USA Program for Innovative Entrepreneurs Grant

USA Program for Innovative Entrepreneurs Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Eisenhower Fellowships
Last Updated: February 21, 2026

Summary

Overview

About Us We believe, as President Dwight D. Eisenhower did, that Eisenhower Fellowships exists to inspire leaders around the world to challenge themselves, to envision how they can effect positive change, to engage others beyond their existing networks and to collaborate with other like-minded leaders across national borders to better the world around them. Eisenhower Fellowships identifies, empowers and connects innovative leaders through a transformative fellowship experience and lifelong engagement in a global network of dynamic change agents committed to creating a world more peaceful, prosperous and just. USA Program for Innovative Entrepreneurs 2026 USA Program USA Fellows will be selected using the same criteria as their international counterparts. Travelling both domestically and internationally, the USA Fellows will spend two to three weeks in one country overseas and travel across the United States for an additional ten days to two weeks in tandem with their assigned international Fellow or Fellows. USA Fellows will join international Fellows in Austin and then accompany them to one or two additional major U.S. cities. Domestic travel will take place in October and November 2026, with international travel beginning immediately thereafter and continuing through the first quarter of 2027.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Eligibility Criteria and Important Considerations:Eligible candidates must have citizenship and/or current residence for at least five years in the country that they are applying to represent on fellowship.Selected Fellows must obtain approval from their workplace to go on leave and make a full-time commitment for the duration of the in-person program at the time of acceptance. Breaks from program are only permitted in the event of a dire emergency. All Fellows must be able to convene in person in Austin for several days in early October.All outside sources must be properly cited. NOTE: Eisenhower Fellows and other members of the EF global network are only permitted to recommend one candidate per application cycle.