Call for Application: Halcyon 2025 Health Fellowship in Washington DC USA

The program will bring together entrepreneurs from across the United States, empowering them to improve physical and mental healthcare outcomes and reduce barriers to quality, affordable healthcare. Founders will receive expert training, critical resources to accelerate their ventures, and an 8-week residency in Washington, DC.

To learn more about the program, read about our inaugural 2024 Health Fellowship here.

Sectors

Solutions leveraging technology to improve physical and mental healthcare outcomes and reduce barriers to quality, affordable healthcare, including but not limited to:

• Telemedicine
• Remote patient monitoring and digital therapeutics
• Healthcare operations
• Health data analytics and AI
• MedTech
• FemTech
• Preventative medicine
• Health finance
• AgeTech/Longevity Tech

Program Structure

• The cohort is selected of up to 8 ventures based in/serving the U.S.
• Ventures receive training in Halcyon’s methodology on product-market fit, investment readiness, and leadership  
• The program is delivered through:
  • A virtual kickoff meeting
  • An 8-week in-person residency in Washington, DC

• Table of Content
• About Halcyon
• Halcyon Health Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of Halcyon Health Fellowship
• Halcyon Health Fellowship Courses
• Requirements for Halcyon Health Fellowship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Halcyon Health Fellowship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Halcyon

Halcyon is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. Our signature programs are fellowships designed to equip early-stage social entrepreneurs with tools and relationships they need to achieve scalable, lasting impact. More broadly, we seek to mold the business world to be a more inclusive, impact-oriented place. Since our founding in 2017, Halcyon has worked closely with creators and innovators to understand their ecosystems, identify their needs, and explore new programs and partnerships to meet those needs, with everything from a network of angel investors to By The People,... continue reading

Halcyon Health Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of Halcyon Health Fellowship

Benefits

Selected fellows will receive the following:

• $10K in Amazon Web Services (AWS) credits
• $10K stipend per venture
• Leadership coaching
• Professional advisors
• Training with experts in the field in leadership development, investment readiness, and product-market fit
• Networking with investors and other stakeholders
• Legal pro bono consultancy
• Business consultancy from Deloitte
• A global community of 500+ impact-driven entrepreneurs
• And more

*No equity required

Halcyon Health Fellowship Courses

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Requirements for Halcyon Health Fellowship Qualification

We’re looking for (for-profit) startups that are building scalable solutions that are tackling challenges related to physical and mental healthcare outcomes and reducing barriers to quality, affordable healthcare across the United States.

• Location: Must have your venture based in/serving the U.S.
• Stage: Must have a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) that has the potential to scale. Must be working on your venture full-time. 
• Team: 
  • May apply with up to one co-founder
  • Applicant must be the CEO and/or hold primary decision-making power
  • Must be fluent in English
  • Must be at least 21 years of age by the start of the program
• Program Engagement: Must be able to participate in all activities and programming sessions 
• Impact: Must be developing a product and venture which contributes towards 1 or more of the UN’s 17 SDGs

In addition to eligibility, Halcyon scores each application based on 4 criteria: Impact, Scalability, Innovation, and Talent.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Halcyon Health Fellowship

Selection Criteria

Impact: To what extent will the solution, if scaled, have a meaningful impact on society and/or the environment?

Scalability: Could this venture scale to reach hundreds of thousands or millions of users in a 5-10 year time horizon?

Innovation: Is the solution a novel approach to tackling the issue in their context?

Talent: Is the team uniquely qualified to tackle the challenges they’ve identified?

Timeline

• August 27, 2024: Applications open
• October 11, 2024: Applications close
• November/December 2024: Finalists invited to a virtual pitch
• December 2024: Selected fellows will be notified
• January 23, 2025 (tentative date): Virtual program kickoff
• February 10-April 4, 2025: In-person residency in Washington, DC

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details visit: Halcyon website.