Programs

Choose the depth. Build the outcome.

One focused achievement or a complete portfolio. Both are built 1:1 around the student.

Focused outcome

UPDEED Fellowship

A student with a clear interest who needs one substantial achievement built to a high standard.

Typical duration: 4–9 months, depending on scope and external review timelines
Scope: One selected stream with a defined question, problem or opportunity.
Mentorship: One field-matched specialist mentor with weekly 1:1 working sessions.
Working rhythm: Weekly execution, milestone reviews and direct feedback between sessions.
Finished evidence: One finished, verifiable outcome ready to publish, launch, deploy or demonstrate.
Additional support: Project scoping, execution guidance, evidence capture and final presentation.

Connected portfolio

Top 1% Profile Builder

A student who needs several credible outcomes to form one distinctive, coherent profile.

Typical duration: 4–9 months
Scope: Multiple connected projects selected around the student's strengths and long-term direction.
Mentorship: A coordinated team of specialist mentors, led through one integrated plan.
Working rhythm: Weekly execution sessions plus strategic reviews across the full portfolio.
Finished evidence: Multiple evidence-backed outcomes supported by a clear body of work.
Additional support: Positioning, evidence portfolio, opportunity strategy and admissions narrative.

How it works

From interest to
finished work

ApplyTell us the student's interests and goals.

DefineChoose the right stream, scope and output.

BuildWork weekly with a field-matched mentor.

VerifyPublish, launch, deploy or ship the result.

Four streams

What students
build

Research

Publish a paper

Frame an original question, review the literature, design the method, analyse the evidence and prepare a submission-ready paper.

Evidence: Research manuscript, data or experiment record, poster and submission evidence.

Entrepreneurship

Launch a venture

Validate a real problem, build the offer, speak with users, launch a working venture and measure genuine traction.

Evidence: Registered or launched venture, customer evidence, operating metrics and founder narrative.

Social Impact

Deliver measurable impact

Work with a community or organisation, define a measurable need, deliver the intervention and document the change.

Evidence: Partner validation, field evidence, impact measures and a replicable project record.

Engineering

Ship a product

Define a technical problem, design and build the solution, test it with users and iterate to a stable release.

Evidence: Working prototype or product, technical documentation, user testing and demonstration.

Which program fits?

Choose by the
work required

Choose the Fellowship

One interest needs to become one standout achievement.

The student already has a promising direction and needs the specialist expertise, structure and accountability to finish it properly.

Choose Top 1%

Several strengths need to become one coherent profile.

The student needs multiple connected outcomes, coordinated mentorship and a clear strategic story across their body of work.

Field-matched expertise

The mentor is selected for the exact discipline and outcome, not assigned from a generic tutor pool.

Weekly 1:1 execution

Each session ends with concrete next steps, and every milestone is reviewed against the finished standard.

Evidence that travels

The final work is documented so students can substantiate what they built, why it matters and what changed.

Your turn

Not sure which
program fits?

Apply once. We will recommend the right depth after a short strategy call.

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