LAC Climate Fellowship (2026)
Halcyon’s 2026 Latin America & the Caribbean (LAC) Climate Fellowship will serve founders across the region who are tackling pressing challenges in climate adaptation and resilience. Through a hybrid programming format, selected entrepreneurs will attend a one-week, in-person residency in Bogotá, Colombia, five virtual programming days, and a final one-week, in-person residency in Medellín, Colombia.
This program is open to all entrepreneurs regardless of background or experience. We encourage startup teams that have at least one woman Founder/Co-Founder to apply for the program.
Sectors
Solutions addressing climate adaptation and resilience, including but not limited to:
- Renewable and resilient energy systems and storage
- Adaptive infrastructure and green building technologies
- Climate intelligence and early-warning systems
- Climate-smart agriculture and food systems
- WaterTech (water security, resilient water systems, and more)
- Blue economy and coastal resilience
- And more
Benefits
- $10K in Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) credits
- $6K equity-free stipend per venture
- Workshops with experts in product-market fit, capital strategy, and leadership
- Professional advisors
- Networking with investors and varied stakeholders in climate
- Access to Halcyon’s global community of 600+ founders
- Continued benefits after your program—see our Alumni page for more
Program Structure & Timeline
The final cohort is selected from 10 ventures across the LAC region. The program is delivered in a hybrid modality through a virtual kickoff meeting, two one-week, in-person residencies in Colombia, and four additional virtual programming days.
Founders receive training in Halcyon’s methodology on product-market fit, capital strategy, and leadership, as well as access to critical resources and connections to accelerate their ventures.
Timeline:
- Late December, 2025: Finalists invited to a virtual pitch
- Mid-Late January, 2026: Selected founders notified
- February 18th, 2026: Virtual Program Kickoff
- March 13th-March 20th, 2026: Residency Week #1 in Bogotá, Colombia
- April 15th, 2026: Virtual Meeting #2
- May 13th, 2026: Virtual Meeting #3
- June 17th, 2026: Virtual Meeting #4
- July 22nd, 2026: Virtual Meeting #5
- August 21st-28th, 2026: Residency Week #2 in Medellín, Colombia
Eligibility
We’re looking for for-profit startups building scalable solutions tackling pressing climate adaptation and resilience challenges in the LAC region.
- Location: Latin America & the Caribbean (LAC)
- Stage: Must have a working Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and a realistic potential to scale. Applicants must demonstrate early user feedback or evidence of early commercial validation, such as pilots, LOIs, or revenue.
- Team:
- May apply with up to one Co-Founder. This program is open to all entrepreneurs regardless of background or experience. We encourage startup teams that have at least one woman Founder/Co-Founder to apply for the program.
- Applicant must be the CEO or hold primary decision-making power.
- Must be fluent in English (programming will be in English).
- Must be at least 21 years of age by the start of the program.
- Program Engagement: Applicant(s) must commit to participating in all residencies, program activities, events, and in-person and virtual sessions.
- Impact: Must be developing a product and venture which contributes towards one or more of the UN’s 17 SDGs.
In addition, Halcyon scores each application based on four criteria: 1) Impact, 2) Scalability, 3) Innovation, and 4) Talent. For more on our eligibility criteria, visit our Applicants page.