Students
Fellowship Program
A growth-focused program building the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders.


Key details
Access innovation careers with the training you need to thrive long-term.
Program benefits
Activate your entrepreneurial spirit.
Our recipe for sticky entrepreneurship careers blends work experience, curated professional development, and community connections.
For all sizes
Go on to found startups, assume leadership roles at startups, or apply new entrepreneurial skills at larger organizations.
Leaders
Always seeks to bring people together through humility and humour. Leaders take initiative and are never afraid to help others. Read more
Angie Chia-Baxter, 2022 Fellow
Dalhousie UniversityLife-long Learners
On the go and can’t sit still—you may often find that they have a new creative interest or hobby (pretty much) every month. Read more
Luke Martin, 2022 Fellow
Founder @ AdoreConnectors
A social butterfly that’s on student councils, loves attending provincial or national level case competitions, and always responding to your Instagram stories. Read more
Reem Zaid, 2022 Fellow
Southern Alberta Institute of TechnologyInnovators
Someone with an eclectic personality who is very adventurous and seeks a thrill. Read more
Ben Jones, 2022 Fellow
Partnerships + Demand Generation @ Fuil.IO
Community
An Alumni Culture
The VFC Fellow ecosystem is broad, diverse, established, and wired for connection. See past cohorts




- 385
Alumni community members
- 135+
Annual partner startups
- 365+
Volunteer hours
In partnership with 186
future forward startups (and growing!)
What you get
Expose yourself to entrepreneurship
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- 5-days/week of industry speakers content workshops, sprint challenges, and community social events.
- Entrepreneurial skills development training.
- Choose from 15+ career-specific workshops in Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, and Operations.
ACCESS THE NETWORK
How you get it
Experience VFC
“The startup ecosystem is where I wanted to be and Venture for Canada helped me get there.”

2018 Fellowship Member, Manuela Barcenas
Journalism and Communication Studies, Ottawa, ON
Are you a fit?
Legally eligible to work in Canada.
You graduate(d) between Fall 2019 and Spring 2024.
Have a post-secondary degree or diploma from a Canadian post-secondary OR be a Canadian who has studied abroad.
Fields of Study: Business, Arts & Humanities, or STEM
Available to start searching for work as soon as you're accepted into the program.
Life-long learner, eager, and committed to completing our year-long training program.
Great communicator, interested in entrepreneurship and developing their own potential!
Under the age of 30
Highlights
Past Cohorts