Halcyon 2025 Funded DMV Climate Innovation Fellowship for Startups in USA

DMV Climate Innovation Fellowship (2025) will bring together entrepreneurs from across DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV), empowering them to address climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience. Founders will receive expert training, critical resources to accelerate their ventures, and two in-person residency weeks in the DMV.

Sectors

Solutions addressing climate mitigation, adaption, and resilience, including but not limited to:

• Renewable energy generation and storage
• Green building technologies
• Climate data and analytics
• Climate-smart agriculture and food systems
• WaterTech
• Blue economy

Program Structure

• The cohort is selected of up to 10 ventures based in/serving the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area
• Ventures receive training in Halcyon’s methodology on product-market fit, investment readiness, and leadership  
• The program is delivered through:
  • A virtual kickoff meeting
  • Two in-person residency weeks in the DMV
  • Monthly meetings

• Table of Content
• About Halcyon
• Halcyon DMV Climate Innovation Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of Halcyon DMV Climate Innovation Fellowship
• Halcyon DMV Climate Innovation Fellowship Courses
• Requirements for Halcyon DMV Climate Innovation Fellowship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Halcyon DMV Climate Innovation 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 DMV Climate Innovation Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of Halcyon DMV Climate Innovation Fellowship

Selected fellows will receive the following:

1. $10K in Amazon Web Services (AWS) credits

2. $5K stipend per venture

3. Professional advisors

4. Workshops with experts in leadership development, investment readiness, and product-market fit

5. Networking with investors and varied stakeholders in climate

6. Pro bono legal support

7. Monthly meetings

8. A global community of 500+ impact-driven entrepreneurs

9. And more

Halcyon DMV Climate Innovation Fellowship Courses

• Climate Change and Sustainability

Requirements for Halcyon DMV Climate Innovation Fellowship Qualification

We’re looking for (for-profit) startups that are building scalable solutions that are tackling challenges related to climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience across the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area.

• Location: Must have your venture based in/serving the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area
• 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 DMV Climate Innovation Fellowship

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

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

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

4. 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 17, 2025 (tentative date): Virtual program kickoff
• January 27-31, 2025: First in-person residency week in the DMV
• March 7, March 28, and April 18, 2025: Monthly meeting dates
• May 12-16, 2025: Second in-person residency week in the DMV

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details visit: Halcyon website.