Helping founders find community and connections
A fellowship providing H-1B cap-exempt sponsorship for foreign national founders and experts. Fellows are employed part-time to lead 8-week student experiential learning projects at partner universities, gaining U.S. work experience while supporting student education.
2-year Commonwealth-funded pilot program supporting immigrant entrepreneurship across 32 Berkshire County cities and towns; includes collaborative partner resource allocations, WMBE certification micro-grants, ESOL programming (with Berkshire Community College), and Spanish-language interpretation services.
Learn more →Massachusetts state program enabling international entrepreneurs to obtain cap-exempt H-1B visas year-round through UMass Boston; entrepreneurs mentor students while building their companies. Rolling admissions.
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