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Western Union Foundation 2023 Fellowship Program
The Western Union Foundation Scholarship is a venture and leadership accelerator program for entrepreneurs and community leaders from extremely marginalized, refugee, and forcibly displaced populations worldwide.
This virtual and global program is intended to provide these next-generation entrepreneurs and leaders with the knowledge and expertise they need to enhance access to economic opportunity, establish valuable networks and resources, and transform their communities.
This is a fully-funded program thanks to the support of the Western Union Foundation.
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About Western Union Foundation
The Western Union Foundation is a separate charitable corporation from The Western Union Company that receives support from The Western Union Company, its employees, agents, consumers, and business partners.The Western Union Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of senior Western Union executives from across the globe. The Foundation’s executive director and highly-skilled team grant makers, fundraisers, and advocators is based in Denver, Colorado.
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Western Union Foundation Fellowship Program
Aim and Benefits of Western Union Foundation Fellowship Program
- Seed Funding: $45,000 in seed funding will be distributed among select Western Union Foundation Fellows based on progress and impact throughout the Fellowship
- With the support of the Watson Institute team, you will gain a roadmap of how to grow and scale your work and impact. In addition, you will create impact through the facilitation of an impact workshop and training (called a Basecamp)in your community and for your stakeholders. You will receive a stipend, playbook, and team support to make this happen.
Requirements for Western Union Foundation Fellowship Program Qualification
- You are an entrepreneur or community leader from and working with highly marginalized, refugee, and forcibly displaced communities around the globe.
- You are leading an early-stage social impact venture or community initiative with a proven track record of impact, entrepreneurship, and leadership in their community.
- Applicants from or are working in the following countries will be given priority: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, India, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Uganda, United Kingdom,United States
- You are looking for expert-led entrepreneurial training, access to funding opportunities, and a vast network of mentorship to accelerate your leadership skills and venture impact.
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Application Deadline
August 18, 2023
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
Western Union Foundation on watson.is to apply
- Complete the online application, this contains 4 short essay questions and should take about 45 minutes to complete. The final deadline to submit your application is August 18th, 2023.
- Our admissions team will review applications on a rolling basis starting July 7th, 2023. We review applications in two batches on a rolling basis and encourage you to submit your application early.
- Qualified applicants will be invited to a 20-minute Zoom interview. Interviews will begin July 10th, 2023.
- The strongest applicant profiles will be shared with our external admissions committee for final review.
- The admissions team will begin sending out final acceptances and fellowship awards in mid August.
- The last step to finalize enrollment is to review and sign Watson’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
For more details, visit Western Union Foundation website
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