Program · Fellowship
8VC Fellowship
8VC Fellowship is 8VC's fellowship offering hands-on startup experience and venture capital exposure for undergraduate students.
- Application state
- Accepting
Overview
What 8VC Fellowship offers
What 8VC Fellowship is
The 8VC Fellowship is a three-month summer program that pairs top undergraduate computer science students with the fastest-growing companies in 8VC's portfolio. The program provides an immersive rotation combining hands-on startup experience with venture capital exposure, creating a dual learning environment that most internships cannot replicate.
Operational profile
Program status and context
Program status describes the program itself. Application availability and deadlines remain separate.
- Operational status
- Active
- Program type
- Fellowship
- Host organization
- 8VC
- Last reviewed
- May 26, 2026
Terms and economics
Published program terms
- Price
- Free
- Compensation
- Stipend
Focus and fit
Who the program is for
Eligibility
Top undergraduate students in computer science and related technical fields. The program explicitly prioritizes diversity in its admissions process. Applicants should be interested in technology, entrepreneurship, and venture capital. Must be available for a full-time summer commitment.
- Stages
- Seed
- Regions
- United States
- Audience
- Students
Format and cadence
How participation works
- Presence
- In Person
- Main location
- Austin, TX or San Francisco, CA
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Cohort size
- 15
- Cohorts per year
- 1
- Engagement
- Full Time
Availability and engagement
Application timing and route
- Application state
- Accepting
- Admissions
- Open
Value and support
What participation may provide
Publicly described support is context, not a guarantee of current delivery or future benefit.
What participants may receive
Paid fellowship (specific stipend amount not publicly disclosed). Benefits include summer placement at a high-growth 8VC portfolio company, VC-side programming and education from the 8VC team, exposure to 8VC's $6B+ portfolio spanning IT infrastructure, healthcare, Bio-IT, and defense, networking with founders, operators, and investors across the 8VC ecosystem, diversity-first cohort experience, and career launchpad into startups or venture capital.
Common questions
Program details at a glance
8VC Fellowship is published in Upseed as a fellowship program hosted by 8VC. Upseed treats the Program and its host Organization as separate records so each can have its own status and sources.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
May 26, 2026
Known limits
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