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Apply for the 2027 cohort.

A fully funded, seven-day fellowship for Pakistani founders whose solutions are ready to reach millions. Applications close 11 December 2026, 11:59 pm PKT.

Who should apply

  • You are the founder, a co-founder, or the senior-most leader with real decision-making power. Founders are strongly preferred.
  • Your organisation is past the pilot stage, with strong delivery or reach numbers in the last 12 months.
  • Your work serves people in Pakistan.
  • You keep basic financial records, such as annual accounts.
  • Your work improves the lives of the poor or meets their basic needs — health, education, livelihoods and beyond.
  • You are fluent in English.
  • You can spend seven consecutive days fully present: no email or calls during sessions.

How selection works

  1. Written application

    About 2 weeks

    We read every application.

  2. A 45-minute conversation

    About 2 weeks

    Shortlisted founders talk with the Friends of Pakistan Fellowship team, starting from your answers.

  3. Final selection

    About 1 week

    Twelve organisations are selected, plus three to four alternates.

Before you start

About 25 minutes of typing once you have gathered your numbers. Your answers save automatically in this browser. Have these ready:

  • How many people you reached in the last 12 months, and your own definition of "reached".
  • The month and year the first person outside your organisation used or received your product, service or programme.
  • Your three largest delivery sites or partners, with people reached in the last 12 months and start dates.
  • Your total programme cost for the last 12 months (to work out the cost per person).
  • Your primary outcome metric and how you measure it.

One answer — your path to a million users — is longer than the rest. Plan five to eight minutes for it.

Download the application (PDF)