The demand for H-1B visas rises each year. Yet, the odds of a foreign national being selected by the annual H-1B visa lottery is less than 25%.
The Build Fellowship offers a cap-exempt H-1B visa solution, with a 99% acceptance rate, allowing foreign national talent to pursue careers in the fastest-growing industries across the U.S..
The Build Fellowship is run through our nonprofit partners to offer an immigration pathway for foreign nationals while amplifying the nonprofits’ missions and impact.
The Build Fellowship Overview
Key points
The Build Fellowship team evaluates and petitions foreign national employment to nonprofit and university partners.
Nonprofit partners employ Build Fellows part-time, for approximately 5 hours per week.
Fellows with part-time, cap–exempt H-1B status through The Build Fellowship can have a full-time employer file a concurrent cap-exempt H-1B visa.
The Build Fellowship is responsible for the administrative and compliance components of the program, making it easy for nonprofit partners to launch Build Fellowships without additional capacity.
The Build Fellowship can launch programs that fit the unique needs of your organization. From a 2-person program to a 1,000 person program, we are able to tailor our efforts to your goals.
The two types of Build Fellowships that nonprofit partners can provide.
Standard Build Fellowship program
The standard, turnkey education program offered to partners, administered by The Build Fellowship team, with minimal inputs required of the partner organization.
Fellows offer students at partner institutions access to world-class subject matter training through accessible educational materials and 1:1 sessions.
Custom Build Fellowship programs
Custom programs are administered by nonprofit partners themselves and must be approved of and meet minimum compliance requirements defined by Build.
These programs may take many forms, such as the micro-internship program offered by Open Avenues Foundation.
