The Finance Fellowship
About the Experience | Application Process
A year-long extracurricular fellowship program, designed to complement your sophomore year university classes.
This fellowship is rooted in training, professional development, mentorship and cohort support to help you explore and break into the world of finance.
2024-2025 Fellowship
Keep an eye out for our 2024-2025 application, which will launch in May 16, 2024.
The AD Fellowship’s Four Pillars
Education
Master the technical skills necessary to succeed in interviews and on the job. Through our partnership with Financeable, you’ll become strong in Excel, accounting, financial statement modeling, valuation, LBO and more.
What actually is finance or investment banking? You’ll be able to wrap your arms around it through interactive panels and group assignments designed to help you really understand what a career in finance actually is.
Networking
Networking is no one’s favorite skill. We provide workshops and coaching on how to effectively network and build authentic professional relationships.
Who will I be networking with? You’ll get exclusive access to current finance professionals across Wall Street, both at the junior- and senior-levels, with plenty of opportunities to get to know them and start to build out your network.
Real Experience
How can I get experience without … experience? We know, It’s the classic chicken-and-the-egg problem.
Get your hands dirty and build your resume at the same time. As a fellow, you will complete case studies and work on projects with real clients that mimic the true investment banking experience.
Prepare to succeed in interviews. We provide extensive resume review, interview prep and recruiting strategy support.
Peer Community
Build friendships with like-minded, ambitious fellows. You will get to know your cohort of fellows quite well over the course of the year, supplementing your university network with connections to people across the country.
Support not only today, but for the rest of your life. Your peer fellows will be there to support you throughout the fellowship and once you’re an Access Distributed alumni, you will be part of the Access Distributed network forever.
2022-2023 Cohort Academic Year Timeline
Cohort Academic Year Timeline
Sample Weekly Schedule
When the fellowship begins, cohorts will have weekly online meetings focusing on the industry and career mapping. As Spring approaches, these weekly meetings will be with assigned mentors, with 1-1 coaching, advice, and preparing for interviews
Fall
Typical week during the Fall:
Tuesday Evenings: 2 hour workshop with material review and group project
Weekly Homework: Complete self-paced module with diagnostics
Weekend Events: We host 2 case study “hackathons” throughout the semester to offer students on-the-job experience
Spring
Typical week during the Spring:
Tuesday Evenings: 2 hour workshop with partner firm (1 hour fireside chat with head of recruiting and investor, 1 hour project led by partners)
Throughout the week: Individualized recruitment support, call with mentors
Attend an Info Session
Are you an undergraduate student interested in pursuing a career in finance? The AD Fellowship Program prepares students to break into the world of finance.
During our live event, you will hear from AD Fellow Alumni and learn about their experience in the fellowship program, how they landed their incredible internships, and more!
