The Build Fellowship is a nationwide, cap-exempt H-1B visa fellowship for global talent seeking to grow careers and companies in the United States.
Join resume-building projects and gain hands-on experience with Build Fellows from the fast-growing industries.
Engage in weekly group workshops, receive mentorship and guidance from a Build Fellow to develop a deliverable worth adding to your portfolio.
Grow your network, discuss trends and understand new concepts
Bridge the gap between classes and industry
Earn a certificate and add valuable experience to your resume
Be able to dedicate 2-3 hours per week to the workshop and workshop preparation.
Actively participate in all live weekly-workshops and submit the final deliverable
Access to an internet connected device
Commitment to start and finish the project
Applications are currently closed. The next round of applications will open in December 2024. Subscribe to our newsletter to be notified when projects reopen!
Explore options in your field of interest and apply to projects suited to your background and career interests.
Sign up to The Build Fellowship Hub and start browsing our projects.
Apply to the project of your choice by filling out a short application form. You can apply to a maximum of 5 projects and will be selected to one project.
If selected, you will receive all the details to connect and thrive in your Build Project.
My experience was an extremely rewarding experience. The Build Fellow helped me develop technical skills. The project introduced me to new concepts and forms of analyses I had never done before. We utilized the time to answer questions and meet project goals. I'm thankful for this experience, it was a really good time exploring a career path I hadn't thought of before.
Through this opportunity, I was able to picture myself as a data analyst. This was my first time using Tableau. Now, it has become one of the skills I can offer to the companies I will be applying for. By doing this project, I have a solid presentation that I can add to my portfolio. I have a full-time job. I am not a traditional STEM student, and my background is in social sciences. I find that many internship opportunities are geared towards traditional, younger students. I am so grateful that Open Avenues [Build Fellowship] has given me a chance to build technical experience despite my unconventional career trajectory. The project leader was super nice. Despite his busy schedule, he made time to give me feedback on my project and even offered to do a resume review. He also taught us to how to use parameters and calculated fields inside Tableau, which came in very handy in my presentation. His feedback to add the article findings to my presentation made my claim stronger. Finding stories and pattern from data was very interesting and I even thought that I may be very good at it.
Give your students access to experiential learning, with 1:1 domain-specific training by foreign national experts working in the fastest growing industries.
The Build Fellowship is a nationwide, cap-exempt H-1B visa fellowship for global talent seeking to grow careers and companies in the United States.
Build Fellows are industry-leading foreign nationals dedicated to working part-time for Build’s partner institutions, leading students across the U.S. in experiential, project-based learning initiatives and supporting their future careers.
Build Projects are dynamic and immersive 8-week projects led by Build Fellows that aim to introduce selected students to their fields of interest.
Selected participants engage in weekly live sessions with a Build Fellow and approximately 2-15 students. Upon completion, students will receive a certificate.
Students can apply to up to 5 projects and are encouraged to explore the Education Hub to discover the projects they are most interested in.
The sessions are 100% virtual.
Start exploring our projects and apply by clicking the button below.
Start exploring our projects and apply by clicking the button below.