About this opportunity
The Basis Fellowship is a cash award for people, not for companies. It gives a selected operator, engineer or scientist US$50,000 and the site is blunt about the terms, printing "That's it.
It's yours. " There is no equity taken, no milestone reporting and no programme to complete.
Alongside the money the fellowship opens a permanent network of operators, engineers and scientists who have already been through it. The fellowship describes itself as neither a fund nor an accelerator but a personal award and a community you stay inside.
Strong applications that do not make the cohort are still in the room. The site notes smaller discretionary amounts of $1,000 and $3,000 for those applicants, so a near miss does not end the conversation.
Admissions run on a rolling basis, with the first cohort named in 2026. Applications are made online in about ten minutes by submitting a portfolio and anything else you think helps the reader understand your work.
What you receive
- A US$50,000 award with no strings attached and no equity taken
- A permanent network of operators, engineers and scientists
- Discretionary amounts of $1,000 and $3,000 for strong applications that do not make the cohort
Who can apply
- Open to operators, engineers, scientists and anyone building substantive work
- Applied for online in about ten minutes with a portfolio and any other useful information
- Open worldwide, so applicants based in Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa can be considered
Documents to prepare
- A portfolio of your work
- Any other information you want the readers to consider
How to apply
- Open the Basis Fellowship home page and start the online application
- Submit your portfolio and any other useful information about your work
- Wait for the rolling review, since fellows are named on a rolling basis rather than on one closing date
Sources and verification
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Questions applicants ask
Does the fellowship take equity?
No. The site describes the US$50,000 award as yours with no strings attached.
Is there a closing date?
No single closing date is published. Admissions are open and rolling, and fellows are named as they are selected.
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