BE WELLFELLOWSHIP

Accelerating Human-Centered Innovation with AI

The Be Well AI Venture Fellowship connects builders who code and use AI tools with mentoring, assignments, and a cohort focused on human-centered health innovation.

Quality over quantity — we seek builders, not spectators.

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Why the Fellowship

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Build With AI

Work on real fellowship assignments using modern AI-assisted development — focused on people and mentoring, not venture pipeline tracking.

Health innovation mentor guiding a fellow builder

Mentored by Operators

Learn from Mark Carlsson and the Be Well team — venture-minded builders in human-centered health.

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Tangible Deliverables

Ship artifacts in 2–4 week cycles aligned to fellowship workstreams you choose during onboarding.

Who We Seek

Students & Early Engineers

CS and engineering students who actively use AI in their workflow.

Founders & Builders

Indie hackers and startup engineers aligned with health innovation.

Referrals Welcome

Warm referrals from team members and partner institutions.

Builders and innovators aligned with human-centered health

Your Path as an Applicant

A quick look at what happens after you apply — the full fellowship model lives on the Program page.

  1. 01.

    Apply

    Submit your GitHub, portfolio, and evidence of how you use AI tools to build real products.

  2. 02.

    Connect

    Our team reviews your application and may reach out for a conversation about fellowship fit.

  3. 03.

    Onboard

    Accepted fellows complete agreements, select mentor preferences, and choose workstream interests.

  4. 04.

    Build & Grow

    Work assignments with mentoring, check-ins, and progress tracking throughout the fellowship.

See the full fellowship model

From the team

The fellowship is for builders who ship — people who combine engineering craft with AI tools alongside Be Well mentors.

Fellowship Team

Ready to build with Be Well?

Submit your application for program consideration. Tell us how you use AI in your development workflow.

Apply for Consideration