DHL GoTrade GBSN Fellowship Program for Postgraduate Business Students & SMEs 2024

In furtherance of our mission to improve management and entrepreneurial education, GBSN has partnered with one of its corporate members DPDHL to develop the GoTrade GBSN Fellowship Program. This Fellowship Program is designed to partner selected postgraduate business students with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the developing world with the aim of fostering greater cross-border trade. This directly addresses our collective mission at GBSN –– to improve access to quality, locally relevant management and entrepreneurial education for the developing world. GoTrade is education and access.

• Table of Content
• About Dalsey Hillblom Lynn (DHL)
• DHL GoTrade GBSN Fellowship Program
• Aim and Benefits of DHL GoTrade GBSN Fellowship Program
• Requirements for DHL GoTrade GBSN Fellowship Program Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Dalsey Hillblom Lynn (DHL)

DHL (Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn) International GmbH is an American-founded German company which is now the international courier, parcel, and express mail division of the German logistics company Deutsche Post DHL. Deutsche Post DHL is the world's largest logistics company,[3] now in over 220 countries and territories worldwide, particularly in sea and air mail. The company delivers over 1.3 billion parcels per year. The company was founded in the United States in 1969 and expanded its service throughout the world by the late 1970s. The company was primarily interested in offshore and inter... continue reading

DHL GoTrade GBSN Fellowship Program

Aim and Benefits of DHL GoTrade GBSN Fellowship Program

Pairing Students + SMEs

The Fellowship Program will pair graduate business students (MBA/MSc/Masters/PhD) with SMEs for 12 months. Each GoTrade GBSN Fellow will be assigned an SME to advise, consult, and collaborate with. The GoTrade GBSN Fellowship Program will convene regular virtual sessions bringing all students together with speakers on relevant subject matter to aid their learning objectives, with the additional goal of fostering networking among peers.

Fellows will be supported by:

• DPDHL mentors
• Coaching and mentoring with SMEs
• DPDHL Certified Program learning journey covering basics of international trade

Requirements for DHL GoTrade GBSN Fellowship Program Qualification

Graduate students from across the globe who meet the following criteria are invited to apply.

• Enrolled at a participating GBSN member school at the start fellowship
• Commitment to complete 12 month fellowship program starting April 2024
• Students should be comfortable communicating in English or Spanish or Portuguese
• Ability to commit to an estimated 12 to 15 hours per month
• Proven work experience
• Strong analytical skills
• Entrepreneurial and proactive mindset
• Interest in an international community

Application Deadline

How to Apply

To complete the application form you will be required to upload:

• A professional photo / headshot
• A short CV / resume (2 pages)
• A short video (no more than 2 minutes maximum) in which you introduce yourself to us. Let us know who you are and why we should select you. You may upload your video to any streaming platform (YouTube, Vimeo, etc) and share the link with us. The video may be unlisted (NOT private).

We welcome students with experience in any commercial field. Those with a background in Marketing, Sales, Logistics, Operations, Law, Supply Chain and eCommerce are especially encouraged to apply.

For more details, visit DHL website