beVisioneers : The Mercedes Benz Fellowship 2024-25

beVisioneers: The Mercedes-Benz Fellowship provides young innovators like you with the training, funding and expert support you need to bring your planet-positive project or idea to life. It doesn’t matter who you are or what your financial status is. If you’re passionately committed to creating positive environmental change, whether in your community or across the world, beVisioneers is the Fellowship for you. A Fellowship implemented by The DO School and supported by Mercedes-Benz. Bring your planet-positive ideas to life

What is beVisionners?

beVisioneers is the biggest global environmental fellowship for young environmental innovators. At the core of their offering is a 12-month hybrid-learning program that focuses on the implementation of each fellow’s project, providing them with the training, expert support they need to turn their ideas into reality.

beVisioneers helps bring your planet-positive ideas to life, regardless of their stage or your financial situation.

What’s in it for you?

At the core of our offering is a 12-month intensive hybrid-learning program designed and implemented by education pioneers The DO School Fellowships gGmbH, that focuses on the implementation of your project.

Upon completing the 12-month intensive you will be welcomed into the beVisioneers Ambassador Program, with special opportunities to grow your leadership, network and impact.

What is the selection criteria?

To be considered for the beVisioneers fellowship, applicants must apply with an idea for a sustainability project, or already have a sustainability project in the form of a prototype. This year, 500 young eco-innovators aged 16-28 years old will be selected. For this cohort, applications are accepted from the EU, India, Kenya, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland Uganda, United Kingdom and USA

Core elements of the Fellowship program

A unique & collaborative framework

• beVisioneers focuses on specific sustainability zones, for example, Food Waste or Clean Water.
• We match our Fellows’ ideas and projects to these areas, giving them exactly what they need to tackle these challenges over 12 months.
• Projects will be carried out in close proximity to align with broader efforts around localization. With this approach, we can amplify impact.

Our three learning labs

• The program will focus on three different learning labs over 12 months:
• Personal sustainability, focused on your individual and collective leadership, well-being and resilience.
• Environmental Sustainability, focused on your knowledge and application of planet-positive concepts and practices.
• Venture sustainability, focused on your entrepreneurial mindsets and skills to turn ideas into action.

Regional & global summits

• You will get a chance to meet other Fellows face-to-face at our regional summits.
• During these summits you will hear from industry experts.
• There will also be a chance to attend a global summit, which will include pitch competitions and opportunities to win funding for your project.

Why should you apply for this Fellowship?

No idea or project is too big or too small:

• Whether it focuses on your local community or will tackle a regional or global environmental challenge, we want to hear from you.
• If you’re at the idea stage or prototype stage and need further support, beVisioneers is for you.

Financial support during your learning journey

• We want you to be able to participate in the beVisioneers Fellowship regardless of your financial situation or resources. During the application process, you can apply for financial support based on a needs assessment.
• Don’t have wifi at your home or access to a laptop? Need financial assistance so you can invest time in the Fellowship? No problem, we can support you.

Our environmental entrepreneurship expertise & global network

• beVisioneers has been created by award winning education pioneers The DO School Fellowships, who has 10+ years experience in creating the most ambitious fellowship programs for young impact entrepreneurs.
• The DO School Fellowships has over 50,000 alumni in over 100 countries and has worked for and with organizations such as the United Nations and World Economic Forum.

Exposure & Advocacy

• We want to share your stories with the world, celebrate your projects’ successes and inspire others like you to join our mission on building a more sustainable future.
• After the 12-month program, you will become part of our community who will echo your success as it continues.

This could be you!

SEE THE PROJECTS

What can you do to help?

Take a look at the attached toolkit where you will find artwork and text for you to post on your social media channels, which can be found here.

We know your voice and engagement will contribute immensely. Therefore beVisioneers would also like to offer you a unique opportunity to nominate and fast track a candidate. Simply email admissions@bevisioneers.world the name, age, email address and country your candidate is from. They will be fast tracked to an interview.

To apply, first make sure you fit the profile:

• 16-28 years old at the time of application
• You are a resident of one of the following countries or regions: the EU, India, Kenya, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland Uganda, United Kingdom and USA.
• Your project is implemented in one or several of those countries

Contact

For any further questions, please email us at hello@bevisioneers.world.

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