Fellowship

For the 2027 Fellowship, we are accepting applications only from residents those studying, living or residing in 🇪🇺 Europe, 🇮🇳 India, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇷🇼 Rwanda, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇹🇿 Tanzania, 🇺🇬 Uganda, 🇺🇸 USA, and 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe for the duration of the fellowship. Applicants must currently live in one of these countries and plan to stay in one of them when implementing during the creation of their project. Fellows may move between eligible countries, but cannot relocate to a country that is not on this list.

No! You do not need any prior skills, experience or technical expertise.

We're looking for the most dedicated environmental innovators — or those ready to step up and become one. Our focus is early-stage eco-innovation, from prototype through pre-revenue, and we also welcome great ideas from those with no experience, as long as you're willing to take this seriously and are truly passionate about the planet.

We encourage everyone to apply, no matter their background, as long as you meet our demographic eligibility criteria.

To be eligible for the beVisioneers Fellowship, applicants must:

• Be between 18 and 28 years old at the time of applying
• Reside in one of the eligible countries listed in Question 1, and live there for the majority of each fellowship year (>9 months), implementing their project in that same country
• Have a good command of English
• Show strong dedication to positive environmental change and entrepreneurial spirit — including persistence, resilience, and determination
• Have an existing project, or a strong idea for one, that is truly planet-positive (see our definition in Question 7)
• Not work for Mercedes-Benz, and not have a parent or guardian who does

To be considered for the Fellowship, we invite you to apply with an idea to solve an environmental challenge you’re passionate about. We are particularly interested in seeing your deep understanding of the challenge itself. Show us why this problem matters to you and the world, and how committed you are to making a difference. You can also apply if you are already actively working on a project, but please note that we do focus on early stage projects and do not accept projects that are already financially sustainable.

In case you are already working on a project or idea and do this together with team members, please note that Fellows are selected on an individual basis. For this reason, every member of a project team who wishes to participate must apply individually, and the acceptance of one team member does not guarantee the acceptance of others. The fellowship experience is designed to help you grow personally as a leader, and significant emphasis is placed on individual development and reflection. We therefore recommend that project founders or leaders apply.