Fellowship

For the 2027 Fellowship, we are accepting applications only from residents those studying, living or residing in 🇪🇺 Europe, 🇮🇳 India, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇷🇼 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 don't need formal experience or technical training to apply.

What matters is what you've built and how deeply you understand the problem. Our focus is early-stage eco-innovation — from working prototypes through pre-revenue ventures. If you're at prototype stage or beyond, that's exactly who we're looking for.

If you're still at the idea stage, you can apply too. You'll need to show us something to prove it: a compelling grasp of the problem, evidence you've already started moving (research, early conversations, a rough test), and genuine seriousness about the work ahead.

We encourage anyone who meets our age and location eligibility to apply — background doesn't matter, commitment does.

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

We're primarily looking for founders with a prototype or further along — something you've built, tested, and learned from. Show us what you've made, the problem it solves, and the impact it's already having.

That said, if you have a truly exceptional idea and haven't built anything yet, you can still apply. We'll want to see a deep understanding of the challenge, real evidence of your commitment, and a clear sense of why you're the right person to solve it. Idea-stage applications are held to a high bar, since our focus this cohort is on founders ready to scale.

We do not accept projects that are already financially sustainable — the Fellowship is designed for early-stage innovation, not established ventures.

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.