Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative Fellowship Program 2021-2022 | Opportunity Desk

Applications are open for the Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative Fellowship Program 2021-2022. The Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative (YTILI) is the U.S. Department of State’s flagship program for emerging entrepreneurs from Europe. A cohort of young European entrepreneurs from 45 countries will participate in a robust fellowship program in 2021-2022.

The YTILI Fellowship Program engages young European entrepreneurs in a series of professional development and leadership activities that are designed to strengthen the transatlantic relationship and encourage European businesses, governments and civil society to develop their innovation ecosystems.

The program includes an online and in-person entrepreneurship curriculum; a fellowship placement with a business or organization in one of nine U.S. cities; opening and closing conferences in Chicago and Washington, D.C.; and a regional Innovation Summit in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The 2021-2022 YTILI Fellowship Program will run from October 2021 to September 2022, with U.S. travel elements scheduled for March 22, 2022 – April 27, 2022.

Program Details

The program will cover:

Eligibility

Interested to apply, submit all of your application materials by login or registering on the form. Submission deadline is 11:59 PM EST on March 1, 2021.