StartingBloc partners with graduate programs to provide educational opportunities to Fellows at mission aligned, high performing institutions. The following is a description of the benefits offered to StartingBloc Fellows.

American University, Washington D.C.

Program: M.A. in Social Enterprise, School of International Service
Benefits: Application fee waived; Special consideration given to StartingBloc Fellows
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

Babson College, Babson Park, MA

Program: The Lewis Institute for Social Innovation
Benefits: Special consideration given to StartingBloc Fellows
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

Program: Masters of Public Policy, The Heller School of Public Policy & Management
Benefits: Special consideration given to StartingBloc Fellows
Heller School StartingBloc Social Justice Scholarship: The Scholarship will provide up to 3 half-scholarships (50% tuition remission scholarships) to StartingBloc Fellows valued at almost $.5M over a five year period. The Scholarship is applicable to the MBA in Nonprofit Management degree and the Master of Public Policy degree.
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Program: M.S. in Public Policy & Management, Heinz College
Benefits: Assistance through application process; Application fee waived
Heinz College StartingBloc Scholarship: Heinz will award the scholarship to Fellows who are incoming students in the Master of Science in Public Policy and Management (MSPPM) program. The award will be made at the time of admission (no separate application is necessary) and the student will receive at least $6,000 per semester – most will receive more.
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow. For assistance or deferred acceptance requests: Contact Heinz directly once you begin the application process.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

Duke University, Durham, NC

Program: M.B.A., Fuqua School of Business
Benefits: Special consideration given to StartingBloc Fellows
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow. For assistance or deferred acceptance requests: Contact the Fuqua School of Business directly once you begin the application process.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Program: M.B.A., Goizueta School of Business
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow. Please contact the Goizueta School of Business directly once you begin the application process.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

IE Business School, Madrid, Spain

Program: M.B.A., IE Business School
Benefits: Special consideration given to StartingBloc Fellows
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

London Business School, London, UK

Program: M.B.A., London School of Business
Benefits: Assistance through application process; Application fee waived
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow. For assistance requests, please contact London Business School directly once you begin the application process
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

Simmons University, Boston, MA

Program: M.B.A., School of Management
Benefits: Special consideration given to StartingBloc Fellows
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

Tufts University, Medford, MA

Program: The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy
Benefits: Assistance through application process; Application fee waived
How: Fellows must state in their resume that they are a StartingBloc Fellow. For assistance: Contact the Fletcher School directly once you begin the application process For the fee waiver: In the “Additional Information” section, mention that you are a StartingBloc Fellow
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Program: M.B.A., The Wharton School
Benefits: Assistance through application process; Application fee waived based on need
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow. For assistance requests: Contact Wharton directly once you begin the application process.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

Yale University, New Haven, CT

Program: M.B.A., School of Management
Benefits: Assistance through application process; Application fee waived based on need
How: Fellows must state in their resume and application that they are a StartingBloc Fellow. For assistance: Contact Yale SOM directly once you begin the application process. For fee waiver: Contact Yale SOM prior to submitting your application. You will then be given a secret code that will allow you to bypass payment.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.