StartingBloc partners with graduate programs to provide educational opportunities to Fellows at mission aligned, high performing institutions. The following is a description of the benefits offered to StartingBloc Fellows.

MPA in Public Administration, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC.

Program: MPA in Public Administration, School of Government
Benefits: Application fee waived
How: MPA@UNC offers application assistance to all StartingBloc Fellows. Prior to submitting an application, Fellows must contact an MPA@UNC admissions counselor directly for more information regarding the application fee waiver.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

MPH at George Washington University, Washington, DC.

Program: Master of Public Health, School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS)
Benefits: Application fee waived
How: MPH@GW offers application assistance to all StartingBloc Fellows. Prior to submitting an application, Fellows must contact an MPH@GW admissions counselor directly for more information regarding the application fee waiver.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

American University, Washington D.C.

Program: M.A. in Social Enterprise, School of International Service
Benefits: Application fee waived; Special consideration given to StartingBloc Fellows
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

Program: MBA, Kogod Business School
Benefits: Application fee waived; Special consideration given to StartingBloc Fellows
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow. Also, prior to submitting an application, the must contact Kogod directly for more information regarding the application fee waiver.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

Babson College, Babson Park, MA.

Program: The Lewis Institute for Social Innovation
Benefits: Special consideration given to StartingBloc Fellows
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

Bard MBA in Sustainability, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

Program: Bard MBA in Sustainability
Benefits: Special consideration given to StartingBloc Fellows
The StartingBloc Scholarship: A Scholarship of $20,000 for a 2012 - 2014 student enrolled in the Bard MBA in Sustainability Program. The scholarship would equal 33% of tuition and would be be disbursed over two years.
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

Program: Masters of Public Policy, The Heller School of Public Policy & Management
Benefits: Special consideration given to StartingBloc Fellows
Heller School StartingBloc Social Justice Scholarship: The Scholarship will provide up to 3 half-scholarships (50% tuition remission scholarships) to StartingBloc Fellows valued at almost $.5M over a five year period. The Scholarship is applicable to the MBA in Nonprofit Management degree and the Master of Public Policy degree.
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Program: M.S. in Public Policy & Management, Heinz College
Benefits: Assistance through application process; Application fee waived
Heinz College StartingBloc Scholarship: Heinz will award the scholarship to Fellows who are incoming students in the Master of Science in Public Policy and Management (MSPPM) program. The award will be made at the time of admission (no separate application is necessary) and the student will receive at least $6,000 per semester – most will receive more.
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow. For assistance or deferred acceptance requests: Contact Heinz directly once you begin the application process.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME

Program: M.Phil. Graduate Program
Benefits: Application fee waiver
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow. Also, prior to submitting an application, the must contact College of the Atlantic directly for more information regarding the application fee waiver.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

Duke University, Durham, NC

Program: M.B.A., Fuqua School of Business
Benefits: Special consideration given to StartingBloc Fellows
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow. For assistance or deferred acceptance requests: Contact the Fuqua School of Business directly once you begin the application process. 
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Program: M.B.A., Goizueta School of Business
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow. Please contact the Goizueta School of Business directly once you begin the application process. 
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

IE Business School, Madrid, Spain

Program: M.B.A., IE Business School
Benefits: Special consideration given to StartingBloc Fellows
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow. 
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

London Business School, London, UK

Program: M.B.A., London School of Business
Benefits: Assistance through application process; Application fee waived
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow. For assistance requests, please contact London Business School directly once you begin the application process
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, CA

Program: Frontier Market Scouts Program
Benefits: Assistance through application process
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Program: M.B.A., The Kellogg School
Benefits: Assistance through application process; Application fee waived based on need.
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow. For assistance requests: Contact Kellogg directly once you begin the application process and before submitting Part One of the application.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA

Program: MA in Social Entrepreneurship and Change
Benefits: Application fee waived and special consideration given to StartingBloc Fellows for admission and scholarships.
How: Fellows must submit a paper application for admission and state in their application that they are a StartingBloc Fellow.
Contact: Please contact Casey Shrey directly for more details.

School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

Program: MFA in Design for Social Innovation
Benefits: TBA
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

Simmons University, Boston, MA

Program: M.B.A., School of Management
Benefits: Special consideration given to StartingBloc Fellows
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

Tufts University, Medford, MA

Program: The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy
Benefits: Assistance through application process; Application fee waived
How: Fellows must state in their resume that they are a StartingBloc Fellow. For assistance: Contact the Fletcher School directly once you begin the application process For the fee waiver: In the “Additional Information” section, mention that you are a StartingBloc Fellow
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Chicago, IL

Program: Booth School of Business
Benefits: Assistance through application process; Application fee waived, based on need
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admissions that they are a StartingBloc Fellow. For assistance requests, contact Chicago Booth directly once you begin the application process.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Program: M.B.A., The Wharton School
Benefits: Assistance through application process; Application fee waived based on need
How: Fellows must state in their resume and in their application for admission that they are a StartingBloc Fellow. For assistance requests: Contact Wharton directly once you begin the application process.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.

Yale University, New Haven, CT

Program: M.B.A., School of Management
Benefits: Assistance through application process; Application fee waived based on need
How: Fellows must state in their resume and application that they are a StartingBloc Fellow. For assistance: Contact Yale SOM directly once you begin the application process. For fee waiver: Contact Yale SOM prior to submitting your application. You will then be given a secret code that will allow you to bypass payment.
Contact: Please contact StartingBloc directly for more details.