Lifecycle: { "status": "fifth cohort selected/in progress", "edition": "2026 fifth cohort", "cadence": "cohort-based", "launched": 2021, "duration": "2 years", "renewable": false, "dates": { "decision": "2026-05", "start": "2026-06" } } Funding and benefits: { "cash": { "amount": 100000, "currency": "USD", "scope": "up to per fellow over two years, paid quarterly" }, "total_pool": { "amount": 2000000, "currency": "USD", "derivation": "up to 20 fellows × USD 100,000" }, "benefits": { "salary_or_stipend": "quarterly fellowship payments", "tuition": null, "travel": null, "housing": null, "insurance": null, "research_budget": "full-time climate project support", "in_kind": [ "founder community", "mentorship", "network" ] } } Eligibility and filters: { "citizenship": "any nationality", "residence": "global", "countries": "global", "destination": "project-based", "age": "18–24", "experience": "credible climate project or company idea", "education": "no degree requirement; fellows are expected to leave school if enrolled", "career_stage": "young founder/builder", "fields": "climate change and solutions", "route": "individual or cofounder application", "nomination": false, "institution": "nonprofit or company permitted", "language": "English application", "location": "global", "remote": true, "exclusions": [ "part-time participation", "applicants outside age range" ] } Application: { "opens": null, "deadline": null, "decision": "2026-05", "start": "2026-06", "end": "2028-05 approximately", "url": "https://776.org/", "materials": [ "online application", "project/company information", "founder background" ], "selection_stages": [ "application review", "interviews", "cohort selection" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "leaders": [ { "name": "Alexis Ohanian", "role": "founder and president" }, { "name": "Lissie Garvin", "role": "fellowship director" } ], "latest_recipients": [], "latest_edition": 2026, "past_recipients": [ { "name": "Hooman Reza Nezhad", "project": "Solcoa", "year": 2025 }, { "name": "Sophia Xu", "project": "CarbonBridge", "year": 2025 }, { "name": "Jacob Rodriguez", "project": "Oligo Space", "year": 2025 }, { "name": "Ella Csuka", "project": "Ecotune", "year": 2024 } ], "coverage": "official public examples, not a complete cohort roster" }, "history": { "editions": [ { "year": 2026, "cohort_number": 5, "planned_selected": 20 } ], "statistics": [ "80 fellows in the community by end of 2025" ] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "2026 application dates", "2026 recipient roster", "benefit details beyond cash and community" ] Source conflicts: []