Supporting recent HBS graduates who want to make a difference working in Africa
Thanks to generous alumni support, the Global Opportunity Fellowship | GO: AFRICA will support graduating HBS students and recent alumni who are making a difference working in Africa.
The GO Fellowship is awarded to a limited number of students who accept a full-time, post-HBS job in Africa, or are a founder of a new venture in Africa*, with total guaranteed annual compensation of less than $100,000 USD.
Award amounts are designed to bridge the gap between the recipient’s salary and $100,000 USD, with a maximum award of up to $50,000 USD per year. For example, if recipient’s salary is $65,000 USD, the GO Fellowship may be up to $35,000 USD.
Beginning with graduates from the MBA Class of 2018, alumni will be eligible for the GO Fellowship for up to 5 years after graduation. The cumulative amount of post-graduation career exploration funds that an HBS graduate may receive in their lifetime from all HBS and Harvard University sources is capped at $150,000 USD.
Application deadline: April 25, 2021 (the online application is available beginning April 5, 2021)
Note that demand for the program (i.e., the size of the applicant pool and availability of funds) will determine the number of GO Africa Fellowships the School is able to grant in a given year as well as the size of each fellowship award. It is not guaranteed that a fellowship recipient with a $50,000 salary will not receive a $50,000 award.
* The Review Committee prefers operational startups. Consulting, research, and/or brokerage services, as well as investment funds (including but not limited to hedge funds, private equity funds, search funds, and venture capital funds) are generally not favored.