📚Feb 2025 - college & career opportunities I scholarships, courses, tech programs

Today’s Syllabus 📚: (1) Class is in session (2) Programs & Opportunities 👩🏽‍💻

📚You’ve been enrolled: Professional Development 101

🎓 Welcome to Professional Development 101! 🎓

Class is officially in session! Every Monday, I’ll be your professor, guiding you through everything you need to become a standout candidate—whether you're applying for an internship or a full-time role.

📅 Class meets every Monday on TikTok!
📖 Watch this course introduction
📝 Click here for the Syllabus + HW assignments (yes, there’s homework, but it’s the kind that pays off 😉)

See you in class—don’t be late! 👩🏽‍🏫✨ 

⭐️Scholarship: Possibilities in Tech Scholarship by LinkedIn

Overview: The Possibilities Scholarship is designed to support students from underrepresented communities in pursuing careers in technology and engineering. The program offers financial assistance, mentorship, and access to LinkedIn's network to help students achieve their academic and professional goals.

• Eligibility: This scholarship is open to high school seniors and current undergraduates pursuing a technology or engineering-related degree. For more details, please visit their website.

• Deadline: February 24th

• Link: click here

⭐️Internship: World Bank Internship Program

Overview: The World Bank internship program is currently open to all full time graduate or PHD students. This program is a great opportunity to contribute to impactful projects, gain invaluable experience, and work alongside experts shaping global development.

• Eligibility: Graduate and PHD students.

• Deadline: February 14th

• Link: click here

⭐️Internship: Harvard’s Growth Lab

Overview: The Growth Lab offers Harvard graduate students exciting opportunities to work as part of our team through internships in applied research projects.

• Eligibility: Graduate and PHD students.

• Deadline: February 14th

• Link: click here

⭐️Scholarship: Black at Microsoft

Overview: Microsoft is giving high school seniors of African descent scholarships totaling $150,000

• Eligibility: high school senior of African descent, 3.0 GPA, require financial assistance.

• Deadline: March 13.

• Link: click here 

⭐️Scholarship: (400–600 Words) Essay scholarship for $10,000

Overview: The Jim Maxwell Memorial Scholarship was established to honor the life and legacy of Jim Maxwell, a remarkable individual who dedicated his life to nurturing the spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental growth of youthe, or trade school program with at least a 2.5 GPA may apply for this scholarship opportunity.

• Eligibility: Applicants must need financial aid, be individuals of faith who are committed to their church, two-year or four-year undergraduate students.

• Deadline: March 30th

• Link: click here

⭐️Scholarship: Skin Grip Diabetes Scholarship for $23,920

Overview: The Skin Grip Diabetes Scholarship will be awarded to 25 individuals who live fearlessly and fight to make the world a better place despite their diagnosis.

• Eligibility: To be eligible for this scholarship, you must be a high school senior, undergraduate in a 2- or 4-year degree program, or graduate student who has diabetes.

• Deadline: February 4th

• Link: click here

⭐️Scholarship: $10,000 “No Essay” Scholarship

Overview: The Scholarships360 $10,000 “No Essay” Scholarship is open to all students who want some extra help paying for their education.

Eligibility: Whether you are a high school student who hopes to go to college, a graduate student who’s in a master’s program, or an adult learner who wants to return to school, you are eligible for the no essay scholarship.

• Deadline: April 30, 2025

• Link: click here

⭐️Fellowship: Kleiner Perkins Fellowship

Overview: The Kleiner Perkins Fellowship is an immersive program that connects top engineering talent with leading tech companies and startups in the Kleiner Perkins network.

• Eligibility: Open to students and recent grads with strong technical skills and a passion for innovation.

• Deadline: Ongoing

• Link: click here

⭐️Fellowship: Education Pioneers

Overview: This 10-week summer fellowship is designed for talented graduate students and emerging professionals pursuing non-instructional careers in education, providing an opportunity to lead critical short-term projects in school districts, charter schools, government education agencies, or nonprofits.

• Eligibility: Open to students and recent grads with strong technical skills and a passion for innovation.

• Deadline: February 11, 2025

• Link: click here

⭐️Fellowship: Google Creative Fellowship

Overview: This is a six-month program along with valuable work experience; the program includes an orientation, a Fellowship project, ongoing inspirational talks, and a built-in community to support you along the way.

• Eligibility: Emerging creative thinkers (0 - 5 years of creative experience) who have a clear point of view and passion for making things and telling stories.

• Deadline: Submissions will reopen in mid-February 2025

• Link: click here

⭐️Fellowship: The Club of Rome Communications Fellowship

Overview: This remote and paid 7-month fellowship, is a unique opportunity for early-career communications professionals from Most of the World to gain experience in sustainability and systems change communications

• Eligibility: Hold a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in science or journalism, or are current students or recent graduates of a science journalism program

• Deadline: 07 March 2025

• Link: click here

⭐️Entrepreneur Grant: The Well Work x Justworks

Overview: Just Thrive Program | Up to $6,000 to existing businesses

• Eligibility: Companies have at least 50% ownership by the marginalized founder(s) and 2 W-2 employees,

• Deadline: Rolling

• Link: click here

⭐️Entrepreneur Grant: Lenovo | The Evolve Small Initiative

Overview: $25,000 in grant funding for historically marginalized, disabled, and woman-owned small businesses

• Eligibility: Located in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, San Diego, Toronto, Washington, DC, or Vancouver,

• Deadline: February 17, 2025

• Link: click here

⭐️Entrepreneur Grant: USA funding applications

Overview: USA Funding Applications is an online funding application system that gives you access to over 20,000 APPLICATION SOURCES, including GRANTS.

• Eligibility: Businesses registered in the USA

• Deadline: Rolling

• Link: click here

⭐️Entrepreneur Grant and Mentorship: Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge

Overview: The program is designed to help early-stage entrepreneurs grow their businesses with five up-to $20K grants, access to industry experts and founder network.

• Eligibility: Pre-seed or seed stage tech startups still looking to establish a business model. Early stage CPG, community-based businesses, currently generating revenue

• Deadline: February 28,

• Link: click here