Announcing the Inflection Fellowship 2026 at Edge City India

The published application deadline for the 2026 India cohort was August 14, 2026. To support the fellowship or discuss a collaboration, email grants@edgecity.live.

The Inflection Fellowship is a fully funded programme that empowers exceptional builders under the age of 25 who are dedicated to accelerating human flourishing across frontier tech, science, and society. It is organized by Edge City and Long Journey.

This is the second Inflection Fellowship cohort of 2026, following Edge Esmeralda in California. This time we are heading to India.

Fellows receive a full ride to Edge City India, living for three weeks amongst hundreds of multidisciplinary builders, thinkers, creatives, and industry leaders on the coast of Goa.

Who it’s for: high-agency builders under 25 who are working on a magically weird project, problem space, or kernel of an idea that would benefit from the multidisciplinary setting of an Edge City. India-based builders are especially encouraged to apply, alongside fellows travelling from around the world.

You don’t have to already be thinking about building a company around your idea. Previous fellows have used this time to enable locals to create a biomechanical artwork show, solve an “unsolvable” maths theorem, and work on the politics of AGI.

The published application deadline for this cohort was August 14, 2026. For funding or collaboration inquiries, email grants@edgecity.live.

The Fellowship Experience

The fellowship includes:

1) A full ride to Edge City India

Your housing, travel and ticket for Edge City India are completely covered. The village runs for three weeks in Mandrem, North Goa (October 11 to November 1, 2026).

We aim for your time in Goa to be the most productive three weeks of your year, a real inflection point for your work. You will learn from experts across frontier tech and science while incubating novel technology and ways of living.

2) Access to, and mentorship from, the Edge City community

Edge City comprises a nearly unrivaled network of future-builders that includes leaders of AI, hard tech, longevity, the arts, governance, and other fields. This immersion is the “special sauce.” It is a self-directed environment where a breakfast conversation with a quantum physicist can reshape an art project, or a walk on the beach with a biohacker might spark a new product feature. Fellows are embedded in a living ecosystem of hundreds of curious minds, free to navigate the chaos and opportunity on their own terms.

To ground this high-energy experience, we establish a rhythm anchored by regular debriefs into progress, frustrations, and life. The structure fosters a culture where wellness activities are treated with the same importance as shipping code. You will also live and work alongside your fellowship peers, bonding with incredibly talented and diverse thinkers over a shared experience.

3) Opportunity for follow-on support

Fellows who come out of this programme are encouraged to keep building, by joining our growing cohort of alumni and mentors.

💡See a recap of our Fellowship batch from Edge City Patagonia here.

Who Are We Looking To Select?

We are looking for curious, kind and high-agency builders from diverse backgrounds, who have demonstrated commitment to building solutions for a meaningful problem.

You must be under 25 years old when you attend the village, and you must have a magically weird idea or project in mind to work on during the three weeks. The fellowship works best when you can also bring a skill or other interest to the wider Edge ecosystem: this could be anything from leading a group yoga session to helping someone in the village with a technical problem.

Previous fellows have used the time to do everything from pivoting a product while improving their relationship to work to empowering the local community to automatically calibrate their hearing aids without the need for a doctor visit.

Credentials-wise, we only require that you have a strong proof-of-work portfolio. You don’t need to have graduated from high school or college.

Fellowship Expectations

By the end of the Fellowship, each fellow will have:

• Contributed meaningfully to the popup village experience

• Made significant progress on some body of work, and presented that to the wider Edge City community

• Made high-quality connections in fields they care about diving more deeply into, including one or more mentor relationships

• Found mentors and friends for life

How Will the Fellowship Create Impact?

Young people are the future of humanity. They inject dynamism, innovation, and hope into society, bridging the gap between the old and the new.

1. Capacity Building: Empowers fellows to become agents of human flourishing.

2. Society Incubator Model: Advances multigenerational and cross-field collaboration.

3. Youth Perspectives in Frontiers: Integrates dynamic, diverse youth perspectives into tech, science, and society.

The published application deadline for this cohort was August 14, 2026. For funding or collaboration inquiries, email grants@edgecity.live.

For funding or collaboration inquiries, email grants@edgecity.live

FAQ

1. What happens before the village?

   In the weeks leading up to their village experience, fellows construct a plan to maximize their time. This includes:

   • Kickoff Call: Fellows get to know the others in their cohort, the formal start of the programme.

   • Resident Directory Access: They get access to the directory to flag individuals they wish to connect with during the village.

   • Programming and People: Fellows flag specific programming they’re committed to attending and people they’re eager to meet.

   • Central Learning Question: Identification of at least one central question to explore throughout their stay, with room for pivots as needed.
     

2. What happens during the village experience?

   • Weekly Fellow Group Meetings: Where fellows share what they learned in the past week, get quality time with other fellows, and plan how to maximize the next week.

   • Meeting 1:1 with Mentors: Fellows are encouraged to set up exploratory chats with people they admire, and a recurring cadence with those who feel a mutual desire for a mentor-mentee relationship.

   • Attending Programming: Across many frontier tech and science topics.

   • Hackathon Participation: Fellows are encouraged to participate in at least one hackathon.

   • Volunteering: Fellows help out in different shifts for check-in, event production, and other activities that help the village flourish.

   • Journaling: Fellows maintain a weekly journal to document their learning journey, including meaningful encounters, lessons, technologies that feel promising, and project ideas that have emerged.

3. What happens the months after?

   • Keep Building: Fellows are encouraged to keep working on their projects. Venture-scalable projects are encouraged to pitch to our partner and sponsor Long Journey. Fellows are welcome to apply to any of our grant programmes.

   • Blog post: Each fellow publishes a blog post for Edge City or partner sites, recapping their experiences and learnings to inspire future fellows.

   • Future Participation: Fellows are encouraged to attend future Edge City popup villages at a reduced rate.

4. Who is funding the fellowship? Can I fund the fellowship or a fellow?

   This fellowship is supported by Long Journey. Edge City is open to funding or collaboration proposals. Please email grants@edgecity.live.

5. What have previous fellows said about their experience?

   See some of their testimonials here.

Join us at Edge City India

Come live, work, and build with us in Mandrem, Goa, October 11–November 1, 2026. Apply to join Edge City India.

Want to help make the village possible? Reach out to sponsor Edge City India.

Originally published on Edge City India’s Substack.