We back teenage hackers like you.
Why Fellows?
- ten weeks is enough time to build something real.
- they have nothing else to do but ship.
- the last week is in san francisco, pitching real investors.
- Fellows Fund™
How it works:
- To applyA project + 2 hours™
pick a project you've logged on hackatime and pay the fee in hours, not dollars. brand new to hack club? ask for aid with a one minute video instead.
- Weeks 1–9Build from wherever you are
nine weeks online with your cohort. ship something every week.
- Week 10San Francisco, IRL
one week in person. pitch what you built to real investors.
Asked and answered:
probably not. the project you apply with doesn't have to be your startup. if you're brand new to hack club with a wild idea, you can apply for financial aid with a one minute video instead of a project.
we want to keep this model sustainable and allow for people to iterate quickly. we don't take money. we take time. you pick a project with at least 2 hours logged on hackatime, and we take 2 hours of it as the application fee. the rest of that project's hours are still yours to ship to another program.
aid is for people entirely new to hack club with a crazy idea, not for anyone who'd rather not pay. you submit a one minute unlisted youtube video of your team and what your startup is about instead of a project. you can only ask for aid once.