ATLAS FELLOWS INC

FOUNDED IN 2021, ATLAS FELLOWS INC. ("ATLAS FELLOWS OR "ATLAS") AIMS TO TRANSFORM THE FINANCIAL SECTOR BY MAKING LIFE-CHANGING CAREERS IN THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACCESSIBLE TO TALENTED YOUNG ADULTS FROM A VARIETY OF DIVERSE AND UNDER-RESOURCED BACKGROUNDS. IN FACT, 75% FELLOWS ARE FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS, 88% IDENTIFY AS NON-WHITE, AND 59% ARE WOMEN-IDENTIFYING.WITH THE UNWAVERING COMMITMENT THAT ALL STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO PURSUE CAREERS IN FINANCE REGARDLESS OF RACE, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR FAMILY BACKGROUND, ATLAS RECRUITED ITS FIRST COHORT OF FELLOWS IN 2021 ADMITTING 17 RISING COLLEGE FRESHMEN. IN 2022, 25 FELLOWS WERE ADMITTED. BY TARGETING TALENT AT AN EARLY ENTRY POINT, ATLAS HOPES TO REDIRECT CAREER INTEREST TO THE FINANCE SECTOR.ATLAS FELLOWS IS THE ONLY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING TALENT AT AN EARLY ENTRY POINT AND DEVELOPING YOUNG PEOPLE FOR A CAREER IN FINANCIAL SERVICES. ATLAS RECRUITS UNDER-RESOURCED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM CHICAGO AND NEW YORK CITY AND PROVIDES THEM WITH FOUR YEARS OF ROBUST FINANCIAL, ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT THROUGH ATLAS'S FOUR SHIPS:- SCHOLARSHIP: UP TO $20,000/YEAR IN FINANCIAL AID - INTERNSHIP: FOUR YEARS OF ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUMMER INTERNSHIPS AT PRESTIGIOUS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS- MENTORSHIP: ACCESS TO THE KNOWLEDGE, GUIDANCE, AND NETWORKS OF TALENTED, EXPERIENCED, AND COMMITTED PROFESSIONALS - MEMBERSHIP: INDUCTION INTO A CLOSE-KNIT, SUPPORT COMMUNITY OF CURRENT ATLAS FELLOWS AND FUTURE ALUMNIBY MAKING CAREERS IN THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACCESSIBLE TO TALENTED YOUNG ADULTS FROM A VARIETY OF DIVERSE AND UNDER-RESOURCED BACKGROUNDS, ATLAS IS CHANGING THE FACE OF FINANCE.