Braven Fellowship
Equipping college students for strong economic opportunities.
Overview
Braven Fellowship is a program designed to equip promising college students with the skills, networks, confidence, and experience necessary to transition from college to strong economic opportunities. The program includes a semester-long course and a 14-week virtual fellowship, providing structured career development and professional mentorship.
Investment focus
Braven's mission is to equip college students with the necessary skills and networks to transition into meaningful careers. The program focuses on underrepresented backgrounds, providing structured career development and mentorship to enhance job readiness and economic opportunities.
Program details
Designed for Students. The program is hybrid. Participation is generally part time.
Who it is for
Open to college students, particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds. BravenX is designed for alumni of college success organizations, scholarship programs, or charter networks.
Check if you are eligible
Check your eligibility for Braven FellowshipAdmissions and application
The program is open to college students, particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds. BravenX is designed for alumni of college success organizations, scholarship programs, or charter networks.
Benefits
Participants gain skill-building in leadership and career competencies, peer cohort support, volunteer professional mentorship, networking with employers, access to jobs and internships board, ongoing coaching through graduation, and career development resources.
Timeline
The program is semester-long or 14 weeks for BravenX, with cohorts in Spring and Fall terms.
How to go about it
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The program has not published how to apply. Terms and dates change. Check the official page before you act.
What it pays
Participants receive a stipend of $500+ upon completion of the BravenX program.
Questions about this program
Who does Braven identify as the audience for its university course?
Braven identifies students at partner universities as the audience. Its general guidance favors sophomores, juniors, and transfer students in good academic standing.
Does the university course cost extra?
Braven says full-time students taking at least 12 credits incur no additional course cost. It separately says part-time students and international students pay per credit; the per-credit amount is not specified.
How does BravenX enrollment work, and is it currently open?
Braven says BravenX Fellows join through college success organizations or nonprofit partners, which review registrations approximately weekly. The form renders a closure message for a particular partner, so availability for other partners is not established and should be confirmed with the relevant organization.
What conditions apply to the Fall 2026 BravenX stipend?
The Fall 2026 overview says a stipend from participating partner organizations requires both attendance and active participation in at least 11 of 14 Learning Labs, as well as a course grade of at least 70%. The stipend amount is not specified.
How much time does participation take?
Braven estimates about 4–6 hours of work per week for its semester-long university course and separately specifies weekly two-hour Learning Labs. The Fall 2026 BravenX overview specifies five hours of weekly work, and Braven describes BravenX as a 14-week fellowship.
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From public sources
What the sources say about Braven Fellowship
Braven's 2026 Jobs Report states that outcomes were known for 1,136 of 1,306 core-site 2025 graduates, or 87%.
Source: Braven 2026 Jobs ReportBraven's 2026 Jobs Report says 57% of 2025 core-site Fellows with known outcomes secured a quality job or enrolled in graduate school within six months of graduation.
Source: Braven 2026 Jobs ReportBraven's 2026 Jobs Report counts 1,306 college graduates in 2025 across its six core partner sites.
Source: Braven 2026 Jobs ReportCCNY's March 25, 2026 episode description corroborates Braven's nonprofit career-development model and its for-credit coursework at CCNY.
Source: Braven Leadership Course Offers Career Preparation and Helps Grads Get Hired | The City College of New YorkThe BravenX form asks registrants to consent to collection and storage of name and contact details and sharing with their referring organization or other third parties as necessary to facilitate and improve the program.
Source: REGISTER FOR BRAVENXBraven publishes a partner-based BravenX registration form with a Fall 2026 overview; a partner-specific closed message is also rendered, so availability requires confirmation.
Source: REGISTER FOR BRAVENX
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