• Are committed to building a venture in the United States and/or have strong affiliations with community-based organizations and projects in the United States
  

Participating Master's Degree Programs

Parsons School of Design

• Design and Technology (MFA)
• Design and Urban Ecologies (MS)
• Fashion Studies (MA)
• Industrial Design (MFA)
  
• Strategic Design and Management (MS)
• Theories of Urban Practice (MA)
• Transdisciplinary Design (MFA)
  

Schools of Public Engagement

• Creative Writing (MFA)
• Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management (MS)
  
• International Affairs (MA, MS)
• Media Management (MS)
• Media Studies (MA)
  
• Public and Urban Policy (MS)
  

College of Performing Arts

• Arts Management and Entrepreneurship (MA)

Requirements of Fellows

• Commitment to develop your initiative, movement, program or venture and dedicate at least 10 hours for as long as you are enrolled in the fellowship. 
• Twice per month, fellows send a written update or status report on progress.
• Enrollment and satisfactory participation in the Impact Entrepreneurship Fellowship cohort course offerings during the 2021-2022  academic year.
  • All fellows are required to take Intro to Social Impact (a 3 credit course in the Fall).
  • Fellows are to take one of two Impact fellowship courses in the spring: Social Impact Entrepreneurship and Design or Venture Lab.
• Attendance at fellowship cohort events during each of the two academic years.
• Satisfactory progress toward the master's degree in which you are enrolled.
• Enrollment in at least 6 credits per semester during the two year fellowship.