• the education entrepreneur fellowship
• about the fellowship
  • Description of Fellowship
  • Eligibility
  • Selection Process
  • Frequently Asked Questions About the Fellowship
• apply for a fellowship
• work on your fellowship application

statement of intent
and full application components

Statement of Intent Components

• Contact Information
• Gender
• Date of Birth
• Country of Citizenship
• Professional History
• Education
• Initiatives Launched - If you have played a leading role in launching any significant organizations, initiatives, programs or projects (including during school), you will be asked to include that information in your statement of intent.
• Essay Questions:
  1. Describe your initiative in 50 words or less.
  2. Please clearly explain your initiative and how you will use the Fellowship to develop (or further develop) and launch it. (2,000 words or less)

Full Application Components

• Contact Information
• Letters of Recommendation
• Community Involvement
• Awards/Honors/Publications
• Essay Questions
  1. Describe your initiative in 50 words or less. [Please feel free to restate and/or revise your Statement of Intent essay.]
  2. Please clearly explain your initiative and how you will use the Fellowship to develop (or further develop) and launch it. (2,000 words or less) [Please feel free to restate and/or revise your Statement of Intent essay.]
  3. How did you come up with your idea? [500 words or less]
  4. Describe how your initiative addresses an urgent and compelling need. Focus your answer on your initiative. [1,500 words or less]
  5. What other organizations, if any, are currently working to address the need you describe in question 4? How does your approach differ from theirs? [750 words or less]
  6. How will you measure your success in addressing the urgent problem you plan to tackle? [750 words or less]
  7. Why are you the right person to launch the proposed initiative? [750 words or less]
  8. Which of the initiatives launched, listed in your Statement of Intent, best demonstrates your entrepreneurial skills? [750 words or less]
  9. What is your intended geographic scope? (The Mind Trust fully expects and hopes that many initiatives launched by fellows will extend regionally or nationally. Fellows, however, must include Indianapolis as part of their initial growth plans.) [250 words or less]
  10. Why is your proposed initiative financially achievable and sustainable? [750 words or less]