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Legatum Fellowships

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Watch the Jan. 22, 2020 Fellowship Webinar here.
The Legatum Fellowship is a competitive program designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs gain a world class education at MIT, as well as extensive mentor and community support, in order maximize their likelihood of success as principled, impactful leaders in emerging markets. Each year we build a cohort 20-25 students dedicated to building and scaling ventures in the developing world and provide them with tuition, travel, and prototyping support, as well as access to mentors, special seminars, and other cross-campus resources.
Click here to learn more about the current 2019-2020 Fellowship cohort.
Since its founding, the Legatum Center has supported over 250 Fellows, and we take great pride and care in growing this community of entrepreneurial leaders year by year.

PROGRAM ELEMENTS
This Fellowship is intensely action-oriented and suits the student who is fully committed to becoming a principled leader and improving the lives of others through entrepreneurship.

• Curriculum: Through our customized educational experience, students develop practical skills for navigating complex business environments, making principled business decisions, setting and reaching venture milestones, and building and leading teams globally.
• Mentorship: We have an Entrepreneur-in-Residence dedicated to helping our Fellows navigate their entrepreneurial journey at MIT. We have also built a network of domain experts and mentors to provide guidance, encouragement, and specialized advice as needed.
• Community: MIT has a rich entrepreneurial ecosystem comprised of faculty, investors, potential partners, new technologies, and

MIT Legatum Center Fellowship Programme 2020-2021 for Aspiring Entrepreneurs (Funded)