During the 5-month fellowship, you will:

• Receive training to scale your ideas and maximize your impact on workers
• Access mentorship and guidance from experienced professionals in the field
• Bring your ideas to life and set yourself up for larger investments
• Connect with a vibrant community of fellow entrepreneurs who support you
• Receive a monthly stipend
• Participate in programming for 12 - 15 hours per month.

At the end of the five-month fellowship, at least three final Innovation Fund winners will be selected to receive a larger investment of up to $200,000 in their idea, as well as another full year of mentorship and support.

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TWL is offering fellowship opportunities on two topics:

• Climate Justice
• Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI)‍

Here’s What We’re Looking for on Climate Justice

Are you working on innovative projects that address climate change or environmental justice while prioritizing the needs and rights of workers?

We’re interested in:

• Climate solutions that promote quality work and support a green economy transition in modern and inclusive ways for all workers.
• Environmental justice initiatives that tackle the immediate needs of workers and their communities impacted by climate change.
• Other worker-centered climate ideas that are not included in the breakdown above.

What We’re Looking for on Gen AI

Do you have ideas about harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to enhance the working conditions and opportunities for workers?

We’re interested in:

• AI solutions that empower workers and create equitable access to greater economic stability and opportunity, including ethical distribution and adoption.
• Leveraging AI to promote worker safety, health, security, and power.
• Other worker-centered ideas leveraging AI that are not included in the breakdown above.

We understand that bringing transformative ideas for and with workers to fruition requires investment.

Far too many worker-led ideas, especially those by entrepreneurs of color and women, never see the light of day since they historically receive only a tiny fraction of the early investment enjoyed by others.

The Workers Lab is changing that.

The ideas we invest in are collectively making the ways our country serves workers more modern and inclusive to ensure that all workers are safe, healthy, secure, and have power.

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