’24–’25 Ford Philanthropy Mobility Fellowship alum Jamie Thurston Wyngaard has been appointed as one of the City of Cape Town’s Invest Cape Town Ambassadors, joining a three-year initiative to strengthen business, investment, and innovation in the region.
A Watson Institute Retail Readiness Training Program alum is making headlines with the launch of Baltimore’s first Grow Well vertical farm, now operating out of the Langston Hughes Community Business Resource Center.
Watson Institute’s Wells Fargo Small Business Fellowship is receiving major media attention, landing on the front page of The Baltimore Times following the program’s official launch.
We’re thrilled to highlight Bryant Williams, a 2025 alumnus of the Retail Readiness Training Program, whose work is receiving national attention for its potential to transform the future of food safety. Bryant, the founder of CoreWellness, is helping advance a groundbreaking effort to create an allergen-reduced peanut that could make life significantly safer for individuals and families affected by severe peanut allergies.
We are thrilled to celebrate Purva Parwani, Alumna of the 2023–2024 Western Union Global Fellowship Program, who has been awarded a full scholarship to Harvard. Purva’s journey—from her roots in Bhopal, India, to one of the most prestigious universities in the world—reflects her extraordinary dedication to education, community impact, and youth empowerment.
Current Google Data Center Community AI Fellow Joel Murchison was recently featured in AfroTech, where he shared the story behind his AI-powered disaster relief platform. The article highlights his commitment to improving emergency response systems and the innovative work he’s leading during his Fellowship at Watson Institute.
CHICAGO, May 10, 2024 – Watson Institute and BMO today are thrilled to announce the launch of the inaugural BMO Fellowship for innovative, sustainability-focused entrepreneurs and community leaders from underserved communities throughout Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. This year, 18 fellows have been selected to participate in the program, which is designed to support the progress of highly promising, diverse sustainability leaders achieve their goals centered around solving today’s environmental challenges.
Atlanta, GA, Thursday, March 7th, 2024 – Watson Institute today announced the launch of the 2024 Truist Foundation Fellowship. The Fellowship includes award-winning training in financial literacy and entrepreneurship, seed capital, committed mentorship, Impact Series Workshops, and the tools for each Truist Foundation Fellow to power Basecamps in their communities for earlier-stage entrepreneurs.
Ali says that when it comes to getting involved with Doste Afghan Foundation, “raising awareness is one of our core goals.” Through their annual fundraisers, they provide volunteers with context, statistics, and graphics to share on social media and spread awareness of the humanitarian crisis. The next fundraiser will take place in 2024.
