Neo Scholars

Neo · Direct application

$40,000

Eligibility

Major
Computer Science
Education level
Undergraduate

About this scholarship

College students who excel at computer science may apply to become Neo Scholars. The program targets future founders and provides mentorship, a premier technical community, and startup career support.

Optional Neo Residency offers student teams a $40,000 equity-free grant, workspace in San Francisco, and guaranteed admission to a three-month builder residency. Neo also funds companies scholars start and expedites recruiting at partner startups.

The sponsor site states the current application deadline has passed; check Neo for the next cycle. The process includes a technical screen and interviews.

Neo Scholars have founded companies including Cursor, Cognition, Chai Discovery, Applied Compute, and Flint.

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