10,000 Women academic partner, Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC) is recruiting women for its first cohort of 10,000 Women scholars in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The program seeks women with existing SMEs in and around the city. FDC has already graduated 200 women from its program in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The cohort from Rio de Janeiro will enroll 100 scholars.
To qualify for the program scholars must meet the following criteria:
- Women must be a Brazilian national or resident
- Women must have a motivation to expand their businesses
- Women must be underserved and could not afford the program without a significant sacrifice
- Women entrepreneurs must be managing their own business
- The business must have excellent potential for growth
Please go to http://www.fdc.org.br/10000women/Paginas/default.aspx for more information about the program. If you know of qualified women, please direct them to: Marcele Carneiro Gama Viana at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Ana Paula Tolentino at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for further information.
10,000 Women is a five-year investment by Goldman Sachs to provide 10,000 underserved women around the world with a business and management education. To find out more about 10,000 Women go to www.gs.com.
